Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 17, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1949 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 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 2 2
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 1 2 1
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
  Rosen ph 1 0 0 0
Bearden p 2 0 0 0
  Berardino ph 1 0 0 0
  Zoldak p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Coleman 2b 5 0 2 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 2 1
Bauer cf 4 1 3 0
  Mapes cf 0 0 0 0
Henrich rf 5 2 1 1
Berra c 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 2
Lindell lf 4 0 1 0
Phillips 1b 3 0 2 0
Lopat p 4 1 2 0
Totals 37 4 16 4
Cleveland 000 001 110371
New York 000 021 10x4162
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bearden  L(3-2) 7.0 16 4 4 2 0
  Zoldak   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
4
4
3
0
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat  W(4-0) 9.0 7 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
3

  E–Bearden (1), Henrich (5), Johnson (5).  DP–Cleveland 1. Keltner-Gordon-Vernon, New York 1. Johnson-Coleman-Phillips.  PB–Hegan (1).  3B–Cleveland Mitchell (6).  HR–Cleveland Vernon (4,8th inning off Lopat 0 on 2 out); Doby (2,7th inning off Lopat 0 on 1 out), New York Henrich (5,7th inning off Bearden 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–12.  CS–Doby (5); Coleman (2).  U-HP–Cal Hubbard, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Joe Paparella.
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