Gaylord Perry picked up his 12th victory of season and Mike Kilkenny won his first game of the year as the Indians defeated the Yankees in a doubleheader, 4-3 and 5-1. The Indians beat Mel Stottlemyre in the opener, breaking a 1-1 tie with three runs in the eighth inning on a walk to Graig Nettles, single by Tommy McCraw and doubles by Ray Fosse and John Lowenstein. The Yankees rallied for two runs in the ninth, but Ed Farmer replaced Perry and retired the last two batters to save the game.

Kilkenny, pitching for his fourth major league club this season, limited the Yankees to five hits in the nightcap. The Indians sent their new acquisition on his way to victory by scoring three runs in the first nning, two crossing the plate on a bases-loaded single by Jerry Moses. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  8  1
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   4  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Unser cf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .212
Allen 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .297      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
White lf              4   2   2   0     0   1   .275        Leon ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Blomberg 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .293      Nettles 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .233
Callison rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .220      McCraw 1b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .283
Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .247      Fosse c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .255
Kenney ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Lolich rf             2   0   1   1     1   0   .500
  Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Lowenstein ph,lf    1   0   1   2     0   0   .200
                                                          Perry p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .173
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   3   8   3     3   2             Totals               31   4   9   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 2
Errors: Munson
Doubles: White 2 (8), McCraw (6), Fosse (10), Lowenstein (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Unser (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Lolich (1)
GIDP: Murcer (2), Stottlemyre (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(6-9)      8     9   4   4   3   1   0  36   2.94
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   1   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(12-6)           8.1   8   3   3   3   2   0  33   1.97
Farmer SV(3)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   2   0  35

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


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

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

YANKEES 2ND: White doubled to center; Blomberg singled to center
[White scored]; Callison flied out to right [Blomberg to
second]; Munson struck out; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: McCraw doubled to center; Fosse singled to right
[McCraw to third]; Lolich hit a sacrifice fly to center [McCraw
scored, Fosse to second]; On a bunt Duffy made an out to
catcher; Frank Duffy called for interference; Perry
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Stottlemyre grounded out (third to first); Clarke
walked; Allen flied out to center; Murcer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Unser singled to right; Brohamer flied out to
center; A. Johnson flied out to right; Nettles grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White struck out; Blomberg grounded out (shortstop
to first); Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: McCraw walked; Fosse made an out to second; Lolich
singled to center [McCraw out at third (center to shortstop to
third)]; Duffy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

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

INDIANS 5TH: Perry singled to right; Unser reached on an error
by Munson on a sacrifice bunt [Perry to second]; Brohamer forced
Perry (pitcher to third) [Unser to second]; A. Johnson flied out
to right [Unser to third]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Allen
walked; Murcer flied out to center; White grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: McCraw made an out to second; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lolich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Callison
singled to center; Munson singled to first [Callison to second];
Kenney singled to third [Callison to third, Munson to second];
Stottlemyre grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Callison out at home]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy flied out to center; Perry struck out; Unser
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Allen lined
to first; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer grounded out (pitcher to first); A.
Johnson flied out to right; Nettles walked; McCraw singled to
right [Nettles to third]; Fosse doubled to left [Nettles scored,
McCraw to third]; Lolich was walked intentionally; LOWENSTEIN
BATTED FOR DUFFY; Lowenstein doubled to left [McCraw scored,
Fosse scored, Lolich to third]; Perry grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.

YANKEES 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LEON
REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); White doubled to left;
Blomberg singled to left [White scored]; Callison singled to
center [Blomberg to third, Callison out at second (center to
shortstop)]; FARMER REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Blomberg scored]; TORRES BATTED FOR
KENNEY; Torres flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 4.