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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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."

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New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 3 0 0 0
Collins 1b 4 0 0 0
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Berra c 3 0 0 0
Woodling lf 2 0 2 0
McDougald 2b 3 0 0 0
  Mize ph 1 0 0 0
Bauer rf 2 1 0 0
Raschi p 2 0 1 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Hogue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 0
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 1 2 1
Avila 2b 4 0 2 0
Doby cf 3 0 0 0
Simpson 1b 3 0 1 1
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 0
Kennedy rf 3 0 0 0
Boone ss 3 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 1 1 0
Lemon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 7 2
New York 001 000 000130
Cleveland 000 110 00x271
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  L(17-8) 7.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Hogue   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
3
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(15-9) 9.0 3 1 1 6 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
6
3

  E–Boone (28).  DP–New York 3. Berra-Rizzuto, Rizzuto-Collins, McDougald-Rizzuto-Collins, Cleveland 1. Boone-Avila-Simpson.  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (14,off Raschi).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  SB–Bauer (5,Home off Lemon/Hegan); Collins (7,2nd base off Lemon/Hegan).  CS–Rizzuto (4,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan); Mitchell 2 (8,2nd base by Raschi/Berra,2nd base by Hogue/Berra); Avila (8,2nd base by Raschi/Berra).  U-HP–Cal Hubbard, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:28.  A–36,208.
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