New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
August 5, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1950 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 3 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 5 0 0 1
Bauer rf 3 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 0 2 0
  Collins pr,1b 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Berra c 3 1 0 0
Brown 3b 4 1 2 0
Coleman 2b 2 0 0 0
  Henrich ph 0 0 0 0
  Jensen pr 0 0 0 0
  Martin 2b 1 0 0 0
Lopat p 2 0 0 1
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Mapes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 0
Doby cf 4 2 2 3
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 0
Easter 1b 3 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 2 1 2 1
Kennedy rf 2 0 1 0
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
Wynn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 6 4
New York 000 000 200240
Cleveland 000 110 02x462
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat   6.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Reynolds  L(9-10) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
2
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(12-5) 9.0 4 2 2 6 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
6

  E–Boudreau (4), Hegan (4).  DP–New York 1. Coleman-Rizzuto.  2B–New York Mize (5,off Wynn).  HR–Cleveland Doby 2 (16,4th inning off Lopat 0 on 1 out,8th inning off Reynolds 1 on 2 out); Gordon (14,5th inning off Lopat 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Woodling (1,by Wynn).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Hegan (8,off Lopat).  Team–3.  CS–Coleman (2,2nd base by Wynn/Hegan).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Cal Hubbard.  T–2:22.  A–40,987.
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