Fritz Peterson gained his 17th victory, matching the lefthander's career high, when the Yankees defeated the Indians, 4-1. With the score tied, 1-1, Ron Woods batted in two runs with a triple in the eighth inning and then counted himself by kicking the ball out of catcher Duke Sims' glove after being caught in a rundown. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   4 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Clarke 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .248
Leon 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Pinson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      White lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Foster rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Cater 3b,1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .299
Harrelson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .253
  Hargan pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Ellis 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .251
Ford cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .143        Kenney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Sims c                3   0   1   0     0   2   .259      Woods rf              3   1   1   2     1   1   .237
Heidemann ss          2   0   0   1     0   0   .212      Michael ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .226
Paul p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Peterson p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .195

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   4             Totals               32   4  10   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 13,127
Left on Base: Indians 5, Yankees 8
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Sims
Triples: Leon (4), Woods (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Heidemann (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(1-5)             8    10   4   3   3   4   0  36   4.99
Totals                  8    10   4   3   3   4   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(17-9)        9     5   1   1   1   4   0  33   2.96
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   0  33

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


INDIANS 1ST: Nettles flied out to right; Leon tripled; Pinson
reached on a fielder's choice [Leon out at home (first to
catcher to third)]; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
walked; White was called out on strikes; Cater flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
singled to right; Sims singled to right [Ford to third];
Heidemann hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored]; Paul
forced Sims (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to second; Ellis forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); Woods was called out on strikes; Michael
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Leon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Peterson grounded out (third to first); Clarke
singled to left; Munson flied out to center [Clarke to second];
White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Foster walked; Harrelson flied out to right; Ford
made an out to shortstop; Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Cater singled to right; Murcer forced Cater
(shortstop unassisted); Ellis lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Murcer out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Paul
grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Woods flied out to left; Michael singled to center;
Peterson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Michael to
second]; Clarke singled to left [Clarke to second (on throw to
home), Michael scored]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
grounded out (first unassisted); Foster grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Cater flied out to right; Murcer made
an out to shortstop; Ellis singled to center [White to third];
Woods walked [Ellis to second]; Michael was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrelson lined to pitcher; Ford struck out
(catcher to first); Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Peterson grounded out (third to first); Clarke made
an out to second; Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Heidemann made an out to first; Paul grounded out
(second to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Cater
singled to second; Murcer forced Cater (second to shortstop);
Ellis singled to third [Murcer to second]; Woods tripled to
right [Ellis scored, Murcer scored, Woods scored (error by Sims)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Ron Woods kicked the ball out of Duke
Sims' glove after being caught in rundown; Michael singled
to left; Peterson forced Michael (shortstop to second); 3 R (2
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 9TH: KENNEY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Leon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Pinson struck out; Foster singled to left; Harrelson singled to
center [Foster to second]; HARGAN RAN FOR HARRELSON; Ford
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Yankees 4.