Fritz Peterson pitched a two-hitter in the opener and Stan Bahnsen followed with a four-hitter in the nightcap as the Yankees swept a twi-night doubleheader with the Indians, 1-0 and 7-1. A homer by Graig Nettles saved the Indians from a complete washout. Peterson won his duel with Sam McDowell when the Yankees scored in the third inning on singles by Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer, a pass to Roy White and single by Felipe Alou.

In the second game, Bahnsen accounted for two Yankee runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh. Nettles set a major league record for the most double plays by a third baseman with his 50th and 51st of the season, one more than the previous mark by Harlond Clift of the St. Louis Browns in 1937. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 17, 1971 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Leon ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
R. Foster rf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .255      Murcer cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .325
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Alou rf               3   0   3   1     1   0   .287
Hinton 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .232      Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Ford cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Hansen 3b             3   0   3   0     1   0   .225
Camilli 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .230
McDowell p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .320
  Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Peterson p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .063

Totals               28   0   2   0     2   5             Totals               31   1   9   1     5   2

Time of Game: 2:04
Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 11
DP: Indians 3, Yankees 0
Errors: Leon, Hansen
Doubles: Ellis (10)
Sacrifice Hits: McDowell (6)
GIDP: Peterson (2), Ellis (10), Michael (16)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(13-16)       7     7   1   1   4   1   0  30   3.17
Hargan                  1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   6.40
Totals                  8     9   1   1   5   2   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(14-12)       9     2   0   0   2   5   0  31   3.12
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry Barnett


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender lined to first; Leon reached on an error
by Hansen [Leon to second]; R. Foster struck out; Fosse lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
reached on an error by Leon [Munson to second]; Murcer grounded
out (second to first) [Munson to third]; White flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Hinton was
called out on strikes; Ford popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou singled to left; Ellis struck out; Hansen
singled to center [Alou to third, Hansen to second (on throw)];
Michael was walked intentionally; Peterson grounded into a
double play (third to catcher to first) [Alou out at home]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Camilli singled to center; McDowell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Camilli to second];
Uhlaender struck out; Leon singled to center [Camilli out at
home (center to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
singled to center; Murcer singled to center [Munson to third];
White walked [Murcer to second]; Alou singled to left [Munson
scored, Murcer to third, White to second]; Ellis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster grounded out (third to first); Fosse
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Hansen singled to left; Michael grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Hansen out at second];
Peterson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hinton struck out; Ford flied out to right; Camilli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Munson
popped to second; Murcer walked; White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 6TH: McDowell grounded out (catcher to first); Uhlaender
popped to shortstop; Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Alou walked; Ellis flied out to center; Hansen
singled to right [Alou to third]; On a bunt Michael reached on a
fielder's choice [Alou out at home (catcher unassisted), Hansen
to second]; Peterson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 7TH: R. Foster walked; Fosse flied out to center;
Nettles flied out to right; Hinton forced R. Foster (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke flied out to center; Munson grounded out
(third to first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Ford grounded out (catcher to first); Camilli
struck out; HODGE BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Hodge grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 8TH: HARGAN REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); White grounded
out (second to first); Alou singled to center; Ellis doubled to
right [Alou to third]; Hansen was walked intentionally; BLOMBERG
BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Blomberg struck out; Peterson forced Hansen
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
1.

INDIANS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING SS); Uhlaender
flied out to right; Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); R.
Foster walked; Fosse flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 1.