Lindy McDaniel picked up two victories and Fred Lasher suffered both defeats when the Yankees beat the Indians in a doubleheader, 6-5 and 8-7, with the second game going 11 innings. John Ellis homered in the eighth inning to provide the Yankees' winning run in the opener. Roy White also had a homer in the game for New York.

The nightcap turned into a slugging exhibition with nine homers, six by the Indians. Tony Horton hit three, Ray Fosse whacked two and Jack Heidemann got the first of his major league career for the Indians. Three of the Tribe's homers -- a two-run blow by Horton and back-to-back drives by Fosse and Heiclemann -- came in the fourth inning. Horace Clarke, Ron Hansen and Ellis connected for the Yankees. Ellis' homer with two men on base put the Yankees ahead in the eighth, 7-6, but Horton tied the score with his third boundary belt of the game in the Indians' half. The Yankees scored their winning run in the 11th when Jerry Kenney doubled and Clarke singled. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      1  1  0    0  0  0    3  1  0  -   6 14  1
Indians      1  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  0  -   5 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .285      Uhlaender cf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .237
Murcer cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .234      Leon 2b,ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .206
White lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .331      Sims lf               4   1   2   2     1   0   .208
Cater 3b,1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Horton 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Munson c              5   1   4   2     0   1   .259      Fosse c               4   1   0   0     1   1   .253
Woods rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Foster rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .234
Ellis 1b              4   1   3   2     0   1   .146      Brown 3b,2b           2   0   1   1     1   0   .317
  Kenney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Heidemann ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .221        Rollins ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .222
Kekich p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Nettles 3b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .150
  Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      McDowell p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Klimchock ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  McDaniel p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ellsworth p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .328
                                                            Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  14   6     2   8             Totals               34   5  10   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:57
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Indians 9
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 1
Errors: McDaniel
Doubles: Munson 2 (7), Ellis (1), Clarke (5), Foster 2 (7), Sims (3)
Triples: Leon (1)
Home Runs: White (6), Ellis (1)
Caught Stealing: Munson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Brown (1), Leon (5)
GIDP: Woods (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich                  6     6   4   4   3   1   0  26  11.05
Klimkowski              0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   2.97
McDaniel W(3-0)         2.1   3   0   0   0   1   0  10   1.32
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   2   0  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell                7    12   5   5   1   7   1  33   2.62
Lasher L(1-4)           0.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   4   4.63
Ellsworth               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.40
Colbert                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    14   6   6   2   8   2  41

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Ron Luciano


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
flied out to center; White homered; Cater struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender flied out to left; Leon tripled to right;
Sims singled to left [Leon scored]; Horton flied out to left;
Fosse forced Sims (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson doubled; Woods lined to right; Ellis doubled
to left [Munson scored]; Michael struck out; Kekich grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Foster doubled to center; Brown out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Foster to third]; Heidemann struck out;
McDowell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke was called out on strikes; Murcer singled to
center; White singled to center [Murcer to second]; Cater
singled to left [White to second, Murcer to third]; Munson
struck out; Woods grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender lined to shortstop; Leon flied out to
center; Sims grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Ellis struck out; Michael walked; Kekich forced
Michael (first to shortstop); Clarke lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Foster doubled; Brown singled to
center [Foster scored]; Heidemann flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; White grounded
out (third to first); Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: On a bunt McDowell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Uhlaender grounded out (first to pitcher); Leon flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to center; Woods grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Munson out at second];
Ellis singled to right; Michael struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Sims walked; Horton flied out to right; Fosse
walked [Sims to second]; Foster flied out to center; Brown
walked [Sims to third, Fosse to second]; ROLLINS BATTED FOR
HEIDEMANN; Rollins singled to right [Fosse scored, Sims scored,
Brown out at second (right to shortstop)]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Indians 4.

YANKEES 7TH: NETTLES REPLACED ROLLINS (PLAYING 3B); BROWN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LEON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); HANSEN BATTED FOR KEKICH; Hansen popped to first in foul
territory; Clarke doubled to left; Murcer singled to second
[Clarke to third]; White singled to right [Murcer to third,
Clarke scored]; Cater made an out to second; Munson doubled to
right [White scored, Murcer scored]; Woods lined to right; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED HANSEN (PITCHING); KLIMCHOCK
BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Klimchock grounded out (first to pitcher);
Uhlaender walked; Leon flied out to center; Sims doubled to
right [Uhlaender scored]; Horton was walked intentionally;
MCDANIEL REPLACED KLIMKOWSKI (PITCHING); Fosse made an out to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 5.

YANKEES 8TH: LASHER REPLACED KLIMCHOCK (PITCHING); Ellis
homered; Michael made an out to shortstop; McDaniel was called
out on strikes; Clarke walked; ELLSWORTH REPLACED LASHER
(PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: KENNEY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Foster flied out to left; Brown flied
out to center; Nettles singled to center; PINSON BATTED FOR
ELLSWORTH; Pinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Indians 5.

YANKEES 9TH: COLBERT REPLACED PINSON (PITCHING); White grounded
out (first to pitcher); Cater flied out to center; Munson
singled to center; Munson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Uhlaender singled to third; Leon reached on an
error by McDaniel on a sacrifice bunt [Uhlaender to second];
Sims lined into a double play (right to pitcher to shortstop)
[Uhlaender out at second]; Horton singled to center [Leon to
third]; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Indians 5.