New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 10, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1954 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 7, Cleveland Indians 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 3 2 3 0
  Mantle ph 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
Noren cf 5 1 2 2
Slaughter rf 4 1 0 0
Berra c 1 0 0 0
  Silvera c 3 0 2 1
  Cerv pr 0 0 0 0
Woodling lf 5 0 2 1
Robinson 1b 5 0 0 0
McDougald 2b 5 1 1 0
Carey 3b 3 2 2 1
Ford p 0 0 0 0
  Kuzava p 0 0 0 0
  Grim p 3 0 0 0
  Bauer ph 0 0 0 0
  Miranda ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 3 1 1 1
Smith 3b 3 1 1 0
Westlake lf 3 1 1 0
Rosen 1b 4 1 1 2
Doby cf 3 1 0 0
Philley rf 4 1 1 4
Strickland ss 4 1 1 0
Hegan c 3 1 1 1
Lemon p 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 8 7 8
New York 322 000 0007120
Cleveland 800 000 00x873
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Kuzava  L(0-1) 0.0 4 5 5 1 0
  Grim   7.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Sain   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
8
8
4
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon   1.1 7 5 4 1 1
  Mossi  W(2-0) 6.0 4 2 2 3 4
  Garcia  SV(1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
5
5

  E–Avila (3), Hegan 2 (2).  DP–New York 1. Rizzuto-McDougald-Robinson, Cleveland 1. Hegan-Strickland.  PB–Hegan (2).  2B–New York Noren (4,off Lemon); Woodling (2,off Lemon); McDougald (7,off Mossi)., Cleveland Strickland (3,off Kuzava).  3B–Cleveland Hegan (3,off Kuzava).  HR–New York Carey (2,3rd inning off Mossi 0 on 0 out), Cleveland Philley (4,1st inning off Kuzava 3 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Avila (1,off Grim).  Team–2.  CS–Rizzuto (2,2nd base by Mossi/Hegan); Silvera (1,2nd base by Mossi/Hegan).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–3:01.  A–22,456.
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