New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 20, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1940 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 2, Cleveland Indians 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knickerbocker ss 4 1 1 0
Rolfe 3b 3 0 0 0
Henrich rf 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 1 1 0 0
Rosar c 1 0 0 0
  Dickey c 3 0 1 2
Mills lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 3 0 0 0
Chandler p 1 0 0 0
  Hadley p 1 0 0 0
  Donald p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 5 1 2 0
Weatherly cf 4 1 1 1
Chapman rf 5 2 3 0
Trosky 1b 4 1 1 0
Heath lf 4 3 2 3
Keltner 3b 5 2 3 2
Hemsley c 3 0 1 1
  Pytlak pr,c 1 0 0 0
Mack 2b 4 0 2 0
Smith p 4 0 2 2
Totals 39 10 17 9
New York 000 000 002231
Cleveland 000 153 01x10170
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Chandler  L(1-3) 4.0 10 4 4 0 0
  Hadley   2.1 6 5 5 4 0
  Donald   1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
10
10
4
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(3-0) 9.0 3 2 2 4 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
4
0

  E–Dickey (1).  DP–New York 2. Knickerbocker-Dahlgren, Cleveland 1. Boudreau-Mack-Trosky.  PB–Dickey (2).  2B–New York Dickey (1); Mills (2), Cleveland Keltner 2 (5); Hemsley (5); Smith (1).  3B–Cleveland Boudreau 2 (3).  HR–Cleveland Heath 2 (7,4th inning off Chandler 0 on,8th inning off Donald 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  SB–Chapman (2).  U-HP–George Moriarty, 1B–Cal Hubbard, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Joe Rue.  T–2:05.  A–7,000.
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