1949 AL Game: NY@Det.

May 9, 1949

 In the only game scheduled today in the AL, the 1st place New York Yankees and 2nd place Detroit Tigers matched up in Game 2 of a 3 game series at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. The Tigers won Game 1 of the series 6-2 but faced a tougher battle today. The Yankees got off to a quick start, scoring 3 runs in the 1st inning. The highlight for NY, a 2-run homer by Tommy Henrich. The Yankees added a run in the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd, chasing Tiger starter Ted Gray. Henrich added another homerun and RBI while going 3 for 3 with 2 walks during the game. Vic Raschi went the distance for New York getting his 4th Win of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York Yankees At 1949 Detroit Tigers               5/9/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Coleman 2B        5  1  3  1 .329     E.Lake 2B           2  0  1  0 .320  
  P.Rizzuto SS        5  0  1  0 .253     J.Lipon SS          4  0  2  0 .239  
  H.Bauer CF          5  1  1  1 .297     G.Kell 3B           3  1  0  0 .275  
  T.Henrich RF        3  3  3  3 .329     V.Wertz RF          3  0  1  0 .254  
  B.Johnson 3B        4  1  2  2 .227     D.Wakefield LF      4  1  1  0 .316  
  J.Lindell LF        4  0  1  0 .283     A.Robinson C        4  1  1  0 .234  
  C.Silvera C         4  0  2  0 .471     J.Groth CF          4  0  1  1 .237  
  J.Phillips 1B       5  1  1  0 .314     S.Vico 1B           4  0  0  1 .151  
  V.Raschi P          4  0  0  0 .200     T.Gray P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-N.Berry PH          1  0  0  0 .209  
                                          L.Kretlow P         1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          M.Stuart P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-P.Campbell PH       1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          M.Grissom P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-P.Mullin PH         1  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  7 14  7                 Totals      32  3  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gray In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Stuart In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 3 1 2  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  7 14  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 2  -  3  7  1
 
Yankees (14-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Raschi WIN(4-1)         9       7   3   3   4   4   0   2.80
Totals                    9       7   3   3   4   4   0
 
Tigers (11-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Gray LOSS(1-1)          3       9   6   6   0   3   2   7.71
L.Kretlow                 3 1/3   4   1   1   4   2   1   4.05
M.Stuart                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
M.Grissom                 2       1   0   0   2   3   0   4.70
Totals                    9      14   7   7   6   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 55,898 DATE- Monday, May 9th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Art Passarella, Jim Boyer, Eddie Hurley, Eddie Rommel
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:12  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- E.Lake
DOUBLES- J.Coleman(4th), J.Lindell(2nd), A.Robinson(2nd)
TRIPLES- H.Bauer(3rd)
HOME RUNS- T.Henrich-2(8th), B.Johnson(2nd)
RBIs- J.Coleman(11th), H.Bauer(10th), T.Henrich-3(21st), B.Johnson-2(9th),
      J.Groth(10th), S.Vico(6th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Coleman(5th), C.Silvera(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- V.Raschi
WALKS- J.Coleman, T.Henrich-2, B.Johnson, J.Lindell, C.Silvera, E.Lake-2,
       G.Kell, V.Wertz
STRIKE OUTS- P.Rizzuto-2, J.Lindell-2, C.Silvera, J.Phillips-2, V.Raschi,
             D.Wakefield, J.Groth, S.Vico, N.Berry
GIDP- H.Bauer, J.Phillips, D.Wakefield, S.Vico
2-out RBI- J.Coleman
RLISP 2-out- H.Bauer-2, V.Raschi-3, G.Kell, J.Lindell-2, J.Coleman
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 3 for 17  Tigers: 0 for 4
 
Tommy Henrich ripped 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Vic Raschi had a complete
game as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 7 to
3.
 
Henrich had a good day at the plate.  He smashed a two-run homer in the 1st
inning, slapped a single in the 3rd inning and ripped a solo home run in the
7th inning.  New York had a total of 14 hits for the game.  
 
Raschi(4-1) allowed 3 runs on the game. Ted Gray(1-1) was hit with the loss.
He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 6 runs in 3 innings.