Following the example of Mel Stottlemyre in the previous day's game, Steve Kline pitched the Yankees' second straight two-hitter and shut out the Indians, 4-0. The Yankees decided the outcome against Dick Tidrow with two runs in the first inning. After a pair of walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases, Graig Nettles drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and Ron Blomberg accounted for the other with a single. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   5  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Torres rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Clarke 2b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .280
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .190      White lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .208
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .176      M. Alou rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Ellis dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .133        F. Alou rf,1b       2   0   0   1     0   0   .294
Spikes lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   1     1   1   .250
Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .067      Blomberg 1b           2   0   1   1     1   0   .250
Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Swoboda ph,rf       1   0   1   1     0   0   .111
  Lowenstein ph,3b    0   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Callison dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     3   5             Totals               27   5   6   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  4,532
Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 5
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 1
Doubles: Murcer (2)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (1), F. Alou (1)
GIDP: Duncan (1)
Hit by Pitch: M. Alou (1,by Tidrow)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(0-2)           7.2   5   5   5   3   2   0  31   6.08
Kilkenny                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   2   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(1-1)            9     2   0   0   3   5   0  31   4.40
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   5   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (1)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Joe Brinkman


INDIANS 1ST: Torres walked; Hendrick forced Torres (third to
second); Chambliss struck out; Ellis forced Hendrick (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; White walked [Clarke to second]; M.
Alou was hit by a pitch [Clarke to third, White to second];
Murcer flied out to right; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Clarke scored]; Blomberg singled to right [White scored, M.
Alou to third]; Callison lined to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 2ND: F. ALOU REPLACED M. ALOU (PLAYING RF); Spikes
struck out; Duncan struck out; Brohamer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
flied out to center; Clarke grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell grounded out (third to first); Cardenas
grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White lined to center; F. Alou popped to third;
Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory;
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Ellis grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles lined to left; Blomberg grounded out
(pitcher to first); Callison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes grounded out (catcher to first); Duncan
grounded out (second to first); Brohamer singled; Bell forced
Brohamer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson popped to second; Michael grounded out
(first to pitcher); On a bunt Clarke singled to third; Clarke
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Torres
popped to first; Hendrick singled to left; Chambliss grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; F. Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Ellis struck out; Spikes walked; Duncan grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Spikes out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles struck out; Blomberg walked; Callison flied
out to left; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first);
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BELL; Lowenstein walked; Cardenas struck
out; Torres popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Michael
flied out to center; On a bunt Clarke singled to third; White
singled to right [Clarke to third, White to second (on throw)];
F. Alou hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clarke scored]; Murcer
doubled [White scored]; KILKENNY REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Nettles walked; SWOBODA BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Swoboda singled to
center [Murcer scored, Nettles to third]; Callison grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 9TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); F. ALOU
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick grounded out (third to
first); Chambliss lined to center; Ellis popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 5.