New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
July 20, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. 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 7, Cleveland Indians 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 5 1 1 0
Rizzuto ss 5 0 0 0
Henrich 1b 4 1 2 1
DiMaggio cf 5 2 2 3
Berra c 4 1 2 2
Brown 3b 4 0 1 0
Keller lf 4 0 0 0
Stirnweiss 2b 3 1 2 0
Lopat p 4 1 3 1
  Page p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
Boone ss 5 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 5 1 2 0
Doby cf 4 0 2 0
Gordon 2b 2 0 0 0
Boudreau 3b 3 1 1 1
Kennedy rf 3 0 1 0
Hegan c 4 1 2 1
Feller p 1 0 0 0
  Zoldak p 0 0 0 0
  Avila ph 1 0 1 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 1
  Bearden p 0 0 0 0
  Keltner ph 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
New York 014 011 0007132
Cleveland 010 000 1103101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat  W(8-5) 7.0 9 3 1 3 2
  Page   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
1
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(6-8) 2.2 6 5 5 0 0
  Zoldak   2.1 4 1 1 0 0
  Gromek   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Bearden   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Benton   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
1
2

  E–Keller (1), Lopat (1), Boone (17).  DP–New York 3. Bauer-Stirnweiss-Rizzuto, Rizzuto-Stirnweiss-Henrich, Brown-Stirnweiss-Henrich, Cleveland 2. Gordon-Boone-Vernon, Gordon-Boone-Vernon.  2B–New York Lopat (5), Cleveland Vernon (14); Doby (11).  3B–New York DiMaggio (2).  HR–New York DiMaggio (7,5th inning off Zoldak 0 on 1 out); Berra (12,2nd inning off Feller 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Stirnweiss (1); Doby (5).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Jones, 3B–Eddie Hurley.
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