Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
June 21, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 7 0 1 0
Power 1b 7 1 2 1
Francona cf 6 2 2 0
Colavito rf 7 1 1 2
Minoso lf 5 0 0 0
Nixon c 3 0 0 0
  Hardy pr 0 0 0 0
  Brown c 1 0 0 0
Strickland 3b 4 1 1 1
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Grant p 6 0 1 1
Totals 49 5 8 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek rf,ss 7 0 2 0
Siebern lf 5 0 1 0
  Pisoni lf 2 0 1 0
Mantle cf 5 1 1 0
Skowron 1b 4 2 3 1
  Brickell pr,2b 2 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 6 1 3 1
Howard c 6 0 0 1
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
  Berra ph 1 0 1 0
  Bauer rf 1 0 1 1
McDougald ss 4 0 1 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
  Throneberry 1b 1 0 0 0
Larsen p 3 0 0 0
  Duren p 1 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 1 0 0 0
Totals 55 4 14 4
Cleveland 002 100 000 000 11580
New York 000 002 010 000 104141
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  W (5-2) 14.0 14 4 4 3 8
Totals
14.0
14
4
4
3
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen   8.0 4 3 3 4 4
  Duren   4.0 3 0 0 1 5
  Coates  L (2-1) 2.0 1 2 1 3 1
Totals
14.0
8
5
4
8
10

  E–Throneberry (1), Throneberry (1).  2B–New York Skowron (9,off Grant); Kubek (13,off Grant); Lopez (16,off Grant).  3B–New York McDougald (3,off Grant).  HR–Cleveland Colavito (22,3rd inning off Larsen 1 on 2 out); Power (8,14th inning off Coates 0 on 1 out), New York Skowron (13,8th inning off Grant 0 on 1 out).  SH–Strickland (1,off Coates).  IBB–Minoso (2,by Coates); Held (1,by Coates); Mantle (2,by Grant).  Team LOB–11.  Team–12.  CS–Hardy (1,2nd base by Duren/Howard); Brickell (1,2nd base by Grant/Brown).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–4:18.  A–68,680.
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