New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
August 2, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1940 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 1 2 0
Rolfe 3b 5 0 2 1
Henrich cf 5 2 1 0
Gordon 2b 5 1 1 0
Rosar c 4 1 0 0
Keller lf 4 3 3 2
Mills rf 3 2 2 1
Dahlgren 1b 5 0 2 4
Russo p 5 0 0 1
Totals 41 10 13 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Chapman lf 4 0 2 0
Weatherly cf 4 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 0
Trosky 1b 4 2 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 0 0
Peters 2b 4 0 1 1
Hemsley c 3 0 1 0
  Pytlak c 1 0 0 0
Milnar p 1 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
  Andrews p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphries p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 6 1
New York 023 031 10010134
Cleveland 010 000 001265
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Russo  W(7-5) 9.0 6 2 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
0
0
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar  L(14-6) 3.0 6 5 2 2 1
  Dobson   2.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Andrews   3.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Humphries   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
7
5
2

  E–Crosetti (19), Rolfe (16), Gordon (13), Dahlgren (7), Chapman (8), Weatherly (9), Boudreau (18), Bell (3), Peters (4).  DP–New York 2. Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren, Russo-Crosetti-Dahlgren, Cleveland 1. Andrews-Boudreau-Trosky.  2B–New York Rolfe (15); Henrich (16); Gordon (17); Dahlgren (16), Cleveland Chapman (28); Trosky (29).  3B–New York Dahlgren (2), Cleveland Peters (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Crosetti (8).  U-HP–Cal Hubbard, 1B–Joe Rue, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–George Moriarty.  T–2:10.  A–7,500.
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