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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1951
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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, 1951 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| 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, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,597 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Gene Woodling | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1951
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Overmire
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Overmire
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Overmire
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Lemon
There goes Rizzuto. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Rizzuto steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Lemon
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Lemon
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Overmire
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Overmire covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Overmire
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Overmire
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Overmire
Boone strikes out. 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 left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Berra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Lemon
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lemon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Overmire vs. Lemon
Overmire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Overmire
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Overmire
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Overmire
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Overmire
Avila takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Overmire
Doby takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to third. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Easter vs. Overmire
Easter is hit by the pitch. Lemon scores. Avila moves to third. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Overmire
Rosen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Overmire
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Overmire
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Lemon
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lemon
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Lemon
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Lemon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Overmire
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Overmire
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Overmire
Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Overmire
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Overmire
Doby hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Lemon
Cliff Mapes pinch hits for Stubby Overmire.
Mapes hits a line drive towards the mound. Lemon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Lemon
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Lemon
Mize is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Morgan
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Morgan
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Morgan
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Morgan
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Morgan
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lemon
Dale Mitchell now playing left field. Sam Chapman now playing center field.
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Lemon
Woodling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lemon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Lemon
Morgan 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, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Morgan
Billy Martin now playing second base.
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Morgan
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Morgan
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Lemon
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lemon
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Brissie
Lou Brissie now pitching.
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Brissie
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Morgan
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Morgan
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Morgan
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Brissie
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Brissie
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Brissie
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Morgan
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Morgan
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Morgan
Brissie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Brissie
Gil McDougald pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Brissie
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Brissie
Bauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kuzava
Bob Kuzava now pitching. Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Harry Simpson.
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Kuzava
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kuzava
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Brissie
Bob Kennedy now playing right field.
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Brissie
Mize hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Brissie
Berra takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
Joe DiMaggio pinch hits for Gene Woodling. Mike Garcia now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Garcia
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hopp vs. Garcia
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Billy Martin.
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Garcia
Joe Collins pinch hits for Bob Kuzava.
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. DiMaggio scores. Brown moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1951 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Simpson H, rf 4 0 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 3 0
Kennedy B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Bauer H, lf 4 0 0 0
Avila B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mantle M, rf 2 2 1 1
Doby L, cf 2 1 0 0 Mize J, 1b 5 0 0 0
Mitchell D, lf 2 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 2 3 1
Easter L, 1b 3 1 0 1 Woodling G, cf 4 1 1 2
Rosen A, 3b 4 1 1 4 DiMaggio J, ph 1 1 1 1
Chapman S, lf-cf 4 0 3 0 Brown B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boone R, ss 4 0 1 0 Coleman J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Martin B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 2 2 1 1 Hopp J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brissie L, p 1 0 0 0 Overmire S, p 1 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0 Mapes C, ph 1 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 1 0 0 0
McDougald G, ph 1 0 0 0
Kuzava B, p 0 0 0 0
Collins J, ph 1 0 1 2
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33 6 8 6 38 7 11 7
Cleveland 005 100 000 -- 6
New York 002 020 003 -- 7
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B 5.1 9 4 4 4 2
Brissie L 3.0 0 2 2 2 0
Garcia M (L) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire S 4.0 5 6 6 4 3
Morgan T 4.0 3 0 0 1 2
Kuzava B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Avila B
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, New York 12
2B -- Berra Y, Rizzuto P, DiMaggio J
HR -- Rosen A, Lemon B, Woodling G
SB -- Rizzuto P
HBP -- by Overmire S (Easter L)
T -- 3:06
A -- 15597
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