Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
July 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1959 at Yankee 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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Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Held ss 5 1 2 0
Power 1b 5 2 2 0
Minoso lf 4 2 1 1
Francona cf 5 0 1 1
Colavito rf 4 0 1 1
Fitz Gerald c 5 0 1 1
Strickland 3b 5 0 0 0
Baxes 2b 4 0 0 0
McLish p 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 5 9 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 6 2 2 0
Throneberry 1b 5 1 1 0
Mantle cf 6 1 2 2
Berra c 3 2 2 1
Lopez 3b 5 1 3 1
Siebern lf 2 0 1 1
  Bauer ph,rf,lf 1 0 0 0
Kubek rf,lf 4 0 1 1
  Slaughter rf 1 0 0 0
McDougald ss 5 0 2 0
Ditmar p 3 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
  Maas p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 14 6
Cleveland 000 300 020 0591
New York 001 030 001 27141
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish   6.0 9 4 3 3 2
  Ferrarese   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Bell  L (8-9) 2.2 4 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.2
14
7
6
4
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar   7.0 6 4 3 2 3
  Duren   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Maas  W (7-5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
9
5
4
3
6

  E–Baxes (8), Ditmar (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Strickland-Baxes-Power, New York 1. McDougald-Richardson-Throneberry.  2B–Cleveland Power 2 (21,off Ditmar 2); Colavito (15,off Duren).  HR–New York Berra (11,9th inning off Bell 0 on 0 out); Mantle (19,10th inning off Bell 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Colavito (3,by Ditmar); Berra (5,by McLish).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Bauer (2,by Bell).  Team–12.  SB–Minoso (7,3rd base off Ditmar/Berra); Richardson (2,2nd base off McLish/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–3:25.
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