New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 8, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1941 at League Park IV. 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 5, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 5 1 2 0
Rolfe 3b 4 1 1 0
Keller lf 5 0 3 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 2 1
Gordon 1b 3 0 0 0
Rosar c 3 0 0 0
  Dickey c 1 0 0 0
Bordagaray rf 2 0 0 0
  Selkirk ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Priddy 2b 3 1 1 0
Ruffing p 3 1 3 3
  Murphy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 13 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Weatherly cf 4 1 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 2 3 2
Boudreau ss 5 1 2 0
Trosky 1b 3 0 0 0
Heath rf 4 0 1 1
Walker lf 5 0 3 1
Mack 2b 3 0 0 0
Hemsley c 4 0 1 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Heving p 1 0 0 0
  Howell ph 0 0 0 0
  Workman pr 0 0 0 0
  Harder p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
New York 120 011 0005131
Cleveland 000 022 0004110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  W(3-2) 5.2 9 4 4 3 2
  Murphy  SV(1) 3.1 2 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
6
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L(3-2) 2.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Heving   4.0 6 2 2 0 1
  Harder   2.0 0 0 0 3 1
  Brown   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
3

  E–Rolfe (7).  DP–New York 2. Rizzuto-Gordon, Murphy-Gordon, Cleveland 4. Boudreau-Mack-Trosky, Boudreau-Mack-Trosky, Keltner-Mack, Mack-Boudreau-Trosky.  2B–New York Rizzuto (3); Selkirk (3); Priddy (5); Ruffing (2), Cleveland Keltner (9); Heath (3); Hemsley (3).  3B–Cleveland Boudreau (1).  HR–New York Ruffing (1,2nd inning off Smith 1 on), Cleveland Keltner (3,6th inning off Ruffing 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Weatherly (3); Mack (1).  Team–11.  U–George Pipgras, Art Passarella, Harry Geisel.  T–2:16.  A–13,000.
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