After 14 unsuccessful tries, Mike Kekich posted his first complete game of the season and pitched the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Indians. Graig Nettles homered for the Indians' run in the second inning, but the Yankees tied the score in their half and then took command with three runs in the fifth on a double by Horace Clarke, singles by Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer, a long fly by Roy White on which the runners advanced and a double by Felipe Alou. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      1, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Yankees      0  1  0    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   5  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Clarke 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .237
  Bell ph,cf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Munson c              3   1   2   2     1   0   .249
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .276
A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      White lf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .267
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .231      Alou 1b               4   0   3   2     0   0   .263
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Sanchez 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .160
Lolich rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .276      Torres rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .201
McCraw 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Michael ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .204
  Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kekich p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .114
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Kilkenny p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               30   1   5   1     3   0             Totals               30   5   9   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  9,406
Left on Base: Indians 6, Yankees 6
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 1
Doubles: Clarke (7), Alou (5)
Home Runs: Nettles (4)
Caught Stealing: Torres (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kilkenny (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Michael (2)
GIDP: McCraw (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kilkenny L(1-1)         4.2   4   4   4   4   1   0  22   3.38
Hennigan                1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.84
Riddleberger            0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.67
Tidrow                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.04
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   3   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich W(7-6)           9     5   1   1   3   0   1  34   2.50
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   0   1  34

Passed Balls: Fosse (8)
Wild Pitches: Kekich (7)

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


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

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

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles homered; Fosse made an out to second;
Lolich singled to left; McCraw grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lolich out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Alou singled to left [White to
second]; Sanchez grounded out (third to first) [White to third,
Alou to second]; Torres was walked intentionally; Michael hit a
sacrifice fly to center [White scored]; Kekich grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Kilkenny
grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke made an out to shortstop; Munson walked;
Murcer forced Munson (second to shortstop); White walked [Murcer
to second]; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer popped to shortstop; A. Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nettles walked; Fosse forced Nettles
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 4TH: Sanchez grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres
grounded out (third to first); Michael grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Lolich singled to right; McCraw grounded out
(second to first) [Lolich to second]; Duffy walked; Kilkenny out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lolich to third, Duffy
to second]; Unser grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Kekich struck out; Clarke doubled to center; Munson
singled to center [Clarke scored]; Murcer singled to right
[Munson to second]; White flied out to center [Munson to third,
Murcer to second]; HENNIGAN REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Alou
doubled to center [Munson scored, Murcer scored]; Sanchez was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees
4.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer singled to center; A. Johnson popped to
second; Nettles lined to center; Fosse forced Brohamer (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Torres singled to right; Michael flied out to
center; Torres was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Kekich lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Lolich walked; McCraw flied out to center; Kekich
threw a wild pitch [Lolich to second]; Duffy popped to third in
foul territory; FOSTER BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Foster popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Clarke
singled to left; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Clarke to second];
Munson singled to center [Clarke scored]; Murcer flied to
center; White struck out; Alou singled to shortstop [Munson to
third]; TIDROW REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING); Munson was out
trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 8TH: BELL BATTED FOR UNSER; Bell singled to right;
Brohamer forced Bell (second to shortstop); A. Johnson flied to
right; Nettles forced Brohamer (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Sanchez flied out
to right; Torres flied to right; Michael grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Lolich
popped to second; MOSES BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Moses made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 5.