Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
August 17, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1944 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 3, New York Yankees 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Rocco 1b 4 1 1 0
Hockett cf 4 1 1 0
Seerey lf 5 1 2 1
Boudreau ss,c 5 0 2 2
Cullenbine rf 3 0 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 2 0
Rosar c 2 0 0 0
  Susce c 0 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
  Grant 2b 1 0 1 0
Peters 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Bagby p 1 0 0 0
  Calvert p 1 0 0 0
  Heving p 0 0 0 0
  Hoag ph 1 0 0 0
  Poat p 0 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 5 1 1 0
Metheny rf 5 2 3 1
Derry lf 3 2 2 1
Lindell cf 5 2 5 2
Etten 1b 3 1 1 1
Hemsley c 4 0 1 2
Crosetti ss 5 0 1 2
Grimes 3b 4 2 1 0
Dubiel p 3 0 2 1
Totals 37 10 17 10
Cleveland 100 101 0003100
New York 212 101 12x10171
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby  L(1-4) 3.2 11 6 6 2 0
  Calvert   1.2 2 1 1 3 1
  Heving   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Poat   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Klieman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
17
10
10
6
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel  W(8-10) 9.0 10 3 3 4 5
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
5

  E–Etten (13).  DP–Cleveland 3. Boudreau-Peters-Rocco, Peters-Rocco-Boudreau-Susce, Keltner-Grant-Rocco, New York 1. Crosetti-Stirnweiss-Etten.  2B–Cleveland Boudreau 2 (29), New York Stirnweiss (21); Lindell 4 (25); Etten (16).  3B–Cleveland Cullenbine (3), New York Grimes (5).  HR–Cleveland Seerey (12,4th inning off Dubiel 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Dubiel (4).  Team–10.  U–George Pipgras, Ernie Stewart, Bill McGowan.  T–2:09.  A–5,922.
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