New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 5, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1939 at League Park IV. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 6 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 6 0 0 0
Henrich cf 6 1 4 0
Dickey c 5 0 2 1
Keller lf 4 0 1 0
Selkirk rf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 5 0 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 1 0
Gomez p 4 0 0 0
Totals 44 1 11 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Chapman cf 5 0 1 0
Hemsley c 4 1 1 0
Trosky 1b 5 0 2 2
Solters rf 4 0 0 0
Heath lf 4 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 1 0
Shilling 2b 4 0 0 0
Webb ss 4 0 1 0
Milnar p 3 1 0 0
Totals 36 2 6 2
New York 000 001 000 00–1110
Cleveland 000 001 000 01–262
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  L(1-2) 10.1 6 2 2 3 3
Totals
10.1
6
2
2
3
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar  W(1-0) 11.0 11 1 1 4 1
Totals
11.0
11
1
1
4
1
  E–Heath (3), Keltner (3).  DP–New York 1. Gordon-Dahlgren.  2B–New York Dickey 2 (4), Cleveland Chapman (1); Trosky (8).  3B–Cleveland Hemsley (1).  SH–Gomez (1).  Team LOB–15.  Team–6.  SB–Crosetti 2 (3); Henrich (2).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–George Pipgras, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–John Quinn.  T–2:32.  A–9,000.
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