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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on May 31, 1947 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Karl Drews |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,288 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Red Jones 3B: Bill McGowan |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Karl Drews | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Pat Seerey | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1947
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Feller
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Feller
Keller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Drews
Peck hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Drews
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Drews
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Feller
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Feller
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Drews
Boudreau strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drews
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Drews
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Drews
Seerey strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Feller
Drews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Feller
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a fly ball towards center. Metkovich catches it and throws to first to double up Drews. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Drews
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Drews
Feller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peck vs. Drews
There's a wild pitch. Hegan moves to third. Feller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peck vs. Drews
Peck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Feller scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Drews
Keltner bunts towards the mound. Drews fields it and throws to first for the out. Peck moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Drews
Metkovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Peck scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Drews
There goes Metkovich. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Metkovich steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Drews
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Drews
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Feller
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Seerey. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Feller
Berra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Berra reaches second base with a double. McQuinn scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Feller
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Drews
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Drews
Seerey hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Drews
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Feller
Drews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Feller
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Feller
Keller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Seerey. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sepkowski vs. Drews
Ted Sepkowski pinch hits for Bob Feller.
Sepkowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sepkowski for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Drews
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peck for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Drews
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Drews
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Rizzuto fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stephens
Bryan Stephens now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Stephens
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Stephens
Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Drews
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Drews
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Drews
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Drews
Seerey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Stephens
Drews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Stephens
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Stephens
Henrich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Stephens
Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Stephens
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Stephens
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Stephens
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Drews
Aaron Robinson now catching.
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Drews
Eddie Bockman pinch hits for Bryan Stephens.
Bockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peck vs. Drews
Peck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bockman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Drews
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Drews
Metkovich strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wolff
Roger Wolff now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wolff
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drews vs. Wolff
Drews bunts towards the mound. Wolff fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Wolff
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Wolff
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Drews
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Page
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Page
Seerey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Page
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Wolff
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wolff covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wolff
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Wolff
McQuinn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Page
Al Lopez pinch hits for Roger Wolff.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Page
Peck strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Page
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1947 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 2 0 0 Peck H, rf 5 1 2 2
Henrich T, rf 5 2 2 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Keller C, lf 5 2 3 5 Metkovich G, cf 4 0 1 1
DiMaggio J, cf 5 0 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 1 2 0
McQuinn G, 1b 5 1 2 1 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 3 0 1 2 Seerey P, lf 4 0 1 0
Robinson A, c 1 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 3 1 0 0
Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 1 0 Feller B, p 1 1 1 0
Drews K, p 2 0 1 0 Sepkowski T, ph 1 0 0 0
Page J, p 0 0 0 0 Stephens B, p 0 0 0 0
Bockman E, ph 0 0 0 0
Wolff R, p 0 0 0 0
Lopez A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 12 8 33 4 8 3
New York 200 220 200 -- 8
Cleveland 003 001 000 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Drews K (W)* 7.0 7 4 4 4 6
Page J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (L) 5.0 8 6 4 0 3
Stephens B 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Wolff R 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Keltner K
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Metkovich G, McQuinn G, Berra Y, DiMaggio J
HR -- Keller C 2
SB -- Metkovich G
SH -- Keltner K, Drews K
WP -- Drews K
T -- 2:22
A -- 28288
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