New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 7, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 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 4, Cleveland Indians 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Siebern lf 4 0 1 0
Kubek ss 5 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Berra c 4 1 2 1
Skowron 1b 4 1 0 0
Lopez 3b 3 1 1 0
  Richardson 3b 0 0 0 0
McDougald 2b 4 0 0 0
Throneberry rf 3 1 2 3
  Bauer rf 0 0 0 0
Maas p 2 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Held ss 4 0 2 1
Minoso lf 5 0 0 0
Francona cf 5 0 3 1
Colavito rf 4 0 0 0
Hamner 3b 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 2 1 0 0
Martin 2b 4 1 2 0
McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 1 0 0 0
  Hardy ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Webster pr 0 1 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Strickland ph 1 0 0 0
  Cicotte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
New York 040 000 000461
Cleveland 000 000 300392
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Maas  W (4-3) 6.1 7 3 1 2 3
  Duren  SV (3) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L (5-3) 1.2 4 4 3 2 1
  Grant   3.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Garcia   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Perry   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Cicotte   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
9
5

  E–Lopez (13), Held (1), Power (3).  DP–New York 1. Lopez-McDougald-Skowron, Cleveland 1. Martin-Held-Power.  PB–Berra (2).  2B–New York Lopez (13,off McLish); Berra (6,off Grant), Cleveland Francona (1,off Maas).  HR–New York Berra (7,2nd inning off McLish 0 on 0 out); Throneberry (1,2nd inning off McLish 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Fitz Gerald (2,by Duren).  Team–9.  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:51.  A–59,823.
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