MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/02/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1968 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (80-51) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 8 0
Detroit Tigers (62-69) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 3
Yankees Victorious at Detroit, 5-2
Detroit first baseman Hank Greenberg was sensational. He went 2 for 2 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. New York beat the Tigers, 5-2. The Yankees bumped their record to 80-51 with this latest triumph.

With New York leading 2-1 in the top of the sixth, Bill Dickey hit a run-scoring single off Detroit pitcher Hal Newhouser. It put the Yankees ahead 3-1.

New York manager said his team played a "no nonsense" game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gehrig 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .251 17 70
M. Mantle CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .273 26 67
A. Judge RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .285 39 86
B. Ruth DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .279 29 89
J. DiMaggio LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .288 11 65
B. Dickey C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .276 9 38
J. Gordon 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .229 7 42
G. Nettles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .206 13 45
P. Rizzuto SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 5 1 12 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Gehrig (30, 1st Inning off H. Newhouser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ruth (29, 1st Inning off H. Newhouser, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Gehrig 3 , A. Judge , B. Ruth 5 , B. Dickey , J. Gordon 2
2-out RBI: L. Gehrig , B. Ruth , B. Dickey , J. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gehrig , B. Dickey , G. Nettles
GIDP: J. DiMaggio
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gehrig-Rizzuto-Gehrig, Gordon-Rizzuto-Gehrig)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .258 2 25
T. Cobb CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .300 5 54
H. Heilmann DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .251 6 48
H. Greenberg 1B 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .286 25 78
C. Gehringer 2B 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 .248 6 42
A. Kaline LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .275 6 60
D. Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .196 8 34
B. Freehan C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 7 41
B. Rogell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 8 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Greenberg (23, 1st Inning off R. Guidry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Greenberg (25, 8th Inning off R. Guidry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Crawford , T. Cobb , H. Greenberg 6 , B. Rogell
2-out RBI: H. Greenberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Heilmann , A. Kaline , B. Freehan
GIDP: C. Gehringer , A. Kaline
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Crawford (21) , T. Cobb 2 (53)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Newhouser (1) , D. Evans (9) , B. Rogell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Evans-Freehan-Greenberg)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Guidry W (15-6) 7.0 5 2 2 7 4 1 110 2.91   
R. Gossage H (18) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.02   
M. Rivera SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Guidry 56
Batters Faced: R. Guidry 31, R. Gossage 4, M. Rivera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Guidry 12-3, R. Gossage 1-2, M. Rivera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Guidry 110-58, R. Gossage 10-5, M. Rivera 14-9
WP: R. Gossage
Balk: R. Guidry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Newhouser L (14-8) 5.2 7 4 2 0 9 1 109 2.55   
J. Zumaya 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 0.00   
W. Hernandez 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Newhouser 52
Batters Faced: H. Newhouser 25, J. Zumaya 8, W. Hernandez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Newhouser 3-4, J. Zumaya 4-0, W. Hernandez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Newhouser 109-70, J. Zumaya 28-17, W. Hernandez 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Zumaya 2-0
WP: H. Newhouser
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Greenberg
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:08 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 35028
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