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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1941-09-11 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 12 innings · Att: 4489 · 2:42

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 9th. Al Benton earned the win. Rudy York went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
DET	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	11
NYA	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	8

W: Al Benton L: Marius Russo SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Art Passarella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dutch Meyer	6	2	4	2	0	0
Tuck Stainback	5	0	2	1	0	0
Barney McCosky	5	0	0	0	0	3
Rudy York	5	1	3	1	1	1
Pinky Higgins	4	0	0	1	2	0
Bruce Campbell	5	0	0	0	0	3
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	0	0	1	2
Boyd Perry	4	2	1	0	1	0
Al Benton	5	0	1	0	0	2

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Sturm	5	1	1	0	1	1
Phil Rizzuto	6	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Henrich	4	0	0	1	2	1
Joe DiMaggio	6	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Keller	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Dickey	2	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Gordon	4	1	2	1	1	2
Jerry Priddy	5	0	1	1	0	0
Marius Russo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Silvestri	3	1	1	0	0	0
George Selkirk	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	12.0	8	4	6

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marius Russo	12.0	11	5	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dutch Meyer: S
Tuck Stainback: S.1-2
Barney McCosky: E1/SH.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: K/C
Pinky Higgins: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Johnny Sturm: K/C
Phil Rizzuto: 53
Tommy Henrich: K

Top 2

Bruce Campbell: K
Birdie Tebbetts: 7
Boyd Perry: S8
Al Benton: S8.1-2
Dutch Meyer: D7.2-H;1-3
Tuck Stainback: 9

Bot 2

Joe DiMaggio: S9
Charlie Keller: S8.1-3
Bill Dickey: 8.3-H
Joe Gordon: K
Jerry Priddy: S9.1-2
Marius Russo: 13

Top 3

Barney McCosky: 63
Rudy York: HR/7
Pinky Higgins: W
Bruce Campbell: K
Birdie Tebbetts: 6

Bot 3

Johnny Sturm: S9
Phil Rizzuto: PO1(E2).1-2
Phil Rizzuto: 63.2-3
Tommy Henrich: 3/G.3-H(UR)
Joe DiMaggio: 53

Top 4

Boyd Perry: 9
Al Benton: K
Dutch Meyer: 53

Bot 4

Charlie Keller: 4/L
Bill Dickey: 3/G
Joe Gordon: K

Top 5

Tuck Stainback: 63
Barney McCosky: K
Rudy York: S7
Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
Bruce Campbell: K

Bot 5

Jerry Priddy: 8
Marius Russo: 43
Johnny Sturm: 2/FL

Top 6

Birdie Tebbetts: K
Boyd Perry: 9
Al Benton: 63

Bot 6

Phil Rizzuto: 6
Tommy Henrich: W
Joe DiMaggio: 4
Charlie Keller: 8

Top 7

Dutch Meyer: 53
Tuck Stainback: 63
Barney McCosky: K/C

Bot 7

Ken Silvestri: 7
Joe Gordon: S7
Jerry Priddy: 46(1)/FO
Marius Russo: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Rudy York: S9
Pinky Higgins: 54(1)3/GDP
Bruce Campbell: 43

Bot 8

Johnny Sturm: W
Phil Rizzuto: K+CS2(24)/DP
Tommy Henrich: W
Joe DiMaggio: 7

Top 9

Birdie Tebbetts: K
Boyd Perry: W
Al Benton: K/BF
Dutch Meyer: D7.1-H
Tuck Stainback: S9.2-H
Barney McCosky: 9

Bot 9

Charlie Keller: S8
Ken Silvestri: 36(1)/FO
Joe Gordon: T7.1-H
Jerry Priddy: FC.3-H;B-1
Marius Russo: 34/SH.1-2
Johnny Sturm: 3/G

Top 10

Rudy York: 53
Pinky Higgins: 53
Bruce Campbell: 13

Bot 10

Phil Rizzuto: 4
Tommy Henrich: 43
Joe DiMaggio: 8

Top 11

Birdie Tebbetts: W
Boyd Perry: 5/FL
Al Benton: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 11

George Selkirk: 8
Ken Silvestri: D9
Joe Gordon: IW
Jerry Priddy: 8
Marius Russo: K

Top 12

Dutch Meyer: S7
Tuck Stainback: E1/SH.1-3;B-2
Barney McCosky: K
Rudy York: IW
Pinky Higgins: 15(2)/FO/DP.3-H(UR);1X3(25);B-1

Bot 12

Johnny Sturm: E3
Phil Rizzuto: 9
Tommy Henrich: 4
Joe DiMaggio: 5/FL

Notes & reviews

Keller left with chip fractture in right ankle

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