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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1948
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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 23, 1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1948 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Black |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 78,431 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McKinley |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Brown | Shortstop |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Allie Clark | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Pat Seerey | Right Fielder |
| Joe Tipton | Catcher |
| Don Black | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1948
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Black
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Black
Henrich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Black
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Lopat
Tucker hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lopat
There goes Tucker. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Tucker steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Lopat
Clark hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Tucker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Lopat
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boudreau scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Lopat
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Black
Berra hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Black
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Black
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Lopat
Seerey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Lopat
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Black vs. Lopat
The umpire calls a balk on Lopat Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Black vs. Lopat
Black hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Lopat
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Black
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Black
Lopat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Black
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Black
Henrich 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
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lopat
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lopat
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Black
Keller hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Black
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tipton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lopat
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Lopat
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Lopat
Tipton takes first base on ball four. Seerey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Black vs. Lopat
Black strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Black
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Black
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Robinson, and towards Gordon, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Black
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Black
Lopat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Black
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss scores. Lopat moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Black
Henrich 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
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Lopat
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopat covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lopat
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Black
Keller 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, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Black
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lopat
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lopat
Keltner hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Black
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Black
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Seerey. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stirnweiss vs. Christopher
Russ Christopher now pitching.
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopat vs. Christopher
Lopat hits a ball on the ground for a double play. McQuinn moves to third. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Christopher
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Christopher
Henrich 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
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Lopat
Seerey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Lopat
Tipton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seerey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christopher vs. Lopat
Christopher takes first base on ball four. Seerey moves to third. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tucker vs. Lopat
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seerey scores. Tipton scores. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Lopat
Clark bunts towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. Christopher moves to third. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Lopat
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Christopher scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Christopher
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Christopher
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Christopher
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Christopher
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Christopher
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lopat
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Lopat
Seerey hits a line drive towards third. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Keltner. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Lopat
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Christopher
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Christopher
Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Eddie Lopat.
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Christopher
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Christopher
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Christopher
Keller 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1948, game 2 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Brown B, ss 4 0 2 1 Tucker T, cf 4 1 1 2
Henrich T, rf 5 0 1 0 Clark A, lf 3 0 1 0
Keller C, lf 5 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 1 1 1
DiMaggio J, cf 3 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 1 1
Berra Y, c 3 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 1
Johnson B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 0
McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Seerey P, rf 4 1 3 0
Stirnweiss S, 2b 1 1 1 0 Tipton J, c 3 1 1 0
Lopat E, p 3 0 2 0 Black D, p 2 0 0 0
Lindell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Christopher R, p 0 1 0 0
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32 1 8 1 31 5 9 5
New York 000 010 000 -- 1
Cleveland 200 000 30x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (L) 8.0 9 5 3 3 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Black D (W)* 6.0 7 1 1 3 2
Christopher R (S) 3.0 1 0 0 4 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- McQuinn G, Gordon J
DP -- New York 2, Cleveland 4
LOB -- New York 11, Cleveland 6
2B -- Boudreau L, McQuinn G
SB -- Tucker T
SH -- Clark A
Balk -- Lopat E
T -- 2:16
A -- 78431
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