The Indians broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the ninth inning to win the first game of a doubleheader, 3-0, and then beat the Yankees again in the second game, 5-2. Fritz Peterson, pitching the opener for the Yankees, yielded only four hits until the ninth when the Indians erupted for their runs on three singles, two outfield errors and a pair of sacrifice flies. Ray Lamb was the winner with the aid of Steve Mingori.

In the nightcap, the Indians snapped a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning with two runs on singles by Ray Fosse, Frank Baker, Kurt Bevacqua and Jack Heidemann. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, June      28, 1971 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  7  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
  Pinson cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Kenney 3b             3   0   3   0     1   0   .255
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .244      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .342
R. Foster lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Alou 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Fosse c               3   0   0   1     0   1   .276      Blomberg rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Hinton rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .258      Gibbs c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
  Baker pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .163      Lyttle lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .194
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   2   .319        Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Bevacqua 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .207      Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .242
Heidemann ss          3   0   0   1     0   1   .162      Peterson p            1   0   0   0     1   0   .061
Lamb p                4   0   1   0     0   1   .074
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               32   3   7   3     2   6             Totals               30   0   7   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:29
Left on Base: Indians 6, Yankees 8
DP: Indians 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Murcer, Blomberg
Caught Stealing: Blomberg (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (1), Heidemann (1)
GIDP: Murcer (4), Swoboda (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamb W(5-3)             8     7   0   0   4   3   0  33   2.13
Mingori SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9     7   0   0   4   4   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(6-7)         9     7   3   3   2   6   0  36   3.64
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   0  36

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


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

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Kenney walked [Clarke to
second]; Murcer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Clarke to third, Kenney out at second]; Alou walked;
Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse lined to left; Hinton singled to right;
Chambliss struck out; Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gibbs grounded out (first unassisted); Lyttle
singled to center; Michael was called out on strikes; Peterson
forced Lyttle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Heidemann struck out; Lamb singled to right; Ford
flied out to right; Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); Kenney
singled to center; Murcer made an out to shortstop; Alou flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster grounded out (first to pitcher); Fosse
flied out to left; Hinton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Gibbs
flied out to left; Lyttle popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Bevacqua lined
to shortstop; Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael flied out to left; Peterson walked; Clarke
grounded out (third to first) [Peterson to second]; Kenney
singled to shortstop [Peterson to third]; Murcer grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Lamb grounded out (third to first); Ford popped to
third in foul territory; Nettles singled to right; R. Foster
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Blomberg
singled to right; Gibbs flied out to center; Blomberg was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse struck out (catcher to first); Hinton singled
to right; Chambliss was called out on strikes; Bevacqua forced
Hinton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Lyttle flied out to center; Michael singled to
center; Peterson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Michael to second]; Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Heidemann popped to first in foul territory; Lamb
struck out; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Kenney singled to center; Murcer was called out on
strikes; Alou flied out to center; Blomberg flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Nettles singled to right [Nettles to second (error
by Blomberg)]; On a bunt R. Foster singled to pitcher [Nettles
to third]; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nettles scored,
R. Foster to second]; Hinton was walked intentionally; BAKER RAN
FOR HINTON; Chambliss singled to center [R. Foster scored, Baker
to third (error by Murcer), Chambliss to second]; Bevacqua was
walked intentionally; Heidemann hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Baker scored]; Lamb flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PINSON REPLACED
FORD (PLAYING CF); Gibbs walked; MINGORI REPLACED LAMB
(PITCHING); SWOBODA BATTED FOR LYTTLE; Swoboda grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Gibbs out at second];
Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 0.