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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 5 (2)

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New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 5 (2)

Day

Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1947 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
DET A    4  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 10  2
NY  A    0  0  4    6  0  1    0  0  x  -  11 16  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lake ss                       3   1   1   1       2   0       2   1
Mayo 2b                       3   0   1   0       2   1       2   1
Wertz lf                      4   1   2   0       1   1       2   0
Mullin rf                     5   1   1   2       0   0       3   1
Kell 3b                       4   0   1   0       1   0       1   1
Cramer cf                     5   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Cullenbine 1b                 3   1   1   1       2   0       7   1
Wagner c                      5   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Overmire p                    1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Benton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Trout p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
  Wakefield ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5       9   5      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Mullin-Cullenbine, Mayo-Cullenbine.
E: Lake (38), Benton (4).
BATTING - 
HR: Lake (11,1st inning off Wensloff 0 on 0 out); Mullin (15,1st inning off
Wensloff 1 on 1 out); Cramer (2,1st inning off Wensloff 0 on 2 out); Cullenbine
(22,7th inning off Bevens 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Cramer (7,off Bevens).
Team LOB: 13.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stirnweiss 2b                 4   2   2   1       0   0       0   2
Rizzuto ss                    5   2   2   2       0   0       2   4
Lindell lf                    5   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
DiMaggio cf                   4   2   3   3       0   0       1   0
  Henrich cf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Clark rf                      5   0   3   1       0   0       6   0
B. Johnson 3b                 4   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Phillips 1b                   4   1   1   0       1   1       8   0
Lollar c                      4   2   2   1       0   0       5   0
Wensloff p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bevens p                    3   1   0   0       1   1       0   1
Totals                       39  11  16  10       2   2      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Stirnweiss-Rizzuto-Phillips.
E: Lindell (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Clark (5,off Benton); DiMaggio (29,off Trout); Rizzuto (24,off Trout).
HR: DiMaggio (19,3rd inning off Overmire 2 on 2 out).
SH: Stirnweiss (11,off Benton).
HBP: B. Johnson (6,by Trout).
GDP: DiMaggio (14,off Benton).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Overmire L(10-5)              3     9   8   8   1   0   1  18
Benton                        0.2   2   2   0   0   0   0   5
Trout                         4.1   5   1   1   1   2   0  20
Totals                        8    16  11   9   2   2   1  43
Overmire faced 4 batters in the 4th inning
HBP: Trout (3,B. Johnson).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Benton 3-3; Trout 1-0.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wensloff                      1     4   4   4   0   1   3   7
Bevens W(6-13)                8     6   1   1   9   4   1  38
Totals                        9    10   5   5   9   5   4  45

Umpires: HP - Jim Boyer, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 2B - Art Passarella, 3B - Eddie Hurley
Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 22501
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees         
1. Lake                ss        Stirnweiss          2b
2. Mayo                2b        Rizzuto             ss
3. Wertz               lf        Lindell             lf
4. Mullin              rf        DiMaggio            cf
5. Kell                3b        Clark               rf
6. Cramer              cf        B. Johnson          3b
7. Cullenbine          1b        Phillips            1b
8. Wagner              c         Lollar              c
9. Overmire            p         Wensloff            p

TIGERS 1ST: Lake homered; Mayo struck out; Wertz singled; Mullin
homered [Wertz scored]; Kell out on an unknown play; Cramer
homered; Cullenbine out on an unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Stirnweiss singled; Rizzuto out on an unknown play;
Lindell hit into a double play (right to first) [Stirnweiss out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: BEVENS REPLACED WENSLOFF (PITCHING); Wagner struck
out; Overmire out on an unknown play; Lake walked; Mayo out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: DiMaggio singled; Clark out on an unknown play; B.
Johnson out on an unknown play; Phillips out on an unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wertz walked; Mullin out on an unknown play; Kell
singled [Wertz to second]; Cramer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Lollar singled; Bevens lined out on an unknown
play; Stirnweiss singled [Lollar to second]; Rizzuto singled
[Lollar scored, Stirnweiss to second]; Lindell popped out on an
unknown play; DiMaggio homered to left [Stirnweiss scored,
Rizzuto scored]; Clark out on an unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Cullenbine walked; Wagner out on an unknown play;
Overmire walked [Cullenbine to second]; Lake out on an unknown
play; Mayo walked [Cullenbine to third, Overmire to second];
Wertz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: B. Johnson singled; Phillips singled [B. Johnson to
second]; Lollar singled [B. Johnson scored, Phillips to second];
Bevens walked [Phillips to third, Lollar to second]; BENTON
REPLACED OVERMIRE (PITCHING); Stirnweiss reached on an error by
Benton on a sacrifice bunt [Phillips scored (RBI), Lollar to
third, Bevens to second, Stirnweiss to first]; Rizzuto reached
on an error by Lake [Lollar scored (RBI), Bevens to third,
Stirnweiss to second, Rizzuto to first]; Lindell singled [Bevens
scored, Stirnweiss to third, Rizzuto to second]; DiMaggio
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Stirnweiss scored
(unearned), Rizzuto to third, Lindell out at second]; Clark
doubled [Rizzuto scored (unearned)]; TROUT REPLACED BENTON
(PITCHING); B. Johnson was hit by a pitch; Phillips walked
[Clark to third, B. Johnson to second]; Lollar out on an unknown
play; 6 R (4 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 10.

TIGERS 5TH: Mullin out on an unknown play; Kell walked; Cramer
out on an unknown play; Cullenbine walked [Kell to second];
Wagner out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Yankees 10.

YANKEES 5TH: Bevens struck out; Stirnweiss out on an unknown
play; Rizzuto out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 4, Yankees 10.

TIGERS 6TH: Trout struck out; Lake walked; Mayo walked [Lake to
second]; Wertz out on an unknown play; Mullin out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 6TH: Lindell out on an unknown play; DiMaggio doubled;
Clark singled [DiMaggio to third]; B. Johnson singled [DiMaggio
scored, Clark to second]; Phillips struck out; Lollar out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 11.

TIGERS 7TH: HENRICH REPLACED DIMAGGIO (PLAYING CF); Kell out on
an unknown play; Cramer out on an unknown play; Cullenbine
homered; Wagner singled to left [Wagner to second (error by
Lindell)]; Trout out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 7TH: Bevens out on an unknown play; Stirnweiss out on an
unknown play; Rizzuto doubled; Lindell out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 11.

TIGERS 8TH: Lake out on an unknown play; Mayo singled; Wertz
singled [Mayo to second]; Mullin out on an unknown play; Kell
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees
11.

YANKEES 8TH: Henrich out on an unknown play; Clark singled; B.
Johnson out on an unknown play; Phillips out on an unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 11.

TIGERS 9TH: Cramer singled; Cullenbine out on an unknown play;
Wagner out on an unknown play; WAKEFIELD BATTED FOR TROUT;
Wakefield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees
11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           5  10   2   13
 Yankees         11  16   1    8
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