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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 11, 1949
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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 May 11, 1949 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 61,400 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Joe Paparella |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| Cliff Mapes | Center Fielder |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 11, 1949
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Benton
Woodling bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henrich vs. Benton
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Benton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to second. Boudreau drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Boudreau. Coleman scores. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Benton
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Porterfield
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Porterfield
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Porterfield
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Benton
Mapes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niarhos vs. Benton
Niarhos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Niarhos reaches second base with a double. Mapes moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Porterfield vs. Benton
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Benton
Coleman hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzuto vs. Benton
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Porterfield
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Porterfield
Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Porterfield
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Porterfield
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mapes. Clark reaches second base with a double. Boudreau scores. Doby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Porterfield
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benton vs. Porterfield
Benton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to get to home. Mapes throws the ball in to Niarhos who tags Clark who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Benton
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Benton
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Benton
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Benton
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Porterfield
Mitchell 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Porterfield
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Porterfield
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Porterfield
Boudreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Benton
Mapes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Benton
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Benton covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Benton
Porterfield hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Benton
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Porterfield
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Porterfield
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Porterfield
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Porterfield
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Benton
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Benton
Woodling hits a fly ball towards left. Mitchell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mitchell. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Benton
Henrich hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Benton
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kryhoski vs. Benton
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Porterfield
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benton for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Porterfield
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Porterfield
Vernon 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
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Benton
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mapes for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Benton
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Benton
Porterfield hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Porterfield
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Porterfield
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Porterfield
Keltner bunts towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keltner for the out. Gordon moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doby vs. Porterfield
Doby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Porterfield
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peck vs. Porterfield
Hal Peck pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Peck hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Benton
Mike Tresh now catching.
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Benton
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tresh fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Benton
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Benton
Henrich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Porterfield
Minnie Minoso pinch hits for Al Benton.
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Porterfield
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Porterfield
Vernon hits a line drive into right field. Henrich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Henrich. Mitchell moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Porterfield
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Porterfield
There's a wild pitch. Mitchell scores. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Porterfield
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Brown 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, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Garcia
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Garcia
Mapes 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 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Porterfield
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Porterfield
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Porterfield
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Porterfield
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Garcia
Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Yogi Berra pinch hits for Gus Niarhos.
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garcia
Billy Johnson pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Garcia
Snuffy Stirnweiss pinch runs for Billy Johnson.
Coleman hits a line drive towards the mound. Garcia catches it and throws to first to double up Stirnweiss. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1949 -- New York at Cleveland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Coleman J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Mitchell D, lf 4 1 1 0
Rizzuto P, ss 2 1 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Woodling G, lf 3 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Henrich T, rf 3 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 1 1 0
Brown B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Kryhoski D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 2 1 1 0
Mapes C, cf 4 0 1 0 Clark A, rf 4 0 1 2
Niarhos G, c 3 0 2 0 Kennedy B, rf 0 0 0 0
Berra Y, ph 1 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 2 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 3 0 0 0 Peck H, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson B, ph 1 0 1 0 Tresh M, c 1 0 0 0
Stirnweiss S, pr 0 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 0 0 0 0
Benton A, p 2 0 1 0
Minoso M, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 1 31 3 9 2
New York 200 000 000 -- 2
Cleveland 020 000 10x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L) 8.0 9 3 3 3 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B* 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Benton A (W) 7.0 5 1 0 3 3
Garcia M (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 1st
E -- Boudreau L, Mitchell D, Henrich T
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 8
2B -- Niarhos G, Boudreau L, Clark A
SH -- Woodling G, Keltner K
WP -- Porterfield B
T -- 2:42
A -- 61400
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