Indians @ Yankees
September 17, 1951

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 1 3 0
Yankees 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 1 3 0
Yankees 2 7 1

Phil Rizzuto Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .271
OBP .667 .348
At Bats 3 483
Hits 2 131
• Singles 2 103
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 1 40

Bob Lemon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 12 2
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Yankee Stadium - September 17, 1951
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Single
Bob Lemon
Jim Hegan
Luke Easter
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
Ray Boone
Bob Kennedy
Larry Doby
Harry Simpson
Phil Rizzuto
Bobby Brown
Gene Woodling
Joe DiMaggio

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 1 3 0 2
New York Yankees 2 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Eddie Lopat
Losing Pitcher Bob Lemon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Phil Rizzuto
Attendance 42,072
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DiMaggio scores. Woodling moves to third. Brown moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Brown is walked intentionally. Woodling moves to second.
Bottom 9 Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third.
Bottom 9 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Bob Kennedy now playing left field. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Avila hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnny Mize now playing first base. Mitchell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 McDougald strikes out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Mize pinch hits for Joe Collins. Mize hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mantle is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Lopat bunts towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Avila covering, for the out. Rizzuto moves to second.
Bottom 8 Harry Simpson now playing right field. Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopat covering, for the out.
Top 8 Berra fires to first and picks off Simpson.
Top 8 Harry Simpson pinch runs for Sam Chapman. Hegan strikes out.
Top 8 Sam Chapman pinch hits for Barney McCosky. Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Rosen. The throw from Berra and he is out, Rizzuto applying the tag.
Top 7 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Easter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Collins is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out.
Top 6 Doby is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lopat, and towards McDougald, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second.
Top 6 Lemon is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto.
Bottom 5 Lopat 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.
Bottom 5 Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCosky. Brown reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Easter hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McDougald strikes out.
Bottom 4 Collins is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Doby hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lopat strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out.
Bottom 2 Woodling strikes out.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easter for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 1 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Doby is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Avila strikes out.
Top 1 Mitchell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.