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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1952-07-25 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 41538 · 2:08

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 2–1. Art Houtteman earned the win. Mickey Mantle went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Art Houtteman L: Bob Kuzava SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Scotty Robb · 2B: Bill Grieve · 3B: Art Passarella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gil McDougald	4	0	2	0	0	0
Phil Rizzuto	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Collins	4	0	0	0	0	2
Yogi Berra	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Mantle	4	1	3	1	0	0
Gene Woodling	4	0	0	0	0	0
Irv Noren	3	0	1	0	1	0
Billy Martin	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Kuzava	3	0	0	0	1	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Neil Berry	3	1	0	0	1	0
Fred Hatfield	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Groth	3	0	1	1	1	0
Walt Dropo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Souchock	4	1	2	1	0	1
Don Lenhardt	2	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Batts	3	0	1	0	0	1
Al Federoff	3	0	1	0	0	0
Art Houtteman	2	0	1	0	0	1
Don Kolloway	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Kuzava	8.0	7	3	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Houtteman	9.0	7	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gil McDougald: 3/P
Phil Rizzuto: 3/FL
Joe Collins: K23

Bot 1

Neil Berry: 9/F
Fred Hatfield: 7/F
Johnny Groth: W
Walt Dropo: 53

Top 2

Yogi Berra: 3/P
Mickey Mantle: S9
Gene Woodling: 46(1)/FO
Irv Noren: S8.1-2
Billy Martin: K

Bot 2

Bud Souchock: 53
Don Lenhardt: W
Matt Batts: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 3

Bob Kuzava: K
Gil McDougald: 8/F
Phil Rizzuto: 7/F

Bot 3

Al Federoff: S8
Art Houtteman: 23/SH.1-2
Neil Berry: SB3
Neil Berry: 9(B)2(3)/DP/F9LSF/FL

Top 4

Joe Collins: 8/F
Yogi Berra: 4/P
Mickey Mantle: HR/F89XD
Gene Woodling: 53

Bot 4

Fred Hatfield: 3/G
Johnny Groth: 53
Walt Dropo: 7/L

Top 5

Irv Noren: 6/P
Billy Martin: 8/F
Bob Kuzava: W
Gil McDougald: S1.1-2
Phil Rizzuto: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Collins: K/C

Bot 5

Bud Souchock: K
Don Lenhardt: 53
Matt Batts: S7
Al Federoff: 7/F

Top 6

Yogi Berra: S9
Mickey Mantle: S9.1-3;BX2(9363)
Gene Woodling: 7/L
Irv Noren: W
Billy Martin: K

Bot 6

Art Houtteman: K
Neil Berry: W
Fred Hatfield: S8.1-2
Johnny Groth: 8/F.2-3
Walt Dropo: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Bob Kuzava: 7/F
Gil McDougald: S5
Phil Rizzuto: 9/F
Joe Collins: 43

Bot 7

Bud Souchock: D7/L7DW
Don Lenhardt: 53
Matt Batts: 63.2-3
Al Federoff: 8/F

Top 8

Yogi Berra: 7/F
Mickey Mantle: 8/F8XD
Gene Woodling: 5/FL

Bot 8

Art Houtteman: S7/F7S
Neil Berry: 46(1)/FO
Don Kolloway: 9/F
Johnny Groth: WP.1-3
Johnny Groth: S7/G56.3-H
Walt Dropo: 7/F7D

Top 9

Irv Noren: 7/F
Billy Martin: 53
Bob Kuzava: 43

Bot 9

Bud Souchock: HR/F7LD

Notes & reviews

Into upper RCF stands
Mantle rounded 1B too far and was run down
Missed HR by a foot
High into upper LF stands, just fair

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