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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 23, 1947 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Black |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Bevens |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,543 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Don Black | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Bill Bevens | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Bevens
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Bevens
Peck hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Bevens
Mitchell 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
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Black
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Black
Henrich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Henrich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Black
Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Black
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Black
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bevens
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Bevens
Fleming 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bevens
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Black
Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck who is chasing the ball. Berra reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. Black
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bevens vs. Black
Bevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau has Berra trapped. There's the throw to Hegan and over to Keltner, who tags Berra for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Black
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Bevens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Black
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming fields it and throws to second for the out. Bevens moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindell vs. Black
The ball gets by Hegan for a passed ball. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lindell vs. Black
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bevens
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Bevens
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hegan for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Bevens
Black strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Black
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Black
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
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Bevens
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Bevens
Peck hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich who is chasing the ball. Peck reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitchell vs. Bevens
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peck scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Bevens
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fleming vs. Bevens
Fleming hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bevens
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Bevens covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bevens
Keltner hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Berra settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Berra. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bevens
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Black
Berra hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Black
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Black
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Bill Bevens.
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Black
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
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Wensloff
Butch Wensloff now pitching.
Hegan hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Wensloff
Black hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Wensloff
Metkovich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, with Black covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Black
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio 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
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Wensloff
Peck 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 -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Wensloff
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Wensloff
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first, with Wensloff covering, for the out. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Fleming hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Black
Jack Conway now playing shortstop.
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Black
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Black
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Black
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Klieman
Ed Klieman now pitching.
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Klieman
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stirnweiss vs. Klieman
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Klieman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stirnweiss for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Page
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Page
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Page
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bockman vs. Page
Eddie Bockman pinch hits for Ed Klieman.
Bockman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lemon
Bob Lemon now pitching.
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Lemon
Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Page
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peck vs. Page
Peck bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitchell vs. Page
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Conway vs. Page
Conway hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Page
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Lemon
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lemon
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a line drive to center field. Metkovich throws towards the plate. Hegan fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hegan. McQuinn scores. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Lemon
Page strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Lemon
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Lemon
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Berra scores. Rizzuto scores. Stirnweiss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Lemon
Lindell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Page
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Page
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Page
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seerey vs. Page
Pat Seerey pinch hits for Bob Lemon.
Seerey strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Page
Metkovich strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1947 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Metkovich G, cf 5 1 1 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 1 1 1
Peck H, rf 3 1 1 0 Henrich T, rf 5 1 2 3
Mitchell D, lf 4 1 2 1 Lindell J, lf 5 0 1 1
Boudreau L, ss 3 1 2 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0
Conway J, ss 1 0 1 1 McQuinn G, 1b 3 1 0 0
Fleming L, 1b 4 1 1 3 Johnson B, 3b 2 1 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 3 2 3 2
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 2 2 0 0
Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Bevens B, p 1 0 0 0
Black D, p 2 0 0 0 Keller C, ph 1 0 0 0
Klieman E, p 0 0 0 0 Wensloff B, p 0 0 0 0
Bockman E, ph 1 0 0 0 Page J, p 2 0 1 1
Lemon B, p 0 0 0 0
Seerey P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 32 8 9 8
Cleveland 000 400 010 -- 5
New York 110 101 04x -- 8
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Black D 5.1 6 4 4 3 4
Klieman E 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Lemon B (L) 2.0 2 4 4 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bevens B 4.0 5 4 4 0 2
Wensloff B 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Page J (W) 3.1 4 1 1 1 5
E -- Berra Y, Hegan J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, New York 7
2B -- Henrich T 2
3B -- Berra Y, Peck H
HR -- Fleming L, Berra Y
SH -- Peck H, Johnson B
WP -- Black D
PB -- Hegan J
T -- 2:27
A -- 17543
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