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After Gene Michael batted in one run and scored another with a pair of singles, Bobby Murcer homered to clinch the Yankees' 3-1 victory over the Indians. Michael's RBI hit followed a single by Jim Lyttle and an infield out in the second inning. Michael singled again in the fifth and counted on a wild pickoff throw, a safe bunt by Stan Bahnsen and an infield hit by Frank Baker. Murcer added his homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  8  1
Yankees      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Baker ss              4   0   1   1     0   2   .243
Uhlaender cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Pinson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      White lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .294
Hinton 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .328      Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .253
Sims c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .258      Cater 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .236      Lyttle rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Leon 2b               3   0   2   0     1   0   .261        Woods ph,rf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Heidemann ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Kenney 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .199
  Lowenstein ph,ss    2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Michael 2b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .223
Dunning p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Bahnsen p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .154
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Brown ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .282

Totals               36   1   8   1     2   2             Totals               32   3   9   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  9,232
Left on Base: Indians 10, Yankees 7
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Dunning, Baker
Doubles: Nettles (9)
Home Runs: Murcer (23)
Stolen Bases: White (21)
GIDP: Woods (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning L(3-9)          5     7   2   2   1   3   0  23   5.05
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.09
Austin                  2     2   1   1   1   4   1   9   5.37
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   7   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(13-10)        8     7   1   1   2   1   0  34   3.18
McDaniel SV(24)         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.90
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - George Maloney


INDIANS 1ST: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Uhlaender
grounded out (second to first); Pinson lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Baker was called out on strikes; Munson grounded
out (third to first); White singled to left; Murcer grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hinton flied out to right; Sims flied out to
center; Nettles doubled to right; Leon walked; Heidemann forced
Nettles (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Lyttle
singled to left; Kenney grounded out (second to first) [Lyttle
to second]; Michael singled to right [Michael to second (on
throw to home), Lyttle scored]; Bahnsen lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Dunning grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford
grounded out (third to first); Uhlaender made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Baker grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); White walked; White stole second;
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson flied out to center; Hinton singled to left;
Sims walked [Hinton to second]; Nettles made an out to second;
Leon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Cater grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Lyttle grounded out (pitcher to first); Kenney made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dunning singled to right; Ford flied out to right; Uhlaender
forced Dunning (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael singled to center; Michael was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Dunning [Michael to second];
On a bunt Bahnsen singled to third [Michael to third]; Baker
singled to shortstop [Bahnsen to second, Michael scored]; Munson
struck out; White flied out to right; Murcer flied out to right;
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Hinton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Cater singled to left; WOODS BATTED FOR LYTTLE;
MINGORI REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Woods grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cater out at
second]; Kenney flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 7TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nettles flied
out to left; Leon singled to shortstop; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
HEIDEMANN; Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first) [Leon to
second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR MINGORI; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 7TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); AUSTIN
REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); On a bunt Michael grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bahnsen was called out on strikes; Baker was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
2.

INDIANS 8TH: Ford made an out to second; Uhlaender singled to
right; Pinson flied out to right; Hinton reached on an error by
Baker [Uhlaender to second]; Sims popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to center; White struck out;
Murcer homered; Cater walked; Woods singled to left [Cater to
second]; Kenney struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Nettles singled to left; Leon singled to right
[Nettles to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING);
Lowenstein struck out; BROWN BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Brown singled to
left [Leon to second, Nettles scored]; Ford made an out to
first; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 3.



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