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Friday June 5, 1970
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Bobby Murcer smashed two homers and Roy White whacked one among three hits apiece to lead the Yankees' attack in a 10-1 victory over the White Sox. Mel Stottlemyre, who allowed five hits, pitched the route for only the second time this season. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Friday, June 5, 1970 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Yankees      1  1  0    1  4  0    1  2  x  -  10 11  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Clarke 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kenney 3b             5   1   0   0     0   0   .205
Aparicio ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .343      Murcer cf             5   3   3   3     0   1   .254
May lf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      White lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .335
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Cater 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .305
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Blefary rf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .200
McCraw 1b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .308        Lyttle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knoop 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Munson c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
Berry cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Michael ss            4   0   1   3     0   0   .231
Janeski p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .074      Stottlemyre p         2   0   1   1     2   0   .167
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .330
  Arrigo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sisk p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Matias ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .202

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   3             Totals               35  10  11   9     5   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 11,772
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Yankees 6
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Williams, Kenney
Doubles: McCraw (4), Murcer (8), Cater (15)
Home Runs: Murcer 2 (8), White (8)
Stolen Bases: White (7)
GIDP: May 2 (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Janeski L(4-3)          4     5   3   3   2   1   0  19   4.08
Arrigo                  0.2   4   4   4   1   0   1   7  12.83
Sisk                    2.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   9   6.04
Weaver                  1     1   2   2   1   0   1   5   9.00
Totals                  8    11  10  10   5   2   3  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(5-4)      9     5   1   1   1   3   0  32   3.33
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  32

Wild Pitches: Arrigo (1), Stottlemyre (5)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Honochick


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aparicio grounded out (second to first); May flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to third in foul territory; Kenney
lined to left; Murcer doubled to right [Murcer to third (error
by Williams)]; White singled to left [Murcer scored]; White
stole second; Cater flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
grounded out (first to pitcher); McCraw grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Blefary walked; Munson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Blefary to second]; Michael popped to catcher in foul
territory; Stottlemyre singled to center [Blefary scored];
Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Knoop flied to left; Berry flied to right;
Janeski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney lined to right; Murcer lined to center;
White lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aparicio singled to center; May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Blefary
singled to right; Munson singled to right [Blefary to third];
Michael forced Munson (second to shortstop) [Blefary scored,
Michael to first]; Stottlemyre walked [Michael to second];
Clarke struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton singled to left; Herrmann struck out;
McCraw singled to right [Melton to third]; Stottlemyre threw a
wild pitch [McCraw to second]; Knoop reached on a fielder's
choice [Melton out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Berry
singled to left [McCraw scored, Knoop to second]; HOPKINS BATTED
FOR JANESKI; Hopkins lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: ARRIGO REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Kenney lined to
right; Murcer homered; White singled to center; Cater doubled to
left [White to third]; Blefary lined to right; Munson was walked
intentionally; Arrigo threw a wild pitch [White scored, Cater to
third, Munson to second]; Michael singled to left [Cater scored,
Munson scored]; SISK REPLACED ARRIGO (PITCHING); Stottlemyre
lined to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Williams flied to center; Aparicio walked; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); Kenney
flied to center; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton lined to third; Herrmann flied to center;
McCraw doubled to right; Knoop flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 7TH: White homered; Cater walked; Blefary grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cater to second]; Munson grounded out (third
to first); Michael lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LYTTLE REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); Berry flied
to right; MATIAS BATTED FOR SISK; Matias reached on an error by
Kenney [Matias to first]; Williams grounded out (third to first)
[Matias to second]; Aparicio flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: MATIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WEAVER REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Stottlemyre walked; Clarke flied to center;
Kenney forced Stottlemyre (shortstop to second) [Kenney to
first]; Murcer homered [Kenney scored]; White flied to center; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 10.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); Melton struck
out; Herrmann flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Yankees 10.



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