With the Yankees down five runs headed into the ninth, the game should've been over.
In August of 1947, the Yankees were rolling along in first place in the midst of a season that would end in a World Series win. On August 20, 1947, they were in Detroit, wrapping up a series against the third-place Tigers. The Yankees were up 12.5 games on Detroit, and 11.5 up on the second-place Red Sox. This game didn't have the biggest effect on shaping the standings that season, but 11 innings later, it would become one of the wilder games in Yankees' history.