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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1941-05-05 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 9303 · 2:08

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 7–3. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 3rd. Tommy Bridges earned the win. Joe Gordon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	6
DET	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0		7	6

W: Tommy Bridges L: Lefty Gomez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Phil Rizzuto	5	0	1	0	0	0
Red Rolfe	5	0	0	0	0	0
George Selkirk	2	1	0	0	2	0
Joe DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Keller	3	1	2	1	1	0
Joe Gordon	4	1	1	2	0	1
Bill Dickey	3	0	1	0	1	2
Jerry Priddy	3	0	0	0	1	1
Lefty Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charley Stanceu	1	0	0	0	0	1
Frenchy Bordagaray	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Croucher	4	1	0	0	1	2
Barney McCosky	5	2	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	1	2	1	0
Rudy York	3	0	1	1	1	0
Hank Greenberg	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bruce Campbell	2	1	0	0	2	0
Pinky Higgins	2	1	1	3	2	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	1	1	1	1	0
Tommy Bridges	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Gomez	3.0	5	4	2
Charley Stanceu	3.0	1	4	0
Norm Branch	2.0	0	1	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	9.0	6	6	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Phil Rizzuto: 63
Red Rolfe: 9
George Selkirk: 3

Bot 1

Frank Croucher: K
Barney McCosky: 63
Charlie Gehringer: 6/L

Top 2

Joe DiMaggio: 9
Charlie Keller: S8
Joe Gordon: CS2(26)
Joe Gordon: K23

Bot 2

Rudy York: S
Hank Greenberg: D7.1-3
Bruce Campbell: 7
Pinky Higgins: W
Birdie Tebbetts: 4
Tommy Bridges: K

Top 3

Bill Dickey: K
Jerry Priddy: 7
Lefty Gomez: 13

Bot 3

Frank Croucher: W
Barney McCosky: S/BG.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: 7.3-H
Hank Greenberg: IW
Bruce Campbell: W.2-3;1-2
Pinky Higgins: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Birdie Tebbetts: D7.2-H
Tommy Bridges: 3

Top 4

Phil Rizzuto: 7
Red Rolfe: 9/L
George Selkirk: W
Joe DiMaggio: W.1-2
Charlie Keller: S9.2-H;1-2
Joe Gordon: 8

Bot 4

Frank Croucher: 43
Barney McCosky: 3
Charlie Gehringer: W
Rudy York: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Bill Dickey: W
Jerry Priddy: W.1-2
Charley Stanceu: K
Phil Rizzuto: 9/L
Red Rolfe: 31

Bot 5

Hank Greenberg: 9
Bruce Campbell: W
Pinky Higgins: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 6

George Selkirk: 4
Joe DiMaggio: 63
Charlie Keller: W
Joe Gordon: HR/7.1-H
Bill Dickey: D7
Jerry Priddy: K23

Bot 6

Birdie Tebbetts: W
Tommy Bridges: 24(B)/SH.1-2
Frank Croucher: 9
Barney McCosky: E5.2-3
Charlie Gehringer: D9.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Rudy York: W
Hank Greenberg: 8

Top 7

Frenchy Bordagaray: D7
Phil Rizzuto: FLE2
Phil Rizzuto: 7
Red Rolfe: 8
George Selkirk: W
Joe DiMaggio: 7

Bot 7

Bruce Campbell: 8
Pinky Higgins: W
Birdie Tebbetts: 63.1-2
Tommy Bridges: K

Top 8

Charlie Keller: 63
Joe Gordon: 7
Bill Dickey: K

Bot 8

Frank Croucher: K
Barney McCosky: 6
Charlie Gehringer: 9

Top 9

Jerry Priddy: 63
Tommy Henrich: 3
Phil Rizzuto: S8
Red Rolfe: 5

Notes & reviews

on apparent strike 3, Joe Gordon claimed Tommy Bridges pitched a spitball; the Tigers ordered back onto field, HP umpire Bill McGowan warned Bridges

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