New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 31, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1963 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 4, Cleveland Indians 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 4 1 0 0
Tresh lf 4 1 1 2
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0
Maris rf 5 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b 4 1 1 0
Howard c 4 1 2 2
Linz ss 3 0 1 0
Ford p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 3 0 0 0
Davalillo cf 4 0 1 0
Held rf,3b 4 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
Francona lf 3 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 2 0 0 0
  Green ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 3 0 1 0
Azcue c 2 0 1 0
Grant p 2 0 0 0
  Luplow ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
New York 002 000 020481
Cleveland 000 000 000031
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (6-3) 9.0 3 0 0 4 8
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
4
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (3-5) 8.0 7 4 2 5 3
  Allen   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
5
3

  E–Ford (2), Howser (3).  DP–New York 2.  HR–New York Tresh (8,3rd inning off Grant 1 on, 2 out); Howard (8,8th inning off Grant 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SB–Richardson (4,2nd base off Grant/Azcue).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Valentine, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:09.  A–20,426.
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