Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
June 4, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1954 at Yankee Stadium. 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 3, New York Yankees 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 1 1 1
Avila 2b 2 0 1 0
  Dente 2b 1 0 1 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 1
Rosen 1b 3 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 1 1 1
Regalado 3b 4 0 1 0
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
Wynn p 2 1 1 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Westlake ph 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 5 2 2 0
Collins 1b 3 1 0 0
Mantle cf 2 2 1 2
Berra c 4 1 2 3
Slaughter rf 3 0 0 0
  Bauer rf 1 0 1 1
Noren lf 3 1 1 0
McDougald 3b 3 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 4 0 2 1
Ford p 3 1 1 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 10 7
Cleveland 000 002 001370
New York 300 001 13x8100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L(6-3) 6.1 7 5 5 6 4
  Mossi   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Narleski   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
7
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W(3-4) 8.2 7 3 3 5 4
  Sain  SV(9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Rosen-Strickland-Rosen, New York 2. Coleman-Berra, Rizzuto-Coleman-Collins.  2B–Cleveland Wynn (2,off Ford), New York Noren (5,off Wynn).  3B–Cleveland Smith (2,off Ford).  HR–Cleveland Philley (8,9th inning off Ford 0 on 0 out), New York Berra (8,1st inning off Wynn 2 on 1 out).  SF–Doby (4,off Ford).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Ford (2,off Wynn); McDougald (4,off Wynn).  Team–8.  SB–Rizzuto (1,2nd base off Wynn/Hegan); Coleman (3,2nd base off Wynn/Hegan); Rizzuto (1,2nd base off Wynn/Hegan); Coleman (3,2nd base off Wynn/Hegan).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:52.  A–10,372.
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