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. New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, May 24, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumYankees 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. |
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