New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 4, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1939 at League Park IV. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 1 2 0
Rolfe 3b 4 0 0 0
Henrich cf 4 3 2 0
Dickey c 5 2 1 2
Keller lf 5 2 2 0
Selkirk rf 4 1 2 4
Gordon 2b 5 0 1 2
Dahlgren 1b 6 0 0 0
Hadley p 2 0 1 1
  Donald p 0 0 0 0
  Powell ph 1 0 0 0
  Breuer p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 1 0 0
Totals 41 10 11 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Weatherly cf 5 0 3 2
Pytlak c 6 0 2 0
Trosky 1b 3 0 0 2
Solters rf 4 0 0 0
Heath lf 4 1 2 0
Keltner 3b 3 1 1 0
Shilling 2b 4 0 1 0
  Hale ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Webb ss 2 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 1 1 1
  Grimes ss 2 1 1 0
Feller p 2 2 2 1
  Humphries p 0 0 0 0
  Drake p 0 0 0 0
  Averill ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
New York 000 301 002 4–10110
Cleveland 000 014 010 0–6142
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hadley   5.1 10 5 5 3 3
  Donald   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Breuer   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Murphy  W(1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
14
6
6
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(3-1) 9.0 10 8 8 10 6
  Humphries   0.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Drake   1.0 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
11
10
8
12
6
  E–Weatherly (2), Trosky (2).  DP–New York 2. Rolfe-Gordon-Dahlgren, Selkirk-Gordon-Crosetti.  2B–New York Henrich (2); Keller (1), Cleveland Heath (2); Grimes (1); Feller (1).  3B–Cleveland Weatherly (1).  HR–New York Selkirk (3,4th inning off Feller 2 on).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Weatherly (1); Trosky 2 (2); Keltner (2).  Team–11.  CS–Rolfe (1).  U–John Quinn, Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve.  T–3:16.  A–12,000.
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