The Yankees extended their winning streak to five games by sweeping a doubleheader with the Indians, 6-1 and 5-2. Fritz Peterson hurled the route in the opener and received his chief batting support from Bobby Murcer, who doubled and scored in the first inning, batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second and added another RBI with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

Ron Blomberg homered for the Yankees in the second inning of the nightcap, but the Indians went ahead with the aid of a double and homer by Graig Nettles before the Yankees decided the outcome of the game with two runs in the sixth on consecutive two-out singles by Murcer, Roy White, Blomberg and Bernie Allen. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Yankees      1  3  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   6 13  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Clarke 2b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .241
Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Munson c              4   0   3   0     1   0   .259
Lolich rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .303      Murcer cf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .280
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .232      White lf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .268
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Blomberg 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .283
A. Johnson lf         3   0   2   0     1   0   .221        Alou 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Sanchez 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Torres rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .204
Lamb p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .211
  Mingori p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Peterson p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .286
  Leon ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .194
  Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     1   2             Totals               33   6  13   6     7   2

Time of Game: 2:13
Left on Base: Indians 7, Yankees 12
DP: Indians 2, Yankees 2
Doubles: A. Johnson (6), Lolich (1), Murcer (14), Clarke 2 (9), Peterson (1), Sanchez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (2)
GIDP: Fosse (8), Chambliss (3), Michael (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamb L(2-3)             1.1   4   4   4   2   0   0  10   4.29
Mingori                 2.2   3   0   0   2   0   0  12   3.51
Colbert                 2     3   1   1   2   1   0  10   4.37
Tidrow                  0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.12
Riddleberger            1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.57
Totals                  8    13   6   6   7   2   0  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(7-9)         9     9   1   1   1   2   0  35   3.32
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   2   0  35

Wild Pitches: Mingori (2), Peterson (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Brohamer
flied out to left; Lolich flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to right; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer doubled; White singled to center
[Murcer scored, White to second (on throw to home)]; Blomberg
was walked intentionally; Sanchez forced Blomberg (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles made an out to first; Fosse lined to
second; A. Johnson doubled; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Torres walked; Michael singled to right [Torres to
third]; Peterson lined to left; Clarke doubled to right [Torres
scored, Michael to third]; MINGORI REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING);
Munson was walked intentionally; Murcer singled to right
[Michael scored, Clarke scored, Munson to third]; Mingori threw
a wild pitch [Murcer to second]; White walked; Blomberg made an
out to shortstop; Sanchez grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Mingori
was called out on strikes; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Torres flied out to right; Michael grounded out
(third to first); Peterson doubled to left; Clarke grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); Lolich
singled to left; Nettles singled to right [Lolich to third];
Fosse grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; Murcer lined into a
double play (second to first) [Munson out at first]; White
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 5TH: A. Johnson singled to left; Chambliss grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [A. Johnson out at
second]; Duffy singled to center; LEON BATTED FOR MINGORI; Leon
singled to center [Duffy to second]; Peterson threw a wild pitch
[Duffy to third, Leon to second]; Bell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: COLBERT REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Blomberg walked;
Sanchez forced Blomberg (third to second); Torres singled to
center [Sanchez to third]; Michael grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer singled to center; Lolich doubled to left
[Brohamer to third]; Nettles grounded out (second to first)
[Brohamer scored]; Fosse grounded out (third to first); A.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Peterson struck out; Clarke doubled to left; Munson
singled to second [Clarke to third]; Murcer lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Clarke scored]; White walked [Munson to
second]; Blomberg flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 7TH: ALOU REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 1B); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy flied out to center;
FOSTER BATTED FOR COLBERT; Foster popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Sanchez doubled;
Torres grounded out (second to first) [Sanchez to third];
Michael singled to left [Sanchez scored]; Peterson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke was
walked intentionally; Munson singled to third [Michael to third,
Clarke to second]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Murcer struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied out to left; Brohamer singled to center;
Lolich struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied to left; Alou flied to left; Sanchez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse flied out to center; A. Johnson walked;
Chambliss forced A. Johnson (second to shortstop); Duffy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Fritz Peterson: 104
pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.