New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 8, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1964 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 10, Cleveland Indians 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 5 2 3 1
Richardson 2b 4 2 2 0
Lopez rf,lf 5 1 1 0
Mantle cf 2 1 1 3
  Gonzalez pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Tresh lf 5 0 1 0
  Moore 1b 0 0 0 0
Howard c 5 1 2 3
Pepitone 1b,cf 5 1 2 1
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 1
Terry p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 1 0
Brown 2b 3 1 0 0
Wagner lf 4 1 1 2
Whitfield 1b 3 0 1 0
Francona rf 4 0 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Held cf 3 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 3 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 1 0 0 0
  Chance ph 1 1 1 1
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Luplow ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
New York 320 000 00510132
Cleveland 000 001 002350
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  W (1-1) 9.0 5 3 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (1-1) 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
  McMahon   1.2 1 2 2 3 1
  Walker   4.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Kelley   2.2 5 5 5 2 1
  Bell   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
5
5

  E–Pepitone (4), Boyer (6).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Lopez (3,off John); Kubek 2 (3,off McMahon,off Kelley); Howard 2 (4,off Walker,off Kelley).  3B–New York Pepitone (1,off Kelley).  HR–New York Mantle (3,1st inning off John 2 on, 1 out), Cleveland Chance (1,6th inning off Terry 0 on, 2 out); Wagner (6,9th inning off Terry 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Terry (1,off McMahon).  IBB–Mantle (2,by Kelley).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  WP–McMahon (4).  IBB–Kelley (1,Mantle).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:40.  A–20,877.
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