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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1942-06-18 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 7042 · 1:29

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 3–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 3rd. Virgil Trucks earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Virgil Trucks L: Spud Chandler SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Steve Basil · 1B: Ernie Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	3	0	0	0	1	0
Buddy Hassett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	1	1	0	0	1
Joe DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Keller	4	0	2	1	0	0
Joe Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	3	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Rizzuto	4	0	0	0	0	1
Spud Chandler	2	0	1	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Billy Hitchcock	4	0	1	1	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0
Rudy York	3	0	0	0	1
Ned Harris	4	1	1	0	0
Pinky Higgins	3	2	2	1	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	3	0	1	1	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	1	0	0
Virgil Trucks	3	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spud Chandler	8.0	6	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	9.0	4	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: W
Buddy Hassett: 5
Tommy Henrich: 36(1)/FO
Joe DiMaggio: W.1-2
Charlie Keller: S8.2-H;1-2
Joe Gordon: 7

Bot 1

Billy Hitchcock: E4
Barney McCosky: 31.1-2
Doc Cramer: 7
Rudy York: W
Ned Harris: 31

Top 2

Bill Dickey: W
Phil Rizzuto: K
Spud Chandler: W.1-2
Frankie Crosetti: 2/FL
Buddy Hassett: 6

Bot 2

Pinky Higgins: D7
Jimmy Bloodworth: 13
Birdie Tebbetts: 8/L
Virgil Trucks: E3.2-3
Billy Hitchcock: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Barney McCosky: 31

Top 3

Tommy Henrich: K
Joe DiMaggio: 4
Charlie Keller: D/9
Joe Gordon: K

Bot 3

Doc Cramer: 31
Rudy York: 63
Ned Harris: S8
Pinky Higgins: D9.1-H
Jimmy Bloodworth: S9.2-H
Birdie Tebbetts: S9.1X3(95)

Top 4

Bill Dickey: 7
Phil Rizzuto: 6/L
Spud Chandler: 6

Bot 4

Virgil Trucks: 63
Billy Hitchcock: 43
Barney McCosky: 13

Top 5

Frankie Crosetti: 8
Buddy Hassett: 31
Tommy Henrich: 5/FL

Bot 5

Doc Cramer: 5
Rudy York: 8/L
Ned Harris: 8/L

Top 6

Joe DiMaggio: 6/L
Charlie Keller: 7
Joe Gordon: 8

Bot 6

Pinky Higgins: 4
Jimmy Bloodworth: 7
Birdie Tebbetts: 53

Top 7

Bill Dickey: 8
Phil Rizzuto: 4
Spud Chandler: S7
Frankie Crosetti: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Virgil Trucks: 53
Billy Hitchcock: 8
Barney McCosky: 7

Top 8

Buddy Hassett: 5/FL
Tommy Henrich: S8
Joe DiMaggio: 8
Charlie Keller: 8

Bot 8

Doc Cramer: 13
Rudy York: 3/P
Ned Harris: 43

Top 9

Joe Gordon: 63
Bill Dickey: 3/P
Phil Rizzuto: 9