Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
June 23, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 6, New York Yankees 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Simpson rf 4 0 1 0
  Kennedy ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Avila 2b 3 1 1 0
Doby cf 2 1 0 0
  Mitchell lf 2 0 0 0
Easter 1b 3 1 0 1
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 4
Chapman lf,cf 4 0 3 0
Boone ss 4 0 1 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
Lemon p 2 2 1 1
  Brissie p 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 4 1 3 0
Bauer lf 4 0 0 0
Mantle rf 2 2 1 1
Mize 1b 5 0 0 0
Berra c 4 2 3 1
Woodling cf 4 1 1 2
  DiMaggio ph 1 1 1 1
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 3 0 1 0
  Martin 2b 1 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
Overmire p 1 0 0 0
  Mapes ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 1 0 0 0
  McDougald ph 1 0 0 0
  Kuzava p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 1 2
Totals 38 7 11 7
Cleveland 005 100 000681
New York 002 020 0037110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon   5.1 9 4 4 4 2
  Brissie   3.0 0 2 2 2 0
  Garcia  L(6-6) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.2
11
7
7
7
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire   4.0 5 6 6 4 3
  Morgan   4.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Kuzava  W(4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
6

  E–Avila (4).  DP–New York 2. Coleman-Rizzuto-Mize, Martin-Rizzuto-Mize.  2B–New York Berra (13,off Lemon); Rizzuto (10,off Lemon); DiMaggio (5,off Garcia).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (9,3rd inning off Overmire 3 on 2 out); Lemon (2,4th inning off Overmire 0 on 1 out), New York Woodling (2,5th inning off Lemon 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Easter (1,by Overmire).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Brown (2,by Garcia).  Team–12.  SB–Rizzuto (6,2nd base off Lemon/Hegan).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Jim Duffy, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–3:06.  A–15,597.
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