Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 2, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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 2, New York Yankees 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 0 1 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 1
Rosen 3b 2 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Dente ss 3 1 1 1
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
  Regalado ph 0 0 0 0
  Grasso c 0 0 0 0
Lemon p 2 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 0
  Newhouser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle cf 4 1 1 1
Slaughter rf 4 0 0 0
  Bauer rf 0 0 0 0
Collins 1b 3 1 0 0
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Noren lf 2 1 0 0
Carey 3b 2 0 1 1
Miranda ss 2 0 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Rizzuto ss 0 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 3 0 0 0
Ford p 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 3 2
Cleveland 000 010 001232
New York 000 003 00x330
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(20-6) 7.0 3 3 1 4 5
  Newhouser   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
3
3
1
4
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W(16-7) 8.1 3 2 2 2 5
  Reynolds  SV(7) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
3
5

  E–Wertz 2 (8).  DP–Cleveland 1. Dente-Avila-Wertz.  2B–New York Miranda (3,off Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Dente (1,5th inning off Ford 0 on 2 out); Doby (29,9th inning off Ford 0 on 1 out)., New York Mantle (27,6th inning off Lemon 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Noren (2,by Lemon).  Team–5.  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:13.  A–39,494.
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