Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 14, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1951 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 4, New York Yankees 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 1
Stirnweiss 2b 3 1 1 1
Doby cf 4 0 0 1
Chapman rf 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Simpson 1b 3 0 1 0
Boone ss 2 0 0 0
  Combs ss 1 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 2 2 1
Brissie p 2 0 0 0
  Avila ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Rozek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 3 1 2 0
Mantle rf 5 2 1 0
McDougald 3b 5 2 3 4
DiMaggio cf 4 2 2 1
Berra c 2 2 0 0
Bauer lf 4 1 2 2
Hopp 1b 3 1 1 0
Coleman 2b 3 0 1 3
Lopat p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 11 12 10
Cleveland 002 010 100462
New York 200 203 40x11120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie  L(0-4) 6.0 8 7 7 4 2
  Garcia   1.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Rozek   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
6
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat  W(6-0) 9.0 6 4 4 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
4

  E–Doby (3), Hegan (3).  DP–Cleveland 3. Boone-Stirnweiss-Simpson, Doby-Stirnweiss, Rosen-Hegan-Simpson.  2B–New York Coleman (2,off Brissie); Mantle (4,off Garcia); McDougald (4,off Garcia).  HR–Cleveland Stirnweiss (1,5th inning off Lopat 0 on 2 out); Hegan (2,7th inning off Lopat 0 on 1 out), New York McDougald (3,1st inning off Brissie 1 on 1 out); Bauer (3,4th inning off Brissie 1 on 1 out).  SH–Boone (1,off Lopat).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Cal Hubbard.  T–2:28.  A–66,265.
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