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

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

"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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Cleveland Indians 1, New York Yankees 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
McCosky rf 3 0 1 1
Avila 2b 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Easter 1b 3 0 1 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 2 0
Chapman lf 3 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
Boone ss 2 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 0 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 1 1 0
  Wynn ph 1 0 0 0
Feller p 2 0 0 0
  Brissie p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle rf 4 1 1 1
  Bauer rf 0 0 0 0
Collins 1b 2 1 0 0
McDougald 2b 4 0 1 0
Berra c 3 1 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 2 2
Woodling lf 3 1 1 0
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 3 1 1 0
Reynolds p 4 0 2 1
Totals 31 5 9 5
Cleveland 000 010 000150
New York 120 020 00x590
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(22-8) 4.2 7 5 5 4 2
  Brissie   3.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W(15-8) 9.0 5 1 1 5 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Boone-Avila-Easter, New York 2. McDougald-Rizzuto-Collins, McDougald-Collins.  2B–Cleveland Rosen (27,off Reynolds); McCosky (5,off Reynolds), New York Rizzuto (20,off Feller); DiMaggio (21,off Brissie).  3B–New York Berra (4,off Feller); DiMaggio (4,off Feller).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Collins (2,off Feller).  IBB–Berra (4,by Feller).  Team–7.  SB–Collins (8,2nd base off Feller/Hegan).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Cal Hubbard, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:31.  A–68,760.
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