ðə jˈæŋkiːz ɹᵻlˈiːst hˈɑːp ɪn lˈeɪt mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː ænd hiː kˈɔːt ˌɔn dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ wɪððə tˈaɪɡɚz, hˌuː hæd fˈɔːlən ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ fɹʌm pˈɛnənt kəntˈɛnʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tə lˈæst plˈeɪs ˈɪn .
The Yankees released Hopp in late May 1952 and he caught on days later with the Tigers, who had fallen all the way from pennant contention in 1950 to last place in .