Yankees @ Indians
May 9, 1951

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Yankees 8 7 0
Indians 2 5 3
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Yankees 8 7 0
Indians 2 6 3

Bobby Avila Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .277
OBP .333 .412
At Bats 3 65
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 2

Eddie Lopat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 9, 1951
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Double
Eddie Lopat
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Jerry Coleman
Gil McDougald
Phil Rizzuto
Gene Woodling
Jackie Jensen
Mickey Mantle
Bobby Avila
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Avila hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mantle. Avila reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Lopat hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Zuverink now pitching. Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mitchell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman catches it and throws to first to double up Stirnweiss.
Bottom 7 Snuffy Stirnweiss pinch hits for Lou Brissie. Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gil McDougald now playing third base. Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gil McDougald pinch hits for Bobby Brown. McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Collins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields the ball and throws to Lopat covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Joe Collins now playing first base. Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Lou Brissie now pitching. Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopat hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boone. Berra scores. Brown moves to second.
Top 6 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Collins scores.
Top 6 Brown is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Joe Collins pinch runs for Johnny Mize. Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Berra reaches second base with a double. Collins moves to third.
Top 6 Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mitchell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mitchell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lemon is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Woodling hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coleman scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Lopat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Jensen scores. Coleman moves to third.
Top 5 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. Jensen moves to second.
Top 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon juggles the ball. That's an error on Lemon. Brown moves to second.
Top 5 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Boone strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Rosen moves to third.
Bottom 4 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila scores. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hegan hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. Jensen moves to third. Coleman moves to second.
Top 3 Lopat strikes out.
Top 3 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone misplays the ball. That's an error on Boone. Jensen moves to second.
Top 3 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a line drive into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Doby hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mize strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Woodling strikes out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out.