MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/23/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 288 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (22-15) 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 15 1
Detroit Tigers (23-13) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 1
Seerey Swings Yankees to 9-5 Win
The New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers, 9-5, at Briggs Stadium. Pat Seerey starred for New York. He was 4-5 with a home run, a triple, and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Bob Kuzava got the win, improving to 3-3. He worked 8 innings, giving up 5 runs on 11 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 3. The win for the Yankees lifted their record to 22-15.

New York grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Seerey hit a solo home run off Johnny Vander Meer. His 4th home run of the season put the Yankees out in front, 5-4.

"It's always great to put the barrel on the ball and contribute," said Seerey.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kiner LF 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .225 5 18
P. Seerey RF 5 3 4 2 0 0 2 .222 4 15
E. Lombardi C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .268 5 14
H. Greenberg 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .297 7 18
M. Witek 2B 5 1 4 1 0 0 2 .286 3 19
T. Tucker CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 6 .299 0 8
D. Culler SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .226 1 8
B. Rigney 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 3 19
B. Kuzava P 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
   a-C. Lavagetto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 1 8
   B. Wight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 8 3 5 18      
a - C. Lavagetto pinch hit for B. Kuzava in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Witek 3 (7, 2nd Inning off J. Vander Meer, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Vander Meer, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Vander Meer, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Tucker (10, 2nd Inning off J. Vander Meer, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Greenberg 2 (6, 3rd Inning off J. Vander Meer, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Gee, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Seerey (1, 3rd Inning off J. Vander Meer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Seerey (4, 5th Inning off J. Vander Meer, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Kiner (5, 8th Inning off J. Gee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kiner 5 , P. Seerey 9 , H. Greenberg 4 , M. Witek 7 , T. Tucker 2 , D. Culler , B. Rigney
2-out RBI: R. Kiner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Witek , T. Tucker 2 , D. Culler , B. Kuzava
Sac Bunt: B. Kuzava
Sac Fly: T. Tucker
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Culler (14)
OF assists: 1 (Seerey(Spence at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Appling SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .346 0 7
C. Laabs LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .267 9 27
S. Spence CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .432 3 21
B. Salkeld C 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .345 5 24
C. Ryan 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .227 2 18
T. Henrich RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .264 2 20
   a-B. Guintini RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
H. Majeski 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 1 15
E. Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 6 30
J. Vander Meer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 0 0
   J. Gee P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 0
   J. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5 3 2 15      
a - B. Guintini substituted for T. Henrich in the 6th
b - F. Anderson pinch hit for J. Gee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Salkeld (10, 1st Inning off B. Kuzava, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Spence (14, 3rd Inning off B. Kuzava, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Spence (3, 1st Inning off B. Kuzava, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Ryan (2, 1st Inning off B. Kuzava, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Laabs 2 (9, 1st Inning off B. Kuzava, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Kuzava, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Laabs 8 , S. Spence 7 , B. Salkeld 3 , C. Ryan 6 , T. Henrich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Appling , C. Laabs , T. Henrich , B. Guintini
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ryan (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Spence-Salkeld)
OF assists: 1 (Spence(Rigney at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kuzava W (3-3) 8.0 11 5 5 3 2 4 125 5.59   
B. Wight 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kuzava 39
Batters Faced: B. Kuzava 38, B. Wight 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kuzava 6-15, B. Wight 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kuzava 125-75, B. Wight 15-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vander Meer L (3-3) 5.1 11 6 6 1 4 1 112 3.84   
J. Gee 2.2 4 3 2 2 1 1 51 4.24   
J. Wade 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vander Meer 25
Batters Faced: J. Vander Meer 28, J. Gee 14, J. Wade 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vander Meer 9-3, J. Gee 1-5, J. Wade 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vander Meer 112-77, J. Gee 51-28, J. Wade 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gee 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Seerey
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 18471
Special Notes: Mickey Witek sets the AL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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