New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 8, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1957 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."

"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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New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek lf 4 1 1 0
McDougald ss 5 2 3 0
Mantle cf 3 1 1 3
Berra c 5 0 1 1
Slaughter rf 5 0 0 0
Collins 1b 3 0 1 0
Martin 2b 4 0 2 0
  Richardson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Carey 3b 4 0 1 0
Ditmar p 1 0 0 0
  Byrne p 1 0 1 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
  Skowron ph 1 0 0 0
  Cicotte p 0 0 0 0
  Held ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Strickland 2b 5 2 2 0
Woodling lf 5 3 4 4
Smith 3b 5 1 1 0
Wertz 1b 3 1 1 3
  Altobelli pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Maris cf 4 1 1 2
Colavito rf 3 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 3 0 1 1
Hegan c 5 0 3 0
Wynn p 2 1 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 13 10
New York 003 000 0014110
Cleveland 000 323 02x10131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar   3.2 6 3 3 1 1
  Byrne  L (1-1) 1.1 4 5 5 2 2
  Grim   1.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Cicotte   2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
7
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W (3-2) 7.2 9 3 3 2 3
  Narleski  SV (3) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
4

  E–Strickland (2).  DP–New York 1. Martin-McDougald-Collins, Cleveland 1. Carrasquel-Strickland-Wertz.  PB–Berra (1).  2B–Cleveland Strickland 2 (5,off Byrne 2).  HR–New York Mantle (4,3rd inning off Wynn 2 on 1 out), Cleveland Wertz (1,4th inning off Ditmar 2 on 0 out); Woodling (2,6th inning off Byrne 2 on 0 out); Maris (4,8th inning off Cicotte 1 on 1 out)..  SH–Kubek (1,off Wynn).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Wertz (1,by Byrne); Carrasquel (1,by Byrne)..  Team–10.  SB–Maris (2,2nd base off Grim/Berra).  CS–Woodling (1,2nd base by Ditmar/Berra).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:49.  A–15,629.
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