Hot-hitting Bernie Allen and Bobby Murcer batted the Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the Indians behind the six-hit pitching of Fritz Peterson. Allen, batting at a .400 clip in his last 13 games, homered with a man on base in the third inning. Murcer, hitting .417 for the month of June, drove in a run with a triple in the fifth and scored himself on a single by Roy White. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, June      23, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Unser cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .203
Allen 3b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .306      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .255
  Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .283      A. Johnson lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
White lf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .270      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Blomberg 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Alou 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Bell rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .210      McCraw 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .276
  Torres rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .221
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Peterson p            4   1   1   0     0   0   .290      Wilcox p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Leon ph,2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .194

Totals               34   4   7   4     1   2             Totals               34   1   6   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  5,882
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 0
Errors: Michael, Wilcox
Doubles: Fosse (9), McCraw (5)
Triples: Murcer (1)
Home Runs: Allen (1)
Stolen Bases: White (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Callison (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(6-8)         9     6   1   1   2   1   0  36   3.36
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   1   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(6-7)           4.2   6   4   4   1   0   1  22   2.42
Riddleberger            2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.77
Hennigan                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.25
Totals                  9     7   4   4   1   2   1  36

Wild Pitches: Hennigan (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Allen flied
out to center; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Johnson singled to left;
Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Blomberg
singled to third; Callison reached on an error by Wilcox on a
sacrifice bunt [Blomberg to second]; Munson flied out to left
[Blomberg to third]; Michael made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse doubled to center; Bell grounded out (third
to first); McCraw struck out; Duffy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Peterson flied out to left; Clarke singled to
first; Allen homered [Clarke scored]; Murcer flied out to left;
White walked; White stole second; Blomberg grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Wilcox singled to center; Unser singled to right
[Wilcox to third]; Brohamer forced Unser (pitcher to shortstop)
[Wilcox scored]; A. Johnson flied out to left; Nettles walked
[Brohamer to second]; Fosse forced Nettles (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Callison grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Michael flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); McCraw grounded
out (third to first); Duffy walked; Wilcox forced Duffy
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians
1.

YANKEES 5TH: Peterson singled to right; Clarke grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Peterson to second]; Allen
grounded out (second to first) [Peterson to third]; Murcer
tripled to right [Peterson scored]; White singled to center
[Murcer scored]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING);
Blomberg grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Unser singled to first; Brohamer forced Unser
(second to shortstop); A. Johnson flied out to right; Nettles
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Callison grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
flied out to left; Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); McCraw doubled to left; Duffy grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Peterson flied out to center; Clarke grounded out
(third to first); Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: LANIER REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 3B); LEON BATTED FOR
RIDDLEBERGER; Leon made an out to shortstop; Unser flied out to
left; Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: LEON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HENNIGAN REPLACED
BROHAMER (PITCHING); Murcer flied out to center; White singled
to right; Hennigan threw a wild pitch [White to second];
Blomberg flied out to left; Callison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: ALOU REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 1B); TORRES
REPLACED CALLISON (PLAYING RF); A. Johnson reached on an error
by Michael; Nettles forced A. Johnson (catcher to shortstop);
Fosse grounded out (first unassisted) [Nettles to second]; Bell
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson flied out to right; Michael flied out to
left; Peterson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); MOSES BATTED FOR DUFFY; Moses made an out
to first; Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 1.