New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 9, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 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 6, Cleveland Indians 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 3 2 1 1
Richardson 2b 4 1 2 1
Lopez rf 3 1 1 2
  Gonzalez rf 0 0 0 0
Mantle cf 3 1 1 1
  Linz pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Tresh lf,cf 4 0 0 0
  Moore 1b 0 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b,cf 4 1 2 1
Blanchard c 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Ford p 2 0 1 0
  Mikkelsen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 1 0
Brown 2b 5 0 2 0
Wagner lf 4 0 1 1
Smith rf 3 0 0 0
  Chance ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Azcue c 4 1 3 1
Held cf 4 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 4 0 1 0
Francona 1b,rf 4 0 0 0
Ramos p 2 1 2 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
New York 200 012 010680
Cleveland 000 010 0102101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (3-1) 6.0 8 1 1 1 6
  Mikkelsen  SV (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (1-2) 6.0 7 5 5 1 4
  Bell   3.0 1 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
6

  E–Howser (2).  DP–Cleveland 4.  2B–New York Richardson (4,off Bell), Cleveland Azcue (3,off Ford).  HR–New York Kubek (1,1st inning off Ramos 0 on, 0 out); Mantle (4,1st inning off Ramos 0 on, 2 out); Pepitone (1,5th inning off Ramos 0 on, 0 out); Lopez (3,6th inning off Ramos 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Azcue (1,8th inning off Mikkelsen 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Mantle (3,by Bell).  Team LOB–2.  Team–9.  IBB–Bell (3,Mantle).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:25.  A–8,106.
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