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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 14, 1948
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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 September 14, 1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 34,064 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Left Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Wally Judnich | First Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 14, 1948
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Lemon
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Lemon
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Lemon
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Lemon
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lopat
Clark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopat
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, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Lemon
Niarhos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Lemon
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gordon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lopat
Keltner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Lopat
Tucker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Lopat
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Lemon
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lemon
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lopat
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lopat
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lemon
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Brown reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Lemon
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon has Brown trapped. There's the throw to Hegan and over to Keltner, who tags Brown for the out. McQuinn moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niarhos vs. Lemon
Niarhos strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopat vs. Lemon
Lopat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Lopat
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Lopat
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Lemon
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lemon
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lemon
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Lopat
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Judnich for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lopat
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lemon
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Lemon
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
There goes Brown. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lemon
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lopat
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a fly ball towards right field. Berra makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Berra. Mitchell scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lopat
Keltner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Lopat
Tucker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Tucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Lopat
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Lemon
Niarhos hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell who is chasing the ball. Niarhos reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Lemon
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Eddie Lopat.
Keller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Lemon
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Klieman
Ed Klieman now pitching.
Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Klieman
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stirnweiss scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Klieman
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Klieman
Hank Bauer pinch runs for Joe DiMaggio.
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Christopher
Russ Christopher now pitching.
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Christopher
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching. Tommy Henrich now playing center field. Charlie Keller now playing left field.
Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Porterfield
Al Rosen pinch hits for Russ Christopher.
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Porterfield
Johnny Berardino pinch runs for Al Rosen.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Paige
Satchel Paige now pitching.
Niarhos hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Paige
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Paige
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paige fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Porterfield
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Porterfield
Boudreau 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Porterfield
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Paige
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Paige
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Paige
Porterfield bunts towards first. Judnich scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Paige
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Porterfield
Billy Johnson now playing third base.
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Porterfield
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Porterfield
Judnich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Page
Ray Boone pinch runs for Wally Judnich. Larry Doby pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Joe Page now pitching. Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Larry Doby.
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tucker moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tipton vs. Page
Joe Tipton pinch hits for Satchel Paige.
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tucker scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Page
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1948 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 1 0 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 1 2 0
Henrich T, lf-cf 4 1 1 0 Clark A, rf 4 2 2 1
Berra Y, rf 5 1 1 1 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 0 1
DiMaggio J, cf 3 1 2 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 2
Bauer H, pr 0 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 2 0
Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0 Tucker T, cf 4 1 1 0
Page J, p 0 0 0 0 Judnich W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Brown B, 3b 5 0 4 3 Boone R, pr 0 0 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0
McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Doby L, ph 0 0 0 0
Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, ph 1 0 1 0
Niarhos G, c 4 1 2 0 Lemon B, p 2 0 0 0
Lopat E, p 2 0 0 0 Klieman E, p 0 0 0 0
Keller C, ph-lf 2 1 1 2 Christopher R, p 0 0 0 0
Rosen A, ph 1 0 1 0
Berardino J, pr 0 0 0 0
Paige S, p 0 0 0 0
Tipton J, ph 1 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 12 6 36 5 11 5
New York 100 100 400 -- 6
Cleveland 100 003 001 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (W) 6.0 7 4 4 1 4
Porterfield B 2.1 3 1 1 0 1
Page J (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (L)* 6.0 10 5 5 2 4
Klieman E 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Christopher R 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Paige S 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Rizzuto P, Berra Y
DP -- New York 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 5
2B -- Brown B, Tucker T
3B -- Niarhos G
HR -- Clark A, Gordon J, Keller C
CS -- Brown B
SH -- Porterfield B
HBP -- by Klieman E (DiMaggio J)
T -- 2:29
A -- 34064
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