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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 16, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 16, 1951 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Raschi |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,705 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Vic Raschi | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 16, 1951
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Raschi
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman misplays the ball. That's an error on Coleman. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Raschi
There goes Mitchell. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Mitchell steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Raschi
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Raschi
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Raschi
Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. There goes Doby trying to get to third. Mantle throws the ball in to Brown, who tags Doby for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Raschi
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lemon
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Lemon
Brown takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Mantle scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Brown scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Raschi
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Raschi
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Raschi
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bauer. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Boone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Raschi
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Raschi
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lemon
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raschi vs. Lemon
Raschi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Raschi
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Raschi
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Raschi
Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Raschi
Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Raschi
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lemon
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lemon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Raschi
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Raschi
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Raschi
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Raschi
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Raschi
Stirnweiss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Raschi
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lemon
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon juggles the ball. That's an error on Lemon. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raschi vs. Lemon
Raschi strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Lemon
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. Coleman scores. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
There goes Mantle. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Mantle steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Gromek
Brown hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gromek
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Gromek
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Gromek
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Gromek
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Bauer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Raschi
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Raschi
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Raschi
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Raschi
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raschi vs. Zuverink
Harry Simpson now playing first base.
Raschi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Zuverink
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Zuverink
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Raschi
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Raschi
Bobby Avila pinch hits for George Zuverink.
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Raschi
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rozek
Dick Rozek now pitching.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Rozek
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Rozek
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Rozek
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Rozek
Collins hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Raschi
Gil McDougald now playing third base. Jackie Jensen now playing center field.
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Raschi
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Raschi
Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Raschi
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Rozek
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Rozek
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Vic Raschi.
Woodling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Rozek
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson juggles the ball. That's an error on Simpson. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Rozek
Mantle 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 -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Rozek
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching. Billy Martin now playing second base. Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop.
Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Morgan
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Morgan
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Morgan
Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Dick Rozek.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1951 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 4 1 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 3 0 0
Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Martin B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 3 0 1 0 Mantle M, rf 4 3 2 4
Easter L, 1b 3 0 2 1 Brown B, 3b 3 2 1 3
Simpson H, 1b 1 0 0 0 McDougald G, 3b 1 0 0 0
Rosen A, 3b 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 2 2
Chapman S, rf 4 1 2 1 Jensen J, cf 0 0 0 0
Boone R, ss 3 1 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 1 1 1
Hegan J, c 4 0 1 1 Bauer H, lf 3 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 2 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b-ss 4 1 0 0
Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0 Raschi V, p 3 0 0 0
Avila B, ph 1 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph 1 0 0 0
Rozek D, p 0 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy B, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 7 3 34 11 8 11
Cleveland 110 000 001 -- 3
New York 300 060 02x -- 11
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (L) 4.1 3 7 6 4 1
Gromek S 0.1 3 2 1 1 0
Zuverink G 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Rozek D 2.0 2 2 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi V (W) 8.0 6 2 1 2 10
Morgan T (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Coleman J, Lemon B, Rosen A, Simpson H
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, New York 4
2B -- Hegan J
HR -- Brown B, Mantle M, Chapman S
SB -- Mitchell D, Mantle M
T -- 2:23
A -- 20705
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