New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 1, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1959 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 2, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek cf 5 0 2 1
Throneberry rf 5 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Monroe p 0 0 0 0
McDougald 2b 4 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 3 1 1 0
Berra c 4 0 1 1
Howard lf 4 0 0 0
Lumpe ss 4 0 1 0
Carey 3b 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Richardson 3b 1 1 1 0
Ditmar p 2 0 0 0
  Siebern ph 1 0 0 0
  Kucks p 0 0 0 0
  Bauer ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 3 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 3 2 1 1
Nixon c 3 0 1 0
  Hardy ph 1 0 0 0
Martin 2b 4 1 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 1 0
  Francona ph 1 1 1 3
Leek 3b 3 0 0 0
McLish p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
New York 000 000 001 1270
Cleveland 000 010 000 3451
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar   7.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Kucks   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Shantz  L (0-1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Monroe   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
5
4
4
2
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (3-0) 10.0 7 2 2 2 5
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
2
5

  E–Strickland (4).  DP–New York 2. Skowron-Lumpe, McDougald-Lumpe-Skowron, Cleveland 1. McLish-Martin-Power.  2B–New York Skowron (4,off McLish), Cleveland Strickland (7,off Kucks).  HR–Cleveland Colavito (4,5th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out); Francona (1,10th inning off Monroe 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–1.  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:22.  A–36,682.
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