Fritz Peterson of Yankees and Sam McDowell of the Indians each pitched his first complete game of the season as the clubs split a doubleheader with New York winning the opener, 6-3, and Cleveland taking the nightcap, 2-1. The Yankees broke a five-game losing streak behind Peterson's five-hit hurling.

The Indians gained their victory with two out in the ninth inning when Eddie Leon singled, Chuck Hinton walked and Gomer Hodge singled as a pinch-hitter for McDowell to decide the duel with Steve Kline. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       23, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  2    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  0
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   0   0     0   3   .260      Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kenney 3b             3   2   2   1     2   0   .200      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .176
White lf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .279      R. Foster rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Murcer cf             1   0   0   0     4   0   .381      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .281
Gibbs c               4   0   0   1     0   0   .162      Harrelson 1b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .218
Lyttle rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Hinton lf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .300
  Alou ph,rf          2   1   1   1     0   0   .246      Leon 2b               3   0   2   1     0   1   .245
Blefary 1b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .194      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cater ph,1b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Lamb p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker ss              5   1   2   1     0   1   .273        Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Peterson p            4   0   1   1     0   1   .100        Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               35   6  11   6     7   5             Totals               31   3   5   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Indians 3
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 2
Errors: Fosse
Doubles: White 2 (5), Blefary (1)
Home Runs: Hinton (1)
Stolen Bases: Baker (1), Kenney (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Alou (1)
GIDP: White (2), Hodge (1)
Hit by Pitch: Gibbs (1,by Austin)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(4-3)         9     5   3   3   2   5   1  33   4.19
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   5   1  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamb L(1-2)             4     7   5   5   3   1   0  21   3.05
Austin                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.21
Colbert                 2     4   1   1   1   2   0  11   5.83
Mingori                 2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.84
Totals                  9    11   6   6   7   5   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Austin (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Kenney
walked; White grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Kenney out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to left; R. Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Gibbs
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lyttle singled to left; Blefary
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
singled to left; Hinton walked [Harrelson to second]; Leon
singled to left [Hinton to second, Harrelson scored]; Stanley
flied out to right; Lamb forced Hinton (third unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Baker singled to right; Peterson lined to left;
Baker stole second; Clarke struck out; Kenney singled to right
[Baker scored]; Kenney stole second; White doubled to right
[Kenney scored]; Murcer walked; Gibbs grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); R. Foster grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Lyttle grounded out (first to pitcher); Blefary
doubled to left; Baker singled to center [Blefary scored];
Peterson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Baker to
second]; Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse struck out; Harrelson grounded out (third to
first); Hinton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Kenney walked; White singled to right [Kenney to
second]; AUSTIN REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Murcer walked [Kenney
to third, White to second]; Gibbs was hit by a pitch [Kenney
scored, White to third, Murcer to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR
LYTTLE; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; CATER
BATTED FOR BLEFARY; Cater lined to center; Baker struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CATER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Leon singled to right; Stanley forced Leon
(second to shortstop); HODGE BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Hodge grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stanley out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: COLBERT REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Peterson
grounded out (third to first); Clarke struck out; Kenney
singled; White doubled to right [Kenney to third]; Murcer was
walked intentionally; Gibbs lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Ford flied to right in foul territory; Nettles
walked; R. Foster made an out to second; Fosse forced Nettles
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians
1.

YANKEES 7TH: Alou singled to center; Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Alou to second]; Baker flied out to left;
Peterson singled to left [Alou scored]; Clarke struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrelson singled to left; Hinton homered
[Harrelson scored]; Leon struck out; Stanley grounded out (third
to first); UHLAENDER BATTED FOR COLBERT; Uhlaender made an out
to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Kenney
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); White flied out to
left; Murcer walked; Gibbs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Ford lined to left; Nettles grounded out (first to
pitcher); R. Foster popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Alou flied out to center; Cater walked; On a bunt
Baker reached on an error by Fosse [Cater to second]; Peterson
struck out while Cater was out trying to advance to third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse struck out; Harrelson lined to right; Hinton
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians
3.