Fred Beene and Mike Kekich each gained his first victory of the season as the Yankees swept over the Indians in a doubleheader, 4-2 and 7-3. In the opener, Beene and Dick Bosman were locked in a scoreless duel until the seventh inning when the Yankees scored three runs. Singles by Ron Blomberg, Jim Ray Hart and Thurman Munson produced the first tally. After Gene Michael forced Munson, Roy White and Bernie Allen hit run-scoring singles. Graig Nettles added a homer in the eighth.

The Yankees broke the nightcap apart by exploding for all their runs in the fourth inning. Hart ignited the outburst with a two-run homer. Hal Lanier drove in a run with a double and White climaxed the inning with a grand-slam homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  0  -   4 10  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              4   0   2   1     1   0   .246      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     2   0   .209
Allen 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .077      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .210
  Clarke pr,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
M. Alou rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Spikes lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .224
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Duncan c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Blomberg 1b           3   1   3   0     0   0   .370      Ellis dh              3   1   3   0     1   0   .302
  F. Alou ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .169
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .202      Torres rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Hart dh               3   1   1   0     1   0   .318      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .308        Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Michael ss            4   1   0   0     0   0   .275        Cardenas ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Beene p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lolich ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   4     2   1             Totals               33   2   7   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 2
Errors: Clarke, Bell, Brohamer
Doubles: Ellis (2), Hendrick (6)
Home Runs: Nettles (7), Duncan (9)
GIDP: Hart (2)
Hit by Pitch: Chambliss (2,by Beene)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beene W(1-0)            6     3   0   0   3   3   0  24   1.54
McDaniel                2     4   2   1   0   2   1  10   3.56
Lyle SV(5)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.84
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   5   1  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(2-6)           6.2   9   3   3   0   1   0  29   3.81
Mingori                 2.1   1   1   1   2   0   1  10   6.23
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   1   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Beene (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Allen
grounded out (first unassisted); M. Alou singled to left; Murcer
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to right; Brohamer singled to center
[Brohamer out at second (center to shortstop)]; Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg singled; Nettles reached on an error by
Brohamer [Blomberg to second]; Hart flied out to center; Munson
flied out to right [Blomberg to third, Nettles to second];
Michael popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes was called out on strikes; Duncan flied out
to left; Ellis singled to left; Chambliss flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White singled to second; Allen grounded out (first
unassisted) [White to second]; M. Alou grounded out (first
unassisted) [White to third]; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Duffy flied
out to left; Bell walked; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg singled; Nettles forced Blomberg (second
to shortstop); Hart grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Spikes struck out;
Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson struck out; Michael grounded out (first
unassisted); White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Ellis walked; Chambliss was hit by a pitch [Ellis
to second]; On a bunt Torres forced Ellis (pitcher to third)
[Chambliss to second]; Duffy struck out; Bell walked [Chambliss
to third, Torres to second]; Brohamer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

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

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg singled to right; Nettles flied out to
right; Hart singled [Blomberg to second]; Munson singled
[Blomberg scored, Hart to second]; Michael forced Munson (second
to shortstop) [Hart to third]; White singled to right [Hart
scored, Michael to third]; Allen singled to right [Michael
scored, White to third]; CLARKE RAN FOR ALLEN; MINGORI REPLACED
BOSMAN (PITCHING); M. Alou flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: CLARKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ellis doubled
to center; MCDANIEL REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first) [Ellis to third]; Torres grounded
out (first unassisted); GAMBLE BATTED FOR DUFFY; Gamble was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians
0.

YANKEES 8TH: CARDENAS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING SS); Murcer
grounded out (shortstop to first); F. ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG;
F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles homered; Hart
walked; Munson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: F. ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bell lined to
shortstop; Brohamer flied out to left; Hendrick doubled to left;
Spikes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Michael grounded out (pitcher to first); White
walked; Clarke reached on an error by Bell [White to second]; M.
Alou hit into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first to
third to catcher to third) [White out at third, Clarke out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Duncan homered; Ellis singled to left; Chambliss
singled to center [Ellis to second]; LYLE REPLACED MCDANIEL
(PITCHING); Torres popped to first; LOLICH BATTED FOR CARDENAS;
Lolich forced Chambliss (second unassisted) [Ellis scored (error
by Clarke) (unearned), Lolich to second]; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 2.