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Sunday May 23, 1971
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Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 23, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .202
Munson c              5   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
White lf              2   0   1   0     3   1   .282      Harrelson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .370      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .179
Cater 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .232      Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .287
Alou rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .248      Uhlaender lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
Ellis 1b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .308      Leon 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Camilli ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Kline p               3   1   1   0     1   0   .227        Hinton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .300
                                                            Stanley pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          McDowell p            3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Hodge ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .258

Totals               32   1   6   1     8   6             Totals               34   2  10   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 19,014
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 1
Doubles: Munson (3)
GIDP: Alou (4), Leon 2 (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(4-3)            8.2  10   2   2   2   1   0  36   1.95
Totals                  8.2  10   2   2   2   1   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(3-5)         9     6   1   1   8   6   0  40   3.80
Totals                  9     6   1   1   8   6   0  40

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; Munson flied out to left; White
singled to left; Murcer walked [White to second]; Cater struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Ellis
walked; Michael forced Ellis (third to second); Kline walked
[Michael to second]; Clarke made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
singled to right; Uhlaender singled to second [Fosse to second];
Leon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Uhlaender out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson made an out to third; White struck out;
Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Camilli grounded out (pitcher to first); McDowell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford singled to right; Pinson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Cater singled to center; Alou grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cater out at second];
Ellis walked; Michael flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrelson made an out to shortstop; Nettles walked;
Fosse singled to left [Nettles to second]; Uhlaender singled to
left [Fosse to third, Nettles scored]; Leon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Uhlaender out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Kline grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke
flied out to center; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Camilli grounded out (second to first); McDowell
lined to left; Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Murcer forced White (second to
shortstop); Cater lined to right; Alou singled to center [Murcer
to second]; Ellis lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Pinson popped to third in foul territory; Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Nettles singled to center; Fosse
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael flied out to center; Kline singled to
right; Clarke singled to left [Kline to second]; Munson doubled
to right [Clarke to third, Kline scored]; White was walked
intentionally; Murcer was called out on strikes; Cater forced
White (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Uhlaender flied to left in foul territory; Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Camilli grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Alou walked; Ellis struck out; Michael was called
out on strikes; Kline flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: McDowell singled to right; Ford forced McDowell
(second to shortstop); Sam McDowell slid hard into 2B and
claimed that Gene Michael kicked him with both feet; McDowell
grabbed Michael around the neck and threw him to the ground;
both benches cleared; John Ellis jumped on McDowell; no one was
ejected; Pinson singled to right [Ford to third]; Harrelson
made an out to shortstop; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); White walked; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse made an out to first; Uhlaender grounded out
(second to first); Leon singled to left; HINTON BATTED FOR
CAMILLI; Hinton walked [Leon to second]; STANLEY RAN FOR HINTON;
HODGE BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Hodge singled to right [Stanley to
second, Leon scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians
2.



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