New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 5, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Siebern lf 6 1 3 2
Kubek ss 6 2 4 1
Mantle cf 3 2 0 0
Berra rf 5 0 1 0
  Bauer rf 0 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 2 2
  Throneberry 1b 0 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 2 2 2
McDougald 2b 5 2 2 1
Howard c 5 2 2 2
Ditmar p 4 0 1 1
Totals 42 11 17 11
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 4 1 1 1
Nixon c 4 0 1 0
Held 3b 4 0 2 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Martin 2b 3 1 1 1
Bell p 2 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 0 0 0 0
  Cicotte p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York 110 202 14011170
Cleveland 000 000 011270
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  W (3-4) 9.0 7 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (4-5) 6.0 9 6 6 2 5
  Podbielan   1.1 5 4 4 1 0
  Cicotte   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Garcia   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
17
11
11
5
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. McDougald-Kubek-Skowron, Cleveland 1. Nixon-Power.  2B–New York McDougald (10,off Bell); Kubek (9,off Podbielan); Howard (6,off Podbielan); Siebern (8,off Podbielan), Cleveland Held (6,off Ditmar).  HR–New York McDougald (1,2nd inning off Bell 0 on 0 out); Howard (7,6th inning off Bell 1 on 1 out), Cleveland Martin (6,8th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out); Colavito (14,9th inning off Ditmar 0 on 1 out).  SH–Ditmar (1,off Podbielan).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  SB–Lopez (2,2nd base off Bell/Nixon).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:28.  A–51,935.
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