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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 25, 1951
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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 August 25, 1951 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 25, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 52,155 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Cal Hubbard 3B: Hank Soar |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Ray Boone | Shortstop |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 25, 1951
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Garcia
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Garcia
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Garcia
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Garcia
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lopat
Avila hits a line drive into left field. Woodling picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Woodling. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopat. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Lopat
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Lopat
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Garcia
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Garcia
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Garcia
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Lopat
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lopat
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Garcia
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Garcia
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Garcia
Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Garcia
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garcia
Berra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lopat
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Garcia
Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Garcia
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Garcia
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Garcia
Lopat hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lopat
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Lopat's glove, towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Lopat
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Lopat
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Garcia
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Garcia
Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woodling vs. Garcia
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garcia
Berra hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Garcia
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Lopat
Clarence Maddern pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Maddern hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lopat scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddern for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Lopat covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Lopat
Avila hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Lopat
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Brissie
Lou Brissie now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Brissie
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Brissie
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Brissie
There goes McDougald. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. McDougald steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. Brissie
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lopat
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Lopat
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Brissie
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Brissie
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brissie
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Lopat
Snuffy Stirnweiss pinch hits for Lou Brissie.
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Lopat
Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle throws the ball in to Mize who tags Avila trying to return to first, for the out. Mitchell moves to third. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gromek
Mize hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gromek
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Gromek
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lopat
Joe Collins now playing first base. Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Gil McDougald now playing third base.
Doby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lopat
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Boone reaches second base with a double. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCosky vs. Reynolds
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Bob Kennedy. Allie Reynolds now pitching.
McCosky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simpson vs. Reynolds
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gromek
Barney McCosky now playing right field.
Reynolds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Gromek
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Gromek
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Gromek
Woodling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Gromek
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Gromek
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Reynolds
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Reynolds
Paul Lehner pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Lehner 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 -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Reynolds
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/1951 -- New York at Cleveland (D) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Rizzuto P, ss 4 4 3 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 1 2 0 Mantle M, rf 5 2 2 2 Avila B, 2b 4 2 3 2 Woodling G, lf 3 0 2 3 Doby L, cf 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 1 Rosen A, 3b 4 0 3 1 Berra Y, c 5 0 0 0 Boone R, ss 4 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Kennedy B, rf 3 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 0 0 0 0 McCosky B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Brown B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 McDougald G, 2b-3b 4 0 1 1 Garcia M, p 1 0 0 0 Lopat E, p 3 0 0 0 Maddern C, ph 1 0 0 0 Reynolds A, p 1 0 0 0 Brissie L, p 0 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, ph 1 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0 Lehner P, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 7 36 3 9 3 New York 102 120 001 -- 7 Cleveland 100 020 000 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lopat E (W) 7.1 9 3 3 1 3 Reynolds A (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (L) 5.0 7 6 6 3 2 Brissie L 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Gromek S 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 E -- Woodling G, Lopat E DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- New York 7, Cleveland 7 2B -- Mize J, Mantle M, Brown B, Boone R HR -- Mantle M, Avila B SB -- McDougald G T -- 2:33 A -- 52155
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