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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers
1952-09-17 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 6879 · 2:27
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 12–3. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 4th. Bob Kuzava earned the win. Mickey Mantle went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
W: Bob Kuzava L: Virgil Trucks SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Charlie Berry · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Jim Duffy · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phil Rizzuto | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Bauer | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Mantle | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Woodling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Joe Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Gil McDougald | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Billy Martin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Silvera | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Scarborough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Kuzava | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Irv Noren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Groth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harvey Kuenn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Hatfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Delsing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Russ Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Batts | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Pesky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Virgil Trucks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Wight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Lund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Scarborough | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kuzava | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Trucks | 3.1 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Bill Wight | 3.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Madison | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Phil Rizzuto: K
- Hank Bauer: S6
- Mickey Mantle: D8.1-3
- Gene Woodling: K
- Joe Collins: IW
- Gil McDougald: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Billy Martin: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Johnny Groth: 8/F
- Harvey Kuenn: 8/F
- Fred Hatfield: 43
Top 2
- Charlie Silvera: K/C
- Ray Scarborough: S1
- Phil Rizzuto: 46(1)/FO
- Hank Bauer: SB2#
- Hank Bauer: HR/7.2-H
- Mickey Mantle: 5/P
Bot 2
- Walt Dropo: HR/7
- Jim Delsing: W
- Russ Sullivan: 8/L
- Matt Batts: S8.1-2#
- Johnny Pesky: 13.2-3;1-2
- Virgil Trucks: S7.3-H;2-H
- Johnny Groth: 6(1)/FO
Top 3
- Gene Woodling: K
- Joe Collins: K
- Gil McDougald: K
Bot 3
- Harvey Kuenn: T8
- Fred Hatfield: 43
- Walt Dropo: 53
- Jim Delsing: W
- Russ Sullivan: 8/F
Top 4
- Billy Martin: D7
- Charlie Silvera: S9.2-3#
- Bob Kuzava: E3.3-H(NR);1-2#
- Phil Rizzuto: S7.2-H;1-2
- Hank Bauer: S4.2-3;1-2
- Mickey Mantle: 8/F.3-H(UR);2-3
- Gene Woodling: FC.3-H(NR)(TH1);1-2
- Joe Collins: W.2-3;1-2
- Gil McDougald: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Gil McDougald: K
- Billy Martin: W
- Charlie Silvera: 9/F
Bot 4
- Matt Batts: K
- Johnny Pesky: 7/F
- Bill Wight: W
- Johnny Groth: 5/P
Top 5
- Bob Kuzava: 13
- Phil Rizzuto: 63
- Hank Bauer: K
Bot 5
- Harvey Kuenn: 9/F
- Fred Hatfield: 3/G
- Walt Dropo: 53
Top 6
- Mickey Mantle: HR/9
- Gene Woodling: W
- Joe Collins: 8/FDP.1X1(83)
- Gil McDougald: K
Bot 6
- Jim Delsing: 7/F
- Russ Sullivan: 53
- Matt Batts: 53
Top 7
- Billy Martin: 8/F
- Charlie Silvera: 8/F
- Bob Kuzava: 43
Bot 7
- Johnny Pesky: 8/F
- Don Lund: K/C
- Johnny Groth: 8/F
Top 8
- Phil Rizzuto: W
- Hank Bauer: 46(1)/FO
- Mickey Mantle: D7.1-H
- Irv Noren: 3/L
- Joe Collins: K
Bot 8
- Harvey Kuenn: S8
- Fred Hatfield: 8/F
- Walt Dropo: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Gil McDougald: W
- Billy Martin: E1.1-3;B-2
- Charlie Silvera: S8.3-H;2-H(UR)
- Bob Kuzava: 3/P
- Phil Rizzuto: CS2(26)#
- Phil Rizzuto: 53
Bot 9
- Jim Delsing: 43
- Russ Sullivan: 43
- Matt Batts: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- the Tigers attempted to get Phil Rizzuto but he escaped back to 3B; when the throw to 1B was late, Rizzuto scored