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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 12, 1954
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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 12, 1954 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1954 |
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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 | May 12, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
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 | 7,544 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Al Smith | Third Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Left Fielder |
Al Rosen | First Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 12, 1954
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--
Bauer vs. Garcia
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Garcia
Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garcia
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lopat
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lopat
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Lopat
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Garcia
Woodling strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Garcia
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Garcia
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lopat
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Lopat
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Lopat
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Garcia
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Garcia
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Garcia
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Garcia
Noren takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Garcia
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lopat
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lopat
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Garcia
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Garcia
McDougald hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Garcia
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lopat
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Lopat
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Lopat
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westlake moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Philley vs. Lopat
Philley takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Lopat
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Garcia
Lopat hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Garcia
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Garcia
Bauer 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
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Lopat
Garcia bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with McDougald covering, for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Lopat
Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Lopat
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Garcia
Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garcia
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Garcia
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Noren scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Garcia
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Garcia
Carey strikes out. Hegan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Carey out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Lopat
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lopat
Rosen 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, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Doby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Lopat
Philley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Garcia
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Garcia
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Garcia
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Garcia
Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garcia
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching. Bill Skowron pinch hits for Eddie Robinson.
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lopat
Bill Skowron now playing first base.
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regalado vs. Lopat
Rudy Regalado pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Regalado strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching.
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Narleski
There goes Woodling. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Avila applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Narleski
McDougald hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Westlake fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Westlake. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Narleski
Carey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Narleski
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, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Narleski
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lopat
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lopat
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Lopat
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Lopat
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. Smith scores. Westlake moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Philley vs. Lopat
The ball gets by Berra for a passed ball. Westlake scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Lopat
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Majeski vs. Lopat
Hank Majeski pinch hits for George Strickland.
Majeski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Sain
Dave Pope pinch runs for Hank Majeski. Johnny Sain now pitching. Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pope moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Glynn vs. Sain
Sam Dente pinch runs for Dale Mitchell. Bill Glynn pinch hits for Ray Narleski.
Glynn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bob Lemon now pitching. Hal Naragon now catching. Sam Dente now playing shortstop.
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Lemon
Noren strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lemon
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, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Sain
Avila hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sain
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Sain
Westlake strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1954 -- New York at Cleveland (D) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Rizzuto P, ss 3 1 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0 Smith A, 3b 5 1 1 0 Noren I, cf 4 1 2 1 Westlake W, lf 4 1 1 0 Berra Y, c 5 0 2 0 Rosen A, 1b 4 0 3 2 Robinson E, 1b 2 1 0 0 Doby L, cf 4 1 1 0 Skowron B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Philley D, rf 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 3 0 2 1 Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0 McDougald G, 2b 4 1 1 1 Majeski H, ph 1 0 1 1 Carey A, 3b 4 1 1 2 Pope D, pr 0 0 0 0 Lopat E, p 4 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 0 0 0 0 Sain J, p 0 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 1 0 Mitchell D, ph 1 0 1 0 Dente S, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 1 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0 Regalado R, ph 1 0 0 0 Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0 Glynn B, ph 1 0 0 0 Naragon H, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 8 5 35 4 10 3 New York 000 002 120 -- 5 Cleveland 000 000 040 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lopat E (W) 7.2 9 4 4 3 4 Sain J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (L) 6.2 6 3 3 5 2 Mossi D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Narleski R 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 Lemon B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Westlake W DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 8 2B -- Doby L, McDougald G HR -- Carey A CS -- Woodling G SH -- Garcia M PB -- Berra Y T -- 3:01 A -- 7544
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