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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 8, 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 August 8, 1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Spec Shea |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Zoldak |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Boyer |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Bud Souchock | First Baseman |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Spec Shea | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Sam Zoldak | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 8, 1948
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Zoldak
Stirnweiss 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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Zoldak
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Henrich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Zoldak
Lindell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker. Lindell reaches second base with a double. Henrich scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Zoldak
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Zoldak
Johnson 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 1
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Shea
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindell. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Shea
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Shea
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mitchell scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Shea
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball 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: ---
Souchock vs. Zoldak
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Zoldak
Niarhos hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Zoldak
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Shea
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Shea
There goes Gordon. The throw from Niarhos and he is out, Stirnweiss applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Shea
Berardino strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Shea
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Souchock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Zoldak
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zoldak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Zoldak
Stirnweiss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Zoldak
Henrich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Shea
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zoldak vs. Shea
Zoldak hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Shea
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Shea
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Zoldak
Lindell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Zoldak
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Zoldak
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lindell scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Zoldak
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Zoldak's glove, towards Gordon, who fields it, throws to second, with Berardino covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Shea
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Shea
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Shea
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Zoldak
Niarhos hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Zoldak
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Zoldak
Shea hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Zoldak
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Zoldak
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino misplays the ball. That's an error on Berardino. Rizzuto scores. Stirnweiss moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Zoldak
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stirnweiss scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Zoldak
Lindell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Zoldak
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Shea
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Shea
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Shea
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Zoldak
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Zoldak
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Zoldak
Niarhos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zoldak vs. Shea
Zoldak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Shea
Mitchell hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Shea
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 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Zoldak
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Zoldak
Shea bunts towards the mound. Zoldak fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Zoldak
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Zoldak
Henrich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Doby. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lindell vs. Zoldak
Lindell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Klieman
Ed Klieman now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Stirnweiss scores. Henrich moves to third. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Klieman
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Shea
Doby 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: ---
Keltner vs. Shea
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Shea
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Shea
Berardino 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: ---
Robinson vs. Shea
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Shea
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Page
Hal Peck pinch hits for Ed Klieman. Joe Page now pitching. Allie Clark pinch hits for Hal Peck.
Clark takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Page
Bob Lemon pinch runs for Allie Clark.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Page
Lou Boudreau pinch hits for Thurman Tucker.
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Lemon scores. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Page
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Paige
Larry Doby now playing center field. Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Satchel Paige now pitching. George McQuinn pinch hits for Bud Souchock.
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Paige
Yogi Berra pinch hits for Gus Niarhos.
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Paige
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby throws the ball in to Berardino who tags Rizzuto trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Page
George McQuinn now playing first base. Yogi Berra now catching.
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Page
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Page
Page fires to first and has Gordon trapped. There's the throw to Rizzuto who tags Gordon for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Page
Berardino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Page
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Page
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Paige
Bobby Brown pinch hits for Joe Page.
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Paige
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Paige
The umpire calls a balk on Paige Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Paige
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Christopher
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Johnny Lindell. Russ Christopher now pitching.
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 8/8/1948, game 1 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 2 2 1 Mitchell D, lf 4 1 3 0
Henrich T, rf 5 1 3 1 Tucker T, cf 3 0 0 0
Lindell J, lf 3 1 3 1 Boudreau L, ph 1 0 1 2
Keller C, ph 1 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 0 1 Doby L, rf-cf 4 0 0 1
Johnson B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 0 0
Souchock B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 0 1 0
McQuinn G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Berardino J, ss 3 2 1 2
Niarhos G, c 3 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 2 2 3
Berra Y, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 1 1 0
Rizzuto P, ss 4 2 3 0 Zoldak S, p 2 0 0 0
Shea S, p 2 0 0 0 Klieman E, p 0 0 0 0
Page J, p 0 0 0 0 Peck H, ph 0 0 0 0
Brown B, ph 1 0 0 0 Clark A, ph 0 0 0 0
Lemon B, pr 0 1 0 0
Paige S, p 0 0 0 0
Christopher R, p 0 0 0 0
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37 6 12 5 31 8 9 8
New York 100 120 200 -- 6
Cleveland 100 000 52x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shea S 6.2 6 5 5 1 1
Page J (L) 1.1 3 3 3 3 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak S 6.1 10 6 4 1 2
Klieman E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Paige S (W) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Christopher R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Robinson E, Berardino J
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 6, Cleveland 3
2B -- Henrich T 2, Lindell J, Mitchell D
HR -- Berardino J, Robinson E 2
CS -- Gordon J
SH -- Shea S
Balk -- Paige S
T -- 2:30
A -- 0
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