Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 12, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1960 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 3, New York Yankees 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 0 2 1
Kuenn rf 4 0 2 0
Bond cf 4 0 0 0
  Hardy cf 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Piersall cf 0 0 0 0
Francona lf 5 0 0 0
Power 1b 5 1 1 0
Nixon c 4 1 2 1
Held ss 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 5 1 1 0
Bell p 4 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 9 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 5 0 2 1
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Berra lf 5 1 3 1
Maris rf 5 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 5 0 1 0
Howard c 5 0 2 0
McDougald 3b 4 1 0 0
Richardson 2b 3 0 2 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
Terry p 4 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 10 2
Cleveland 010 000 100 01390
New York 000 010 010 002101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  W (4-1) 11.0 10 2 2 3 7
Totals
11.0
10
2
2
3
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  L (1-1) 11.0 9 3 2 2 3
Totals
11.0
9
3
2
2
3

  E–Richardson (3).  DP–Cleveland 1, New York 1.  2B–Cleveland Power (7,off Terry); Nixon (3,off Terry); Phillips (2,off Terry); Temple (4,off Terry), New York Howard (3,off Bell).  HR–Cleveland Nixon (1,11th inning off Terry 0 on, 1 out), New York Berra (2,8th inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Nixon (1,by Terry).  IBB–Kuenn (2,by Terry).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Kuenn (1,2nd base off Terry/Howard); Kubek (1,2nd base off Bell/Nixon).  CS–Richardson (1,2nd base by Bell/Nixon).  HBP–Terry (1,Nixon).  IBB–Terry (1,Kuenn).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:52.  A–7,350.
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