An error that allowed Steve Dunning to score in the seventh inning enabled the Indians' pitcher to defeat the Yankees, 2-1. Dunning reached second base when Bobby Murcer lost his fly ball in the sun in center field. Ted Ford then singled and Dunning was out at the plate on Jim Lyttle's throw to Jake Gibbs, but the catcher let the ball pop out of his mitt. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       22, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Gibbs c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .172      Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .180
Murcer cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .383      Fosse c               4   0   3   0     0   0   .289
Blefary 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .176      Harrelson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Lyttle rf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .160      R. Foster lf          3   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Kenney 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .181      Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .233
Baker ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Camilli ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .105
Stottlemyre p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Munson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .239        Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Dunning p             3   1   1   0     0   0   .176

Totals               32   1   7   1     2   7             Totals               32   2   9   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 10,351
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Indians 9
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 0
Errors: Gibbs
Doubles: Baker (1), Kenney (1), Fosse (7), Dunning (1), R. Foster (5)
Home Runs: Lyttle (1), Nettles (7)
Stolen Bases: R. Foster (3)
Caught Stealing: White (4)
GIDP: Harrelson (4)
Hit by Pitch: R. Foster (2,by Stottlemyre)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(4-2)      7     7   2   1   1   2   1  29   2.79
Bahnsen                 1     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.81
Totals                  8     9   2   1   2   2   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning W(4-2)          9     7   1   1   2   7   1  34   3.42
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   7   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Stottlemyre (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry Napp


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to left; Gibbs walked [Clarke to
second]; White made an out to shortstop; Murcer forced Gibbs
(first to shortstop) [Clarke to third]; Blefary was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Ford grounded out (third to first); Pinson flied
out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Lyttle grounded out (pitcher to first); Kenney
grounded out (second to first); Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
singled to left; R. Foster singled to left [Harrelson to
second]; Leon grounded out (third to first) [R. Foster to
second, Harrelson to third]; Camilli was walked intentionally;
Dunning forced Camilli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stottlemyre was called out on strikes; Clarke
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Gibbs flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ford grounded out (third to first); Pinson struck
out; Nettles homered; Fosse doubled to right; Harrelson popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: On a bunt White grounded out (third to first);
Murcer singled to right; Blefary struck out; Lyttle struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster was hit by a pitch; R. Foster stole
second; Leon struck out; Camilli flied out to left; Dunning
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
doubled to center; Stottlemyre flied out to left; Clarke
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gibbs grounded out (shortstop to first); White
walked; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse singled to shortstop; Harrelson grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Fosse out at second];
R. Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Blefary flied out to left; Lyttle homered; Kenney
doubled to right [Kenney out at third (right to second to
third)]; Baker flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Leon flied out to left; Camilli grounded out (third
to first); Dunning doubled to center; Ford singled to right
[Dunning scored (error by Gibbs; assist by Lyttle) (unearned)];
Pinson flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Indians 2.

YANKEES 8TH: MUNSON BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Munson struck out;
Clarke singled to right; Gibbs flied out to left; White made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); Nettles flied
out to left; Fosse singled to left; Harrelson flied out to
center; R. Foster doubled [Fosse to third]; Leon was walked
intentionally; HODGE BATTED FOR CAMILLI; Hodge forced Leon
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 2.

YANKEES 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED HODGE (PLAYING SS); Murcer singled
to center; Blefary flied out to center; Lyttle struck out;
Kenney made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 2.