TIGERS 4, New York 3
at The Bronx, NY
DET 000 100 021 = 4-9-3
NY 120 000 000 = 3-9-0
WP- Poffenberger (5-5); SV- Wade (1); LP- Pearson
HR- Greenberg, DET (45; 8th inning; 1 on, 2 out)
Maybe the Tigers should have let the Yankees score first after all. After blowing late leads on Tuesday and Wednesday, Detroit staged a late rally of their own on Thursday to nip the Bronx Bombers, 4-3. Hank Greenberg slugged his 45th home run with a man on and two out in the eighth inning to tie the game, 3-3. Then in the Tigers ninth, pinch-hitter Jo-Jo White's single scored Tony Piet from second base to give the Tigers their eventual game-winning run. Boots Poffenberger, despite loading the bases in the seventh and eighth innings with walks, tossed two scoreless innings before giving way to Tommy Bridges and Jake Wade, who combined to set the Yankees down in order in the ninth. Greenberg added a double and he scored two runs.
TIGERS: 66-58; Home: 30-29; Away: 36-29
Slick Coffman made his first start of the season on Thursday, after 37 appearances in relief in 1938
No comments:
Post a Comment