Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 6, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1950 at Yankee Stadium I. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 0 0
Easter rf 3 2 2 3
  Kennedy rf 0 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 1
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 1 0
Hegan c 4 1 3 0
Wynn p 2 0 1 0
  Flores p 1 0 0 0
  Lemon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 5 1 2 2
Brown 3b 5 0 2 1
  Stirnweiss pr 0 0 0 0
Henrich 1b 3 0 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Woodling lf 2 1 0 0
Mapes rf 3 1 1 0
Coleman 2b 2 1 2 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Reynolds p 2 0 1 0
  Mize ph 1 0 0 0
  Pillette p 0 0 0 0
  Delsing ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Cleveland 003 011 000581
New York 001 000 012490
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(1-1) 7.0 6 2 2 4 3
  Flores   1.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Lemon  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
6
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L(1-1) 7.0 8 5 5 4 2
  Pillette   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
4

  E–Gordon (3).  DP–Cleveland 3. Rosen-Gordon-Vernon, Hegan-Gordon, Gordon-Boudreau-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Easter (2,off Reynolds); Rosen (1,off Reynolds), New York Reynolds (1,off Wynn); Coleman (5,off Wynn).  HR–Cleveland Easter (1,3rd inning off Reynolds 2 on 2 out).  SH–Wynn (1,off Reynolds).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U–Johnny Stevens, Bill Summers, Bill Grieve.
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