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New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians

1949-08-26 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 49194 · 2:25

Cleveland Indians defeated New York Yankees 5–3. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 2nd. Al Benton earned the win. Joe Gordon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	7
CLE	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0		5	9

W: Al Benton L: Vic Raschi SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Bill Summers · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Coleman	3	2	2	0	1	0
Phil Rizzuto	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gene Woodling	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	4	0	2	1	0	0
Tommy Henrich	3	1	1	0	1	1
Johnny Mize	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Brown	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Silvera	3	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Raschi	2	0	0	0	1	1
Charlie Keller	1	0	0	1	0	0
Cliff Mapes	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Boudreau	2	0	1	2	2	0
Dale Mitchell	4	0	1	2	0	0
Joe Gordon	4	1	2	1	0	1
Larry Doby	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mickey Vernon	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ken Keltner	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Kennedy	2	2	1	0	2	0
Jim Hegan	4	1	2	0	0	1
Al Benton	4	0	0	0	0	3

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Raschi	8.0	9	5	8

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	9.0	7	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Coleman: W
Phil Rizzuto: 4
Gene Woodling: 43.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: S5.2-H
Tommy Henrich: K

Bot 1

Lou Boudreau: W
Dale Mitchell: 8
Joe Gordon: S7.1-2
Larry Doby: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Johnny Mize: 2/FL
Bobby Brown: 9
Charlie Silvera: 8

Bot 2

Mickey Vernon: S/BG.B-2(E3)
Ken Keltner: FC4.2X3(45)
Bob Kennedy: S8.1-2
Jim Hegan: S6.2-3;1-2
Al Benton: K
Lou Boudreau: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Dale Mitchell: 13

Top 3

Vic Raschi: W
Jerry Coleman: 8
Phil Rizzuto: W.1-2
Gene Woodling: 8(B)/DP.2X3(854)

Bot 3

Joe Gordon: K
Larry Doby: 6/L
Mickey Vernon: K

Top 4

Joe DiMaggio: S5
Tommy Henrich: 8
Johnny Mize: FC.1-2(E3)
Bobby Brown: 8
Charlie Silvera: 7

Bot 4

Ken Keltner: K
Bob Kennedy: W
Jim Hegan: 64(1)/FO
Al Benton: K

Top 5

Vic Raschi: K23
Jerry Coleman: S5
Phil Rizzuto: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Lou Boudreau: 43
Dale Mitchell: 43
Joe Gordon: HR
Larry Doby: W
Mickey Vernon: SB2
Mickey Vernon: 8

Top 6

Gene Woodling: 43
Joe DiMaggio: 8
Tommy Henrich: W
Johnny Mize: 4

Bot 6

Ken Keltner: S7
Bob Kennedy: CS2(26)
Bob Kennedy: W
Jim Hegan: FLE2
Jim Hegan: D8.1-3
Al Benton: K
Lou Boudreau: W
Dale Mitchell: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Joe Gordon: 5/L

Top 7

Bobby Brown: 43
Charlie Silvera: 8
Vic Raschi: 43

Bot 7

Larry Doby: K
Mickey Vernon: 43
Ken Keltner: 4

Top 8

Jerry Coleman: D7
Phil Rizzuto: S7.2-3
Gene Woodling: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
Joe DiMaggio: 9

Bot 8

Bob Kennedy: 63
Jim Hegan: K
Al Benton: 13

Top 9

Tommy Henrich: S7
Johnny Mize: 8
Bobby Brown: S9.1-3
Charlie Keller: 8.3-H
Cliff Mapes: 7/FL