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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1939 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Webb ss 4 1 1 0
Campbell rf 4 0 0 0
Chapman cf 4 0 1 0
Trosky 1b 4 1 1 2
Heath lf 4 1 1 1
Keltner 3b 3 0 0 0
Hale 2b 3 1 1 1
Hemsley c 3 0 0 0
Milnar p 2 0 0 0
  Grimes ph 1 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 1 2 0
Rolfe 3b 3 1 1 0
Keller rf 4 1 2 2
DiMaggio cf 3 0 1 1
Dickey c 4 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 0
Selkirk lf 3 1 2 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 2 0
Hildebrand p 2 1 1 0
  Russo p 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 5 12 4
Cleveland 210 000 100452
New York 100 031 00x5120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar  L(6-8) 7.0 11 5 2 2 4
  Dobson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
2
2
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand  W(8-4) 5.0 4 3 3 0 6
  Russo  SV(2) 4.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
0
7

  E–Campbell (6), Hemsley (7).  DP–Cleveland 3. Hale-Webb-Trosky, Webb-Hale-Trosky, Hemsley-Hale.  2B–New York Crosetti (13).  HR–Cleveland Trosky (14,1st inning off Hildebrand 1 on); Heath (11,7th inning off Russo 0 on); Hale (2,2nd inning off Hildebrand 0 on), New York Keller (3,5th inning off Milnar 1 on).  Team LOB–1.  SH–DiMaggio (4).  Team–6.  SB–Chapman (14).  U–Joe Rue, John Quinn, Bill McGowan.  T–2:55.  A–6,263.
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