New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
July 23, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1942 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."

"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 2, Cleveland Indians 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stainback rf 2 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Rolfe 3b 5 0 0 0
Henrich rf,1b 5 1 2 0
DiMaggio cf 5 1 3 1
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 0
Keller lf 4 0 1 1
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 0
Hemsley c 3 0 1 0
Bonham p 3 0 0 0
  Breuer p 0 0 0 0
  Selkirk ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 8 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Weatherly cf 5 0 1 1
Boudreau ss 4 0 1 1
Keltner 3b 5 0 0 0
Heath lf 4 0 2 0
Fleming 1b 5 0 2 0
Gaffke rf 5 0 0 0
Mack 2b 2 0 0 0
  Mills ph 1 0 0 0
  Grimes 2b 2 1 1 0
Hegan c 4 1 1 0
Dean p 4 0 2 0
  Kennedy pr 0 1 0 0
  Heving p 0 0 0 0
  Denning ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 42 3 11 3
New York 011 000 000 00284
Cleveland 000 000 002 013110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   8.2 9 2 0 2 1
  Breuer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Murphy  L(4-4) 1.1 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
10.1
11
3
0
2
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Dean   9.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Heving  W(5-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
8
2
2
1
4

  E–Rolfe 2 (4), Gordon (20), Rizzuto (18).  DP–New York 2. Rizzuto-Gordon-Priddy, Gordon-Rizzuto-Priddy, Cleveland 1. Boudreau-Mack-Fleming.  2B–New York Henrich (21); Rizzuto (11), Cleveland Fleming (20).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Hegan (3).  Team–11.  CS–Henrich (3).  SB–Heath (7).  U–Joe Rue, Bill Grieve, Steve Basil.  T–2:20.  A–5,000.
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