Bobby Murcer smashed four homers and tied two records as the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Indians, losing the first game, 7-2, and winning the second game, 5-4. Murcer's homers came in four straight official times at bat and equaled the major league mark for most consecutive circuit clouts in two games. The slugging outfielder also tied the A. L. record for most homers in a doubleheader.

Sam McDowell gained his 10th victory for the Indians in the opener. The Tribe nicked Mel Stottlemyre for two runs in the third inning and added four off reliever Mike Kekich in the fourth, two scoring on a single by Ted Uhlaender with the bases loaded and two counting on errors by Ron Woods and Gene Michael. Curt Blefary hit a pinch-homer for the Yankees in the eighth.

Murcer started his barrage with a boundary belt in the ninth inning of the first game and then homered in the first, fifth and eighth innings of the nightcap. After Graig Nettles put the Indians ahead, 4-3, with a two-run smash in the eighth, Murcer tied the score with his fourth of the day. Roy White followed with a double and Danny Cater singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 24, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians      0  0  2    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   7 10  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  5  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heidemann ss          4   2   1   0     1   1   .215      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Leon 2b               3   1   2   1     1   0   .224      Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .273
Pinson lf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .310      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .345
Fosse c               4   1   2   1     1   1   .305      Cater 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Nettles 3b            5   1   0   0     0   0   .211      Munson c              3   0   2   0     1   0   .264
Horton 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Woods rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Uhlaender cf          5   1   1   2     0   0   .246      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Foster rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .253      Kenney 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .210
McDowell p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Stottlemyre p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .195
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Blefary ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .200
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  10   5     5   4             Totals               30   2   5   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:21
Left on Base: Indians 10, Yankees 3
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Woods, Michael 2
Doubles: Pinson (14)
Home Runs: Blefary (3), Murcer (10)
Stolen Bases: Heidemann (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Leon (15)
GIDP: Woods (6)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (3,by Klimkowski)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(10-4)        9     5   2   2   2   4   2  32   2.40
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   4   2  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(8-5)      4     6   2   2   0   1   0  19   3.07
Kekich                  2     3   4   2   3   1   0  13   7.64
Klimkowski              2     1   1   1   2   1   0   9   3.29
Hamilton                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9    10   7   5   5   4   0  44

Passed Balls: Fosse (6)
Hit by Pitch: Klimkowski (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann grounded out (second to first); Leon
singled to shortstop; Pinson flied out to left; Fosse struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Murcer made
an out to third; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Horton
reached on an error by Michael [Horton to first]; Uhlaender
forced Horton (pitcher to shortstop); Foster made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled to center; Munson was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McDowell flied out to right; Heidemann singled to
center; Heidemann stole second; Leon singled to center
[Heidemann scored, Leon to second (on throw to home)]; Pinson
doubled to right [Leon scored]; Fosse grounded out (third to
first) [Pinson to third]; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael was called out on strikes; Kenney grounded
out (second to first); Stottlemyre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton singled to right; Uhlaender flied out to
left; Foster singled to left [Horton to second]; McDowell lined
to left; Heidemann lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Murcer was
called out on strikes; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 5TH: KEKICH REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Leon
walked; Pinson singled to right [Leon to second]; Fosse singled
to right [Leon to third, Pinson to second]; Nettles forced Leon
(third to catcher) [Pinson to third, Fosse to second]; Horton
made an out to third; Uhlaender singled to right [Pinson scored,
Fosse scored, Nettles scored (error by Woods) (unearned) (no
RBI), Uhlaender to second]; Foster was walked intentionally;
McDowell reached on an error by Michael [Uhlaender scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Foster to third, McDowell to first];
Heidemann struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled to left; Woods grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Leon flied out to center; Pinson flied out to
right; Fosse walked; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael flied out to left; Kenney walked; HANSEN
BATTED FOR KEKICH; Hansen made an out to catcher; Clarke popped
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 7TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED HANSEN (PITCHING); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Uhlaender grounded out (first
to pitcher); Foster was hit by a pitch; McDowell struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer made an out to third; White singled to left;
Cater flied out to right; Fosse allowed a passed ball [White to
second]; Munson walked; Woods made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Heidemann walked; Leon out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Heidemann to second]; Pinson was walked
intentionally; Fosse singled to center [Heidemann scored, Pinson
to third]; Nettles hit into a double play (center to catcher)
[Pinson out at home]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael made an out to third; Kenney made an out to
catcher; BLEFARY BATTED FOR KLIMKOWSKI; Blefary homered; Clarke
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 9TH: HAMILTON REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Horton made
an out to catcher; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first);
Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer homered; White grounded out (third to
first); Cater grounded out (third to first); Munson flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 2.

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