Dave Duncan smashed two homers and John Ellis hit one as the Indians snapped their three-game losing streak by defeating the Yankees, 6-4. Duncan's first homer of the game was good for three runs in the first inning, coming after singles by George Hendrick and Charlie Spikes. The Indians' catcher followed with a solo swat in the third and on Fritz Peterson's next pitch, Ellis also hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       19, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  8  0
Indians      3  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 12  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Bell 3b               4   0   0   1     1   0   .214
White lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .239      Torres rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .188
M. Alou rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Spikes lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .231
Blomberg 1b           3   1   2   1     1   1   .343      Duncan c              4   2   3   4     0   0   .254
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   1     1   0   .200      Ellis 1b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .267
Hart dh               4   0   2   1     0   0   .317      Lolich dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .237
Munson c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .310      Duffy ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .211
Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Ragland 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .353
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     3   4             Totals               35   6  12   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  6,337
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 1
Home Runs: Munson (4), Duncan 2 (8), Ellis (1)
GIDP: Munson (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(3-6)         8    12   6   6   3   4   3  38   3.90
Totals                  8    12   6   6   3   4   3  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(3-0)           5.2   7   3   3   2   3   0  25   4.65
Lamb SV(2)              3.1   1   1   1   1   1   1  12   1.69
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   4   1  37

Passed Balls: Munson 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); White flied
out to left; M. Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hendrick singled to right;
Spikes singled to right [Hendrick to second]; Duncan homered
[Hendrick scored, Spikes scored]; Ellis struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to left; Blomberg singled to right
[Murcer to third]; Nettles forced Blomberg (second to shortstop)
[Murcer scored]; Hart popped to shortstop; Munson flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Lolich was called out on strikes; Duffy walked;
Ragland singled to right [Duffy to third]; Bell forced Ragland
(shortstop to second) [Duffy scored]; Torres flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (first unassisted); Clarke
grounded out (pitcher to first); White walked; M. Alou was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians
4.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick struck out; Spikes flied out to center;
Duncan homered; Ellis homered; Lolich grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 6.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg
struck out; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Duffy flied out to center; Ragland singled to
right; Munson allowed a passed ball [Ragland to second]; Bell
walked; Torres grounded out (first to pitcher) [Ragland to
third, Bell to second]; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart singled to left; Munson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Hart out at second]; Michael
singled to left; Clarke forced Michael (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes popped to second; Duncan singled to left;
Ellis flied out to left; Lolich popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 6.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to right; M. Alou struck out; Murcer
grounded out (pitcher to first) [White to second]; Blomberg
singled to center [White scored]; Nettles walked [Blomberg to
second]; Hart singled to center [Blomberg scored, Nettles to
second]; LAMB REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Munson forced Hart
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians
6.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled to left; Ragland flied out to right;
Bell flied out to left; Torres singled to left [Duffy to
second]; Hendrick popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael lined to third; Clarke grounded out (first
unassisted); White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
popped to shortstop; Ellis singled to third; Lolich struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 6.

YANKEES 8TH: M. Alou popped to shortstop; Murcer flied out to
right; Blomberg walked; Nettles grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy singled to center; Munson allowed a passed
ball [Duffy to second]; Ragland grounded out (second to first)
[Duffy to third]; Bell grounded out (third to first); Torres
walked; Duffy was out trying to advance to home (catcher to
pitcher); pickoff throw by Thurman Munson hit batter George
Hendrick and bounced away; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Hart flied out to left; Munson homered; Michael
struck out; Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 6.