Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
July 18, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1940 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 6, New York Yankees 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Chapman rf 5 0 1 1
Weatherly cf 5 0 0 0
Boudreau ss 4 2 2 0
Trosky 1b 4 0 1 0
Heath lf 2 1 1 1
Hale 3b 4 0 1 2
Mack 2b 4 2 2 1
Hemsley c 3 0 0 0
  Pytlak c 1 0 0 0
Milnar p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
  Andrews p 0 1 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Eisenstat p 0 0 0 0
  Keltner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 3 2 0
Rolfe 3b 5 2 4 4
Henrich rf 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 3 2 1 1
Rosar c 4 1 1 4
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0
Mills lf 3 0 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 0 0
Chandler p 1 1 0 0
  Hadley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 9
Cleveland 000 012 120683
New York 420 002 10x9102
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar  L(12-5) 2.0 4 6 3 1 0
  Andrews   4.0 3 2 2 3 0
  Eisenstat   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
9
6
4
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Chandler  W(6-4) 7.1 8 6 3 3 1
  Hadley  SV(2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
3
2

  E–Boudreau (14), Hale (3), Hemsley (1), Rolfe (12), Dahlgren (5).  DP–Cleveland 2. Mack-Boudreau-Trosky, Mack-Boudreau-Trosky, New York 2. Crosetti-Gordon-Dahlgren, Gordon-Dahlgren.  2B–Cleveland Boudreau 2 (31), New York Rolfe (12).  HR–Cleveland Mack (8,5th inning off Chandler 0 on), New York Rolfe (6,2nd inning off Milnar 1 on); DiMaggio (17,7th inning off Eisenstat 0 on); Rosar (3,1st inning off Milnar 3 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Henrich (2).  Team–5.  SB–Heath (4); Gordon (12).  U–Steve Basil, Joe Rue, Harry Geisel.  T–1:59.  A–11,985.
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