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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1950
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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 August 31, 1950 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Byrne |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,020 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Bill McKinley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | First Baseman |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Bob Kennedy | Center Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cliff Mapes | Center Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Joe Collins | Right Fielder |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Byrne | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1950
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Byrne
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Byrne
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Byrne
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it 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: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Lemon
There goes Bauer. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Boone applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Byrne
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Byrne
Rosen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Byrne
Boone takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Byrne
Kennedy hits a fly ball towards center. Mapes catches it and throws to Coleman who relays to Mize to double up Boone. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a line drive into center field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lemon
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lemon
Collins strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Byrne
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Byrne
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Byrne
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Byrne
Boudreau hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lemon
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Lemon
Byrne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Byrne moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to second for the out. Byrne scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Byrne
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Byrne
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Byrne
Rosen hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Byrne
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lemon
Mize hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lemon
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boudreau fields the ball and throws to Lemon covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lemon
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Byrne
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Byrne
Hegan hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Byrne
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Byrne
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Byrne
Boudreau hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Lemon
Byrne hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lemon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Byrne for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Byrne
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Byrne
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Byrne
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Byrne
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lemon
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lemon
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boudreau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Byrne
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Byrne
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Byrne
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Byrne
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Byrne
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field. Mapes picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mapes. Kennedy scores. Mitchell moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Byrne
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lemon
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Lemon
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Lemon
Mapes hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lemon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mapes for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Page
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Page
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Page
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. Bauer scores. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Gromek
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Gromek
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Page
Jackie Jensen now playing left field. Hank Bauer now playing right field. Joe Collins now playing first base. Ray Murray pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Page
Jim Lemon pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Page
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Page
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Lemon scores. Mitchell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Ferrick
Tom Ferrick now pitching.
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Ferrick
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1950 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 2 2 0 Mapes C, cf 4 1 2 2
Boudreau L, 1b 5 1 2 3 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 1 2
Clark A, rf 5 0 2 2 Bauer H, lf-rf 4 1 2 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 1 2 1
Rosen A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 2
Boone R, ss 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, lf 0 0 0 0
Kennedy B, cf 3 1 0 0 Collins J, rf-1b 4 0 1 0
Hegan J, c 2 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Murray R, ph 1 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 2 1 0 0
Lemon B, p 2 0 1 0 Byrne T, p 2 1 1 0
Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0 Page J, p 0 0 0 0
Lemon J, ph 1 1 1 0 Ferrick T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 32 7 10 7
Cleveland 000 000 302 -- 5
New York 002 111 02x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (L)* 7.0 10 7 7 2 4
Gromek S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne T (W) 6.2 5 3 2 5 3
Page J 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
Ferrick T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Mapes C
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, New York 3
2B -- Boudreau L
HR -- Mize J, Mapes C, Berra Y, Rizzuto P
CS -- Bauer H
HBP -- by Byrne T (Rosen A)
T -- 2:46
A -- 21020
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