New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
July 17, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1941 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 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sturm 1b 4 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 4 1 2 1
Henrich rf 3 0 1 1
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 1 2 1
Rosar c 4 0 0 0
Keller lf 3 1 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0
Gomez p 4 1 1 1
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Weatherly cf 5 0 1 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 3 0 0 0
Heath rf 4 0 0 0
Walker lf 3 2 2 1
Grimes 1b 3 1 1 0
Mack 2b 3 0 0 0
  Rosenthal ph 1 0 1 2
Hemsley c 3 0 1 0
  Trosky ph 1 0 0 0
Smith p 3 0 0 0
  Bagby p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
New York 100 000 120480
Cleveland 000 100 002370
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W (8-3) 8.0 6 3 3 3 5
  Murphy  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 7 3 3 3 5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (6-6) 7.1 7 4 4 2 4
  Bagby   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals 9.0 8 4 4 3 5

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Boudreau-Mack-Grimes.  PB–Hemsley (3).  2B–New York Rolfe (13); Henrich (10).  3B–New York Keller (7), Cleveland Rosenthal (1).  HR–New York Gordon (15,7th inning off Smith 0 on), Cleveland Walker (4,4th inning off Gomez 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Boudreau (8).  Team–7.  U–Bill Summers, Joe Rue, Ernie Stewart.  T–2:03.  A–67,463.

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