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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 22, Detroit Tigers 2

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New York Yankees 22, Detroit Tigers 2

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Game Played on Tuesday, May 2, 1939 (D) at Briggs Stadium

NY  A    6  0  2    0  2  3    9  0  0  -  22 17  0
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  7  1
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Crosetti ss                   5   3   2   0       2   0       5   1
Rolfe 3b                      6   2   2   3       1   0       2   0
Henrich cf                    4   3   1   3       1   1       1   0
Dickey c                      5   2   2   1       1   0       3   0
Keller lf                     5   4   2   6       1   0       3   0
Selkirk rf                    3   2   2   2       3   1       3   0
Gordon 2b                     4   3   2   1       2   0       3   4
Dahlgren 1b                   5   2   2   2       1   0       7   0
Ruffing p                     6   1   2   3       0   1       0   0
Totals                       43  22  17  21      12   3      27   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren.
BATTING - 
2B: Dahlgren (1,off Eisenstat); Rolfe 2 (4,off Hutchinson,off Gill); Selkirk
(1,off Gill).
3B: Keller (1,off Kennedy).
HR: Dahlgren (1,3rd inning off Eisenstat 1 on 2 out); Selkirk (2,5th inning
off Lynn 1 on 1 out); Henrich (1,6th inning off Lynn 1 on 1 out); Keller
(1,7th inning off Hutchinson 2 on 0 out).
SH: Henrich (1,off Gill).
Team LOB: 7.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCosky cf                    5   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Walker lf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Gehringer 2b                  4   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Greenberg 1b                  3   1   0   0       1   0       6   1
Fox rf                        4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Tebbetts c                    4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Rogell 3b                     3   1   2   1       1   0       3   4
Croucher ss                   3   0   2   1       1   0       3   3
Kennedy p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Eisenstat p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Cullenbine ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lynn p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hutchinson p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gill p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Fleming ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2       4   1      27  10
FIELDING - 
E: Gehringer (1).
PB: Tebbetts (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Tebbetts (2,off Ruffing); Rogell (2,off Ruffing); Croucher (1,off Ruffing).
GDP: Fleming (1,off Ruffing).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruffing W(3-0)                9     7   2   2   4   1   0  37

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kennedy L(0-2)                0.1   2   4   4   2   0   0   5
Eisenstat                     2.2   4   4   4   1   1   1  13
Lynn                          2.2   5   5   5   3   2   2  16
Hutchinson                    0.2   4   8   8   5   0   1  11
Gill                          2.2   2   1   1   1   0   0  11
Totals                        9    17  22  22  12   3   4  56
BK: Lynn (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Eisenstat 1-1; Hutchinson 3-1; Gill 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Steve Basil, 1B - Red Ormsby, 3B - Bill Summers
Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 11379
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers           
1. Crosetti            ss        McCosky             cf
2. Rolfe               3b        Walker              lf
3. Henrich             cf        Gehringer           2b
4. Dickey              c         Greenberg           1b
5. Keller              lf        Fox                 rf
6. Selkirk             rf        Tebbetts            c
7. Gordon              2b        Rogell              3b
8. Dahlgren            1b        Croucher            ss
9. Ruffing             p         Kennedy             p

YANKEES 1ST: Lou Gehrig takes himself out of lineup and ends
his consecutive games streak at 2,130; Crosetti singled to
left; Rolfe walked [Crosetti to second]; On a bunt Henrich
forced Crosetti (pitcher to third) [Rolfe to second]; Dickey
walked [Rolfe to third, Henrich to second]; Keller tripled
[Rolfe scored, Henrich scored, Dickey scored]; EISENSTAT
REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Selkirk struck out; Gordon singled
[Keller scored]; Dahlgren doubled [Gordon to third]; Ruffing
singled [Gordon scored, Dahlgren scored]; Crosetti forced
Ruffing (shortstop to second); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McCosky made an out to third; Walker made an out to
second; Gehringer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 6, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Rolfe made an out to first; Henrich flied out to
right; Dickey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Greenberg made an out to shortstop; Fox made an out
to second; Tebbetts doubled to left; Rogell walked; Croucher
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Keller made an out to shortstop; Selkirk walked;
Gordon forced Selkirk (third to second) [Gordon to second (error
by Gehringer)]; Dahlgren homered [Gordon scored]; Ruffing
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: CULLENBINE BATTED FOR EISENSTAT; Cullenbine made an
out to third; McCosky flied out to right; Walker made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: LYNN REPLACED CULLENBINE (PITCHING); Crosetti made
an out to first; Rolfe flied out to right; Henrich struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Gehringer made an out to shortstop; Greenberg popped
to first in foul territory; Fox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dickey flied out to right; Keller walked; Lynn
balked [Keller to second]; Selkirk homered [Keller scored];
Gordon singled; Dahlgren grounded out (third to first) [Gordon
to second]; Ruffing struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
10, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Tebbetts made an out to second; Rogell grounded out
(second to first); Croucher walked; Lynn made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Crosetti singled; Rolfe flied out to right; Henrich
homered [Crosetti scored]; Dickey singled; Keller forced Dickey
(second to shortstop); Selkirk walked [Keller to second]; Gordon
walked [Keller to third, Selkirk to second]; HUTCHINSON REPLACED
LYNN (PITCHING); Tebbetts allowed a passed ball [Keller scored,
Selkirk to third, Gordon to second]; Fred Hutchinson's
major-league debut; Dahlgren walked; Ruffing forced Dahlgren
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 13, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 6TH: McCosky flied out to left; Walker made an out to
catcher; Gehringer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 13, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Crosetti walked; Rolfe doubled [Crosetti scored];
Henrich walked; Dickey singled [Rolfe scored, Henrich to
second]; Keller homered [Henrich scored, Dickey scored]; Selkirk
walked; Gordon walked [Selkirk to second]; Dahlgren made an out
to third; Ruffing singled [Selkirk scored, Gordon to second];
GILL REPLACED HUTCHINSON (PITCHING); Crosetti walked [Gordon to
third, Ruffing to second]; Rolfe doubled [Gordon scored, Ruffing
scored, Crosetti to third]; Henrich hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Crosetti scored]; Dickey flied out to center; 9 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 22, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Greenberg walked; Fox made an out to first; Tebbetts
flied out to right; Rogell doubled [Greenberg scored]; Croucher
doubled [Rogell scored]; Gill struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 22, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Keller made an out to shortstop; Selkirk doubled;
Gordon made an out to third; Dahlgren flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 22, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: McCosky made an out to catcher; Walker walked;
Gehringer singled [Walker to second]; Greenberg flied out to
left; Fox singled [Walker to third, Gehringer to second];
Tebbetts flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 22,
Tigers 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Ruffing grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosetti
grounded out (third to first); Rolfe made an out to catcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 22, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Rogell singled; Croucher singled [Rogell to second];
FLEMING BATTED FOR GILL; Fleming grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Rogell to third, Croucher out at
second]; McCosky grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 22, Tigers 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees         22  17   0    7
 Tigers           2   7   1    8
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