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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1953-05-03 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 29462 · 2:57

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 9th. Bill Miller earned the win and Ewell Blackwell picked up the save. Jim Delsing went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Miller L: Billy Hoeft SV: Ewell Blackwell

Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Eddie Rommel · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Phil Rizzuto	5	1	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	2	0	0	1
Gene Woodling	4	1	0	0	1	2
Mickey Mantle	4	2	3	1	1	0
Hank Bauer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gil McDougald	5	0	2	1	0	1
Yogi Berra	4	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Martin	3	0	0	0	2	0
Allie Reynolds	2	0	0	1	1	0
Bill Renna	1	0	0	0	0	1
Don Bollweg	1	1	1	0	0	0
Irv Noren	1	0	1	2	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	5	0	1	0	0	0
Fred Hatfield	5	1	1	0	0	1
Russ Sullivan	3	0	0	0	2	2
Bob Nieman	5	1	1	1	0	1
Jim Delsing	4	2	3	2	0	0
Walt Dropo	4	0	2	0	0	0
Matt Batts	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jerry Priddy	4	0	1	1	0	0
Billy Hoeft	4	0	1	0	0	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Allie Reynolds	6.2	9	2	3
Bill Miller	1.1	2	0	1
Ewell Blackwell	1.0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Hoeft	8.1	9	5	4
Art Houtteman	0.2	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Phil Rizzuto: 7
Johnny Mize: K23
Gene Woodling: K

Bot 1

Harvey Kuenn: 8
Fred Hatfield: 4
Russ Sullivan: W
Bob Nieman: 43

Top 2

Mickey Mantle: S7
Hank Bauer: 7
Gil McDougald: S8.1-2
Yogi Berra: 31.2-3;1-2
Billy Martin: IW
Allie Reynolds: 43

Bot 2

Jim Delsing: S8
Walt Dropo: D7.1-3
Matt Batts: 8.3-H;2-3
Jerry Priddy: FC6.3XH(62);B-1
Billy Hoeft: SB2
Billy Hoeft: 2/FL

Top 3

Phil Rizzuto: 6
Johnny Mize: S8
Gene Woodling: 2/FL
Mickey Mantle: S7.1-2
Hank Bauer: 7

Bot 3

Harvey Kuenn: 13
Fred Hatfield: 31
Russ Sullivan: W
Bob Nieman: 53

Top 4

Gil McDougald: 53
Yogi Berra: 3/FL
Billy Martin: 5

Bot 4

Jim Delsing: 43
Walt Dropo: 4
Matt Batts: 63

Top 5

Allie Reynolds: 8
Phil Rizzuto: E7.BX2(743)
Johnny Mize: 3/G

Bot 5

Jerry Priddy: 8
Billy Hoeft: S7
Harvey Kuenn: S8.1-2
Fred Hatfield: K
Russ Sullivan: 9

Top 6

Gene Woodling: 8/8D
Mickey Mantle: S8
Hank Bauer: S8.1-3
Gil McDougald: S7.3-H;1-2
Yogi Berra: 31.2-3;1-2
Billy Martin: IW
Allie Reynolds: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Phil Rizzuto: 5(2)/FO

Bot 6

Bob Nieman: 63
Jim Delsing: HR/78
Walt Dropo: S7
Matt Batts: 64(1)/FO.B-1
Jerry Priddy: D7.1-H;B-3(THH)
Billy Hoeft: K

Top 7

Johnny Mize: D8
Gene Woodling: K23
Mickey Mantle: 63.2-3
Hank Bauer: 7

Bot 7

Harvey Kuenn: 63
Fred Hatfield: D7
Russ Sullivan: K
Bob Nieman: D7.2-H
Jim Delsing: D/89.2-H
Walt Dropo: 7

Top 8

Gil McDougald: 4
Yogi Berra: 31
Billy Martin: 63

Bot 8

Matt Batts: S7
Jerry Priddy: E6.1-2
Billy Hoeft: POCS3(245).1-2
Billy Hoeft: K/C
Harvey Kuenn: 8

Top 9

Bill Renna: K/C
Phil Rizzuto: E5/G.B-1
Don Bollweg: S7.1-2
Gene Woodling: PB.2-3;1-2
Gene Woodling: W
Mickey Mantle: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Irv Noren: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Gil McDougald: WP.3-H;1-2
Gil McDougald: K
Yogi Berra: W
Billy Martin: 9

Bot 9

Fred Hatfield: 8
Russ Sullivan: K
Bob Nieman: K

Notes & reviews

Tiger Hitchcock, not in game ejected by HP umpire Hurley for arguing interference call against Kuenn
Billy Hoeft missed a bunt; Gil McDougald tagged Matt Batts on the neck and Batts was carried off on a stretcher

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