Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 9, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1984 at Yankee 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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Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 2 0 0 0
  Nixon cf 2 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 5 0 1 0
Franco ss 4 0 2 0
Thornton dh 2 1 0 0
Hargrove 1b 4 1 0 0
Tabler lf 2 1 2 1
Hassey c 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 1 2 2
Vukovich rf 4 0 1 1
Sutcliffe p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 2 2 0
  Foli ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 4 2 1 1
Griffey rf 3 1 1 0
  Gamble rf 2 0 0 0
Winfield cf 5 4 4 3
Mattingly 1b 3 1 2 5
Kemp lf 3 0 1 1
Smalley dh 4 1 1 1
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Robertson ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 14 11
Cleveland 010 003 000491
New York 430 301 00x11144
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (3-2) 1.1 8 7 7 1 3
  Spillner   6.2 6 4 4 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
1
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-1) 7.0 8 4 1 3 4
  Shirley   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Righetti   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
1
3
6

  E–Franco (11), Harrah (3), Winfield (1), Wynegar 2 (3).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Cleveland Franco (6,off Niekro); Vukovich (5,off Niekro), New York Winfield 2 (4,off Sutcliffe,off Spillner).  3B–New York Harrah (2,off Sutcliffe).  HR–New York Mattingly (3,1st inning off Sutcliffe 2 on, 1 out); Winfield (3,2nd inning off Sutcliffe 1 on, 1 out); Smalley (1,4th inning off Spillner 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Tabler (2,off Niekro); Mattingly (1,off Spillner); Kemp (1,off Spillner).  SB–Bernazard (13,2nd base off Niekro/Wynegar); Franco (6,2nd base off Niekro/Wynegar).  T–2:24.  A–20,453.
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