Duke Sims, who opened the Indians' scoring with a homer in the second inning, connected for the circuit again with two out in the 11th to beat the Yankees, 4-3. After Sims' first smash, the Yankees took a 3-1 lead with the aid of a round-tripper by Thurman Munson, but the Indians tied the score in the eighth on a single by Ted Uhlaender and pinch-homer by Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 12, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  -   3  8  0
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  -   4 10  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             6   1   3   0     0   1   .252      Brown ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Munson c              5   1   2   2     1   2   .297        Nettles ph,3b       2   1   1   2     0   1   .231
White lf              5   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Leon 2b,ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Cater 3b,1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Pinson rf,1b          4   0   1   0     1   0   .285
Murcer cf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .253      Hinton lf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .320
Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247        Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Kenney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Woods rf              3   0   1   0     2   1   .228        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .219        Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kekich p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .094        Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Harrelson 1b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .364
  Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Ford pr,lf          1   0   1   0     1   0   .182
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Bradford cf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .203
  Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Sims c                5   2   2   2     0   1   .262
  Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lowenstein 3b,2b      4   0   0   0     0   2   .211
                                                          McDowell p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Uhlaender ph,rf     2   1   2   0     0   0   .269

Totals               41   3   8   2     6  10             Totals               39   4  10   4     3   8

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance:  5,861
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Indians 7
DP: Yankees 3, Indians 2
Errors: Sims, Lowenstein 2
Doubles: Clarke (23)
Home Runs: Munson (6), Sims 2 (20), Nettles (23)
Stolen Bases: Woods (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Michael (3)
GIDP: Cater (19), Ellis (5), Bradford (12)
Hit by Pitch: Leon (2,by Aker)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich                  6.1   4   1   1   1   3   1  23   4.83
McDaniel                1.2   3   2   2   0   2   1   8   1.98
Aker                    2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.03
Klimkowski L(5-7)       0.2   1   1   1   1   0   1   3   2.95
Totals                 10.2  10   4   4   3   8   3  43

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell                8     7   3   2   4   8   1  35   2.70
Higgins                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.08
Mingori                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.07
Lasher                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.10
Chance W(9-8)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.28
Totals                 11     8   3   2   6  10   1  48

Hit by Pitch: Aker (3)
Wild Pitches: Higgins (6)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; Munson struck out; White walked;
Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
walked; Pinson forced Leon (shortstop to second); Hinton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer struck out; Ellis flied out to center; Woods
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrelson singled to center; Bradford grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at
second]; Sims homered; Lowenstein made an out to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael struck out; Kekich walked; Clarke singled
to center [Kekich to second]; Munson singled to left [Clarke to
second, Kekich scored]; White reached on an error by Lowenstein
[Clarke scored (unearned) (no RBI), Munson to third]; Cater
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [White
out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians
1.

INDIANS 3RD: McDowell grounded out (first unassisted); Brown
flied out to center; Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer singled to right; Ellis grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second];
Woods singled to left; Woods stole second; Michael walked;
Kekich forced Michael (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson made an out to shortstop; Hinton flied out
to center; Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke singled to center; Munson flied out to left;
On a bunt White singled to third [Clarke to second]; Cater
grounded out (third to first) [White to second, Clarke to
third]; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bradford flied out to right; Sims flied out to
left; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Ellis struck out; Woods reached on an error by
Lowenstein [Woods to second]; Michael struck out; Kekich
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: McDowell struck out; Brown flied out to right; Leon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
homered; White lined to right; Cater grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Pinson flied out to left; Hinton singled to right;
Harrelson singled to right [Hinton to second]; FORD RAN FOR
HARRELSON; MCDANIEL REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Bradford was
called out on strikes; Sims struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HINTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted);
Ellis grounded out (second to first); Woods walked; Michael made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: KENNEY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Lowenstein lined to second; UHLAENDER
BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Uhlaender singled to center; NETTLES BATTED
FOR BROWN; Nettles homered [Uhlaender scored]; Leon flied out to
center; Pinson singled to right; Hinton popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LEON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
HIGGINS REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); UHLAENDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WARD BATTED
FOR MCDANIEL; Ward flied out to left; Clarke doubled; Higgins
threw a wild pitch [Clarke to third]; Munson struck out; White
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: AKER REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Ford singled to
third; Bradford struck out; Sims hit into a double play (first
to shortstop) [Ford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 3.

YANKEES 10TH: Cater grounded out (second to first); Murcer
struck out; Kenney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 10TH: Lowenstein struck out; Uhlaender singled to right;
Nettles struck out; Leon was hit by a pitch [Uhlaender to
second]; Pinson was walked intentionally [Uhlaender to third,
Leon to second]; CAMILLI BATTED FOR HIGGINS; Camilli lined to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 3.

YANKEES 11TH: MINGORI REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Woods walked;
Michael reached on an error by Sims on a sacrifice bunt [Woods
to second]; HANSEN BATTED FOR AKER; Hansen made an out to
pitcher; Clarke flied out to left; LASHER REPLACED MINGORI
(PITCHING); Munson walked [Woods to third, Michael to second];
CHANCE REPLACED LASHER (PITCHING); White flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 11TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED HANSEN (PITCHING); Ford
walked; Bradford hit into a double play (catcher to second)
[Ford out at second]; Sims homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 4.