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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1946-05-04 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 34090 · 2:01

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 4th. Joe Page earned the win and Johnny Murphy picked up the save. Joe DiMaggio went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Page L: George Caster SV: Johnny Murphy

Umpires — HP: Jim Boyer · 1B: Red Jones · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	3	2	2	0	2	0
Jimmy Outlaw	5	0	2	0	0	1
Eddie Mayo	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dick Wakefield	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	1	1	0	1
Pinky Higgins	4	0	0	0	0	2
Roy Cullenbine	2	0	1	0	2	0
Paul Richards	3	0	1	0	0	0
Stubby Overmire	2	0	0	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Hitchcock	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Swift	0	0	0	0	0	0
Skeeter Webb	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Phil Rizzuto	4	0	0	0	0
Snuffy Stirnweiss	4	1	2	0	0
Tommy Henrich	3	0	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	4	1	1	2	0
Charlie Keller	4	1	1	0	0
Nick Etten	3	0	1	1	0
Joe Gordon	3	0	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	3	0	1	0	0
Joe Page	3	1	1	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stubby Overmire	6.0	5	0	2
George Caster	2.0	2	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Page	8.0	8	4	4
Johnny Murphy	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: S
Jimmy Outlaw: SB2
Jimmy Outlaw: K
Eddie Mayo: 4
Dick Wakefield: E1.2-H(NR)(UR)
Hank Greenberg: PO1(13)

Bot 1

Phil Rizzuto: 13
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 9
Tommy Henrich: 8

Top 2

Hank Greenberg: K
Pinky Higgins: K
Roy Cullenbine: W
Paul Richards: 13

Bot 2

Joe DiMaggio: 43
Charlie Keller: 3/G
Nick Etten: 8

Top 3

Stubby Overmire: 43
Eddie Lake: S
Jimmy Outlaw: S.1-3
Eddie Mayo: 4(1)/FO.3-H
Dick Wakefield: HP.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 4

Bot 3

Joe Gordon: K
Bill Dickey: 13
Joe Page: K

Top 4

Pinky Higgins: 4
Roy Cullenbine: S
Paul Richards: 9
Stubby Overmire: 9

Bot 4

Phil Rizzuto: 6
Snuffy Stirnweiss: S
Tommy Henrich: 31/BG.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: HR/7.2-H
Charlie Keller: D9
Nick Etten: S9.2-H
Joe Gordon: 8

Top 5

Eddie Lake: W
Jimmy Outlaw: 46(1)3/GDP
Eddie Mayo: 1

Bot 5

Bill Dickey: D
Joe Page: 8
Phil Rizzuto: 53
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 8

Top 6

Doc Cramer: 6
Hank Greenberg: 8
Pinky Higgins: K

Bot 6

Tommy Henrich: 13
Joe DiMaggio: 9
Charlie Keller: 4

Top 7

Roy Cullenbine: 5
Paul Richards: S
Billy Hitchcock: W.1-2
Eddie Lake: FC.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: PO2(46)
Jimmy Outlaw: PO3(25)

Bot 7

Nick Etten: 3
Joe Gordon: 63
Bill Dickey: 3

Top 8

Jimmy Outlaw: S
Eddie Mayo: S.1-2
Doc Cramer: 6(B)6(2)/LDP
Hank Greenberg: D9/9LD.1-H;B-3(E2)
Pinky Higgins: 8

Bot 8

Joe Page: HR/9
Phil Rizzuto: 63
Snuffy Stirnweiss: D
Tommy Henrich: HP
Joe DiMaggio: 4
Charlie Keller: 6

Top 9

Roy Cullenbine: W
Bob Swift: FC/SH.1-2
Skeeter Webb: K
Eddie Lake: W.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Bill Hitchcock was called safe on a close play at 2B; the Yankees complained and then Hitchcock stepped off thinking he was safe
Eddie Lake broke for 2B; Bill Dickey faked a throw and then threw to 3B to trap Pat Mullin

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