Getting a six-hitter from John Cumberland, who pitched his first complete game of the season, the Yankees defeated the White Sox, 3-1. Cumberland gave up a run in the first inning on a walk to Walt Williams, a single by Carlos May and a sacrifice fly by Bill Melton. New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1Game Played on Saturday, June 6, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium IWhite Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Yankees 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Williams rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .265 Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kenney 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .337 Murcer cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 May lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .305 White lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Melton 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .286 Cater 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Josephson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Blefary rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .203 McCraw 1b,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Woods rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Knoop 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .205 Munson c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .248 Berry cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Michael ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .232 Horlen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .138 Hansen ph,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Blanco ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Cumberland p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Totals 32 1 6 1 2 4 Totals 31 3 8 3 0 2 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 10,384 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Yankees 4 DP: White Sox 1, Yankees 0 Stolen Bases: Murcer (4), Kenney (6) Sacrifice Flies: Melton (3) GIDP: Kenney (4) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Horlen L(5-6) 6 7 3 3 0 0 0 24 3.87 Wood 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.41 Totals 8 8 3 3 0 2 0 31 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cumberland W(2-3) 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 35 3.38 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams walked; Aparicio flied to center; May singled to center [Williams to third]; Melton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Williams scored]; Josephson flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied to left; Kenney lined to shortstop; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: McCraw flied to center; Knoop singled to right; Berry singled to center [Knoop to second]; Horlen flied to right; Williams flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: White lined to right; Cater singled to left; Blefary singled to center [Cater to third]; Munson singled to left [Cater scored, Blefary to third]; Michael singled to right [Blefary scored, Munson to second]; On a bunt Cumberland forced Michael (first to shortstop) [Munson to third, Cumberland to first]; Clarke flied to right; 53 minute rain delay starting at 2:44 PM; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Aparicio flied to left; May struck out; Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Kenney flied to center; Murcer singled to left; Murcer stole second; White singled to center [Murcer scored]; Cater lined to center; Blefary flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Josephson singled to center; McCraw popped to catcher in foul territory; Knoop flied to center; Berry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael grounded out (second to first); Cumberland lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Horlen grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); Aparicio walked; May singled to left [Aparicio to third]; Melton flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Clarke singled to center; Kenney grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clarke out at second]; Murcer lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Josephson grounded out (second to first); McCraw grounded out (first to pitcher); Knoop popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Cater grounded out (third to first); Blefary flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: WOODS REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); Berry lined to left; BLANCO BATTED FOR HORLEN; Blanco was called out on strikes; Williams lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: BLANCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCCRAW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WOOD REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Munson grounded out (third to first); HANSEN BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Hansen was called out on strikes (strikeout was charged to Michael); Gene Michael ejected by HP umpire Jake O'Donnell on 1-2 count for arguing balls and strikes; Cumberland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: HANSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Aparicio grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (second to first); Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: Clarke popped to catcher in foul territory; Kenney singled to center; Kenney stole second; Murcer grounded out (second to first) [Kenney to third]; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: Josephson grounded out (third to first); McCraw grounded out (second to first); Knoop singled to left; Berry flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 3. |
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