Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
June 8, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1942 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 10, New York Yankees 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Weatherly cf 5 2 1 0
Hockett rf 5 2 1 1
Keltner 3b 6 2 5 3
Heath lf 5 2 3 4
Fleming 1b 6 0 2 1
Boudreau ss 5 0 0 0
Mack 2b 5 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 1 2 0
  Dean ph 1 0 0 0
  Denning c 0 0 0 0
Bagby p 1 1 1 0
  Milnar p 3 0 0 0
  Mills ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 10 15 9
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti 3b 5 3 2 1
Hassett 1b 4 3 2 2
Henrich rf 6 1 3 2
DiMaggio cf 5 1 2 1
Keller lf 4 0 2 2
Gordon 2b 5 0 1 0
Dickey c 5 1 2 0
Rizzuto ss 4 1 0 0
Donald p 0 0 0 0
  Lindell p 4 1 2 1
  Murphy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 16 9
Cleveland 420 200 101 0010152
New York 152 002 000 0111163
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby   1.0 5 6 6 4 0
  Milnar   7.0 9 4 3 3 3
  Ferrick  L(0-1) 2.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
16
11
9
7
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Donald   1.2 6 6 5 0 0
  Lindell   6.1 7 4 4 2 6
  Murphy  W(3-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
15
10
9
3
8

  E–Heath (5), Ferrick (1), Crosetti (6), Henrich (2), Gordon (12).  DP–Cleveland 2. Keltner-Mack-Fleming, Mack-Boudreau-Fleming, New York 1. Hassett-Rizzuto.  2B–Cleveland Keltner (13), New York DiMaggio (9); Lindell (1).  3B–Cleveland Keltner (3).  HR–Cleveland Heath 2 (8,1st inning off Donald 1 on,7th inning off Lindell 0 on), New York Crosetti (3,1st inning off Bagby 0 on 0 out).  SH–Weatherly (2); Boudreau (12); Gordon (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  U–Ernie Stewart, John Quinn, Steve Basil.  T–2:50.  A–5,412.
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