New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 12, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1962 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."

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New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 1 0
Maris rf 4 2 2 0
Mantle cf 3 3 3 1
Howard c 4 0 0 1
Skowron 1b 3 1 0 0
Lopez lf 3 1 1 2
  Reed lf 0 0 0 0
Tresh ss 4 1 3 3
Stafford p 4 0 1 1
  Bridges p 0 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cline cf 4 0 0 0
Dillard lf 5 1 1 0
Francona 1b 5 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 2 2 0 0
Romano c 4 1 2 2
Held ss 3 1 1 1
Phillips 3b 3 0 1 1
Kindall 2b 4 0 1 1
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Funk p 1 0 0 0
  Luplow ph 1 0 0 1
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 0 1 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
New York 300 230 0019120
Cleveland 000 300 300671
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford  W (3-2) 6.2 5 6 6 6 4
  Bridges   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Coates  SV (3) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
7
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (2-2) 0.2 1 3 2 3 0
  Funk   3.1 3 2 2 0 2
  Taylor   3.0 7 3 3 2 1
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Latman   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
5
3

  E–Kindall (2).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–New York Mantle (2,off Taylor); Stafford (1,off Taylor).  HR–New York Tresh (2,4th inning off Funk 1 on, 0 out); Mantle (7,9th inning off Latman 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Howard (1,off McDowell); Lopez (1,off Taylor); Phillips (2,off Stafford).  HBP–Maris (2,by McDowell).  IBB–Skowron (1,by Taylor).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  HBP–McDowell (2,Maris).  IBB–Taylor (4,Skowron).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:54.  A–16,859.
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