New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
September 1, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1939 at Cleveland Stadium. 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 11, Cleveland Indians 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 6 0 2 1
Rolfe 3b 3 2 0 0
Keller rf 5 3 2 1
DiMaggio cf 5 2 3 6
Dickey c 5 1 3 2
Selkirk lf 4 0 2 1
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 5 0 1 0
Pearson p 3 2 2 0
  Chandler p 0 0 0 0
  Rosar ph 1 0 1 0
  Powell pr 0 1 0 0
  Russo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 16 11
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 5 1 1 0
Campbell rf 5 0 2 1
Chapman cf 4 1 1 0
Trosky 1b 4 0 1 0
Heath lf 5 2 2 2
Keltner 3b 5 3 3 1
Mack 2b 3 1 1 0
Hemsley c 4 0 2 1
Feller p 1 0 0 0
  Weatherly ph 1 0 1 1
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 0 0 0 1
  Broaca p 0 0 0 0
  Grimes ph 1 0 0 0
  Eisenstat p 0 0 0 0
  Milnar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 7
New York 004 300 040–11161
Cleveland 001 103 300–8141
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson   6.2 11 8 7 3 6
  Chandler  W(1-0) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Russo  SV(3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
7
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   4.0 10 7 4 1 3
  Dobson   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Broaca   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Eisenstat  L(7-7) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Milnar   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
8
4
6
  E–Rolfe (14), Mack (3).  DP–New York 2. Pearson-Gordon, Russo-Crosetti-Dahlgren, Cleveland 2. Feller-Mack-Trosky.  2B–New York Keller (13); Dickey (22); Selkirk (15); Pearson (2); Rosar (2), Cleveland Boudreau (8); Campbell (16); Trosky (26); Keltner 2 (28).  3B–New York DiMaggio 2 (5).  HR–Cleveland Heath (14,6th inning off Pearson 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Hale (7).  Team–7.  SB–Chapman (16).  U–Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve, John Quinn.  T–2:30.  A–20,000.
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