Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer hit two-run homers off Sam McDowell in the fifth inning to power the Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Indians. Munson's homer followed a single by Horace Clarke. After a pass to Roy White and forceout by Danny Cater, Murcer also hit for the circuit. Ray Fosse homered with two men on base in the sixth to account for the Indians' tallies. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    5, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  3  -   7 11  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Brown ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .295
Munson c              5   1   1   2     0   1   .275      Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
White lf              2   0   0   0     3   0   .301      Foster lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Cater rf,3b,1b        4   2   1   0     1   0   .307        Uhlaender lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Hansen 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Fosse c               4   1   2   3     0   1   .318
  Murcer cf           3   2   2   2     1   0   .249      Horton 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .260
Ellis 1b              4   0   2   0     0   2   .240      Bradford cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .196
  Kenney pr,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Leon 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .245
Woods cf,rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .245      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .231
  Ward ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .267      McDowell p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Lyttle pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .286        Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Michael ss            4   0   2   1     1   2   .206        Rollins ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Aker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Hinton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .340
  McDaniel p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  11   6     7   7             Totals               34   3   9   3     0   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 19,335
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Indians 5
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 0
Errors: Michael, Fosse
Doubles: Leon (13)
Home Runs: Munson (5), Murcer (16), Fosse (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Brown (2)
GIDP: Bradford (6), Nettles (7)
Hit by Pitch: Peterson (1,by McDowell)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(13-7)        5.2   5   3   3   0   5   1  22   3.56
Aker                    1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.38
McDaniel SV(14)         1.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.67
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   8   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(16-6)        4.2   5   4   4   6   4   2  25   2.62
Colbert                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   8.31
Austin                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.67
Higgins                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.75
Mingori                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2  27.00
Lasher                  0.1   2   1   0   0   1   0   3   3.78
Totals                  9    11   7   6   7   7   2  45

Hit by Pitch: McDowell (5)

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Odom


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; Munson lined to left;
White walked; Cater walked [White to second]; Hansen grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: MURCER REPLACED HANSEN (PLAYING CF); WOODS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CATER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Brown singled to left; Pinson popped to second; Foster flied out
to center; Fosse forced Brown (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Ellis singled to third; Woods walked [Ellis to
second]; Michael struck out; Ellis was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop); Peterson was hit by a pitch [Woods to
second]; Clarke lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton was called out on strikes; Bradford struck
out; Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson struck out; White popped to second; Cater
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles struck out; McDowell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer walked; Ellis struck out; Woods flied out to
center; Michael walked [Murcer to second]; Peterson forced
Michael (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson made an out to first; Foster flied out to
right; Fosse struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke singled to center; Munson homered [Clarke
scored]; White walked; Cater forced White (second to shortstop);
Murcer homered [Cater scored]; Ellis struck out; Woods singled
to center; COLBERT REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Michael singled
to left [Woods to third]; Peterson was called out on strikes; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Horton reached on an error by Michael [Horton to
first]; Bradford grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Horton out at second]; Leon doubled to right; Nettles
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: UHLAENDER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Clarke
grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (pitcher to
first); White walked; Cater grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: ROLLINS BATTED FOR COLBERT; Rollins singled to
left; Brown singled to center [Rollins to second]; Pinson made
an out to shortstop; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first)
[Rollins to third, Brown to second]; Fosse homered [Rollins
scored, Brown scored]; AKER REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Horton
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 3.

YANKEES 7TH: AUSTIN REPLACED ROLLINS (PITCHING); Murcer grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ellis singled to left; KENNEY RAN FOR
ELLIS; Woods flied out to right; Michael was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: KENNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bradford was called out on strikes; Leon
made an out to catcher; Nettles grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Aker flied out to center; Clarke flied out to left;
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: HINTON BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Hinton singled to left;
Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hinton to
second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED AKER (PITCHING); Pinson struck out
(catcher to first); Uhlaender flied to right in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: HIGGINS REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); White made an
out to second; Cater singled to center; MINGORI REPLACED HIGGINS
(PITCHING); Murcer singled to right [Cater to third]; Debut
game for Steve Mingori; Kenney made an out to second; WARD
BATTED FOR WOODS; LASHER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); On a bunt
Ward singled to third [Cater scored, Murcer to second]; LYTTLE
RAN FOR WARD; Michael singled to right [Murcer scored, Lyttle
scored (error by Fosse) (unearned) (no RBI), Michael to second];
McDaniel struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: LYTTLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Fosse singled
to center; Horton singled to center [Fosse to second]; Bradford
forced Fosse (third unassisted) [Horton to second]; On a bunt
Leon singled to third [Horton to third, Bradford to second];
Nettles grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Horton out at home]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Indians 3.