Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 16, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 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 3, New York Yankees 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 0 0
Stirnweiss 2b 4 0 1 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 0
Easter 1b 3 0 2 1
  Simpson 1b 1 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Chapman rf 4 1 2 1
Boone ss 3 1 0 0
Hegan c 4 0 1 1
Lemon p 2 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
  Avila ph 1 0 0 0
  Rozek p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 3 3 0 0
  Martin 2b 0 0 0 0
Mantle rf 4 3 2 4
Brown 3b 3 2 1 3
  McDougald 3b 1 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 2 2
  Jensen cf 0 0 0 0
Berra c 4 1 1 1
Bauer lf 3 0 0 0
Collins 1b 4 1 2 1
Coleman 2b,ss 4 1 0 0
Raschi p 3 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 8 11
Cleveland 110 000 001373
New York 300 060 02x1181
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(3-3) 4.1 3 7 6 4 1
  Gromek   0.1 3 2 1 1 0
  Zuverink   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Rozek   2.0 2 2 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
11
7
5
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  W(6-1) 8.0 6 2 1 2 10
  Morgan   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
11

  E–Simpson (1), Rosen (3), Lemon (2), Coleman (5).  DP–Cleveland 1. Boone-Stirnweiss-Easter.  2B–Cleveland Hegan (4,off Raschi).  HR–Cleveland Chapman (1,9th inning off Morgan 0 on 0 out), New York Brown (2,5th inning off Gromek 2 on 1 out); Mantle (4,8th inning off Rozek 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Mitchell (2,2nd base off Raschi/Berra); Mantle (3,2nd base off Gromek/Hegan).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Cal Hubbard, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:23.  A–20,705.
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