New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 4, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1951 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 5 1 3 0
Rizzuto ss 3 1 1 0
  McDougald 2b 0 0 0 0
Brown 3b 5 0 1 2
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Berra c 3 0 1 0
  Silvera c 1 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Mapes rf 4 0 2 0
Coleman 2b 1 0 0 0
  Martin 2b,ss 2 0 1 0
Lopat p 1 0 1 0
  Byrne p 2 0 0 0
  Mantle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 5 0 1 0
Boone ss 4 2 2 0
Doby cf 2 2 2 0
Easter 1b 4 1 3 2
  Simpson 1b 1 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 1 1
Chapman lf 2 0 0 0
Kennedy rf 4 2 2 3
Hegan c 4 0 1 1
Garcia p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 12 7
New York 200 000 0002100
Cleveland 510 011 00x8120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat  L(8-1) 2.0 7 6 6 1 1
  Byrne   6.0 5 2 2 6 5
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
7
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(5-3) 9.0 10 2 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 4. Berra-Coleman, Berra-Coleman, Brown-Martin-Mize, Martin-Rizzuto-Mize, Cleveland 1. Rosen-Easter.  PB–Berra (1).  2B–New York Brown (3,off Garcia), Cleveland Doby (10,off Lopat); Kennedy (6,off Byrne); Hegan (9,off Byrne).  HR–Cleveland Kennedy (2,1st inning off Lopat 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Boone (1,by Byrne).  Team–8.  CS–Chapman (2,2nd base by Byrne/Berra); Garcia (2,2nd base by Byrne/Berra).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Cal Hubbard, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:37.  A–20,217.
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