New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 6, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 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)
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New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0
Howard lf 3 0 1 0
Berra c 4 0 1 0
Mantle cf 3 0 1 1
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 0 0
  Richardson 3b 0 0 0 0
McDougald 2b 4 1 0 0
Kubek ss 2 0 0 0
Turley p 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 2 0
Jones 3b 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 4 0 2 0
Power 1b 3 0 0 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Piersall cf 4 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
Ferrarese p 3 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 33 1 6 1
New York 000 010 010260
Cleveland 000 000 001161
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  W (5-6) 9.0 6 1 1 4 9
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  L (4-3) 9.0 6 2 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
4

  E–Jones (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Ferrarese-Held-Martin.  2B–New York Berra (5,off Ferrarese).  HR–Cleveland Francona (2,9th inning off Turley 0 on 2 out).  SH–Howard (2,off Ferrarese).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:36.  A–17,156.
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