Coming off the ropes, Gaylord Perry avoided a knockout in the second inning and pitched the Indians to a 10-5 victory over the Yankees. Perry was tagged for four runs on five hits in his shaky stanza, including a two-run triple by Gene Michael. The only Yankee run thereafter came on a homer by Thurman Munson in the fourth.

Buddy Bell, Charlie Spikes, Dave Duncan and George Hendrick drove in two runs apiece for the Indians. Bell had four hits. Hendrick homered with a man on base in the third to snap a 4-4 tie. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Monday, May       21, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  4  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Indians      1  3  2    3  0  0    0  1  x  -  10 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .268      Bell 3b               5   3   4   2     0   0   .241
White lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Lowenstein rf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .289
M. Alou rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Spikes lf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .234
Blomberg 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .368      Duncan c              4   0   1   2     0   0   .248
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .194      Ellis dh              3   1   0   0     1   1   .286
Hart dh               4   1   1   0     0   0   .324      Hendrick cf           4   3   3   2     0   0   .254
Munson c              4   2   3   2     0   0   .321      Ragland 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .366
Michael ss            4   1   1   2     0   1   .274      Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Magnuson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     2   4             Totals               36  10  13  10     1   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  4,168
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Indians 4
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 2
Errors: Clarke
Doubles: White (3), Ragland (2), Lowenstein (2), Duncan (4)
Triples: Michael (1)
Home Runs: Munson (5), Hendrick (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (1)
GIDP: Blomberg (3), Hart (3), Duffy (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  1.2   6   4   4   0   1   0  11   3.33
Magnuson L(0-1)         6.1   7   6   3   1   2   1  27   5.48
Totals                  8    13  10   7   1   3   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(6-5)            9    11   5   5   2   4   1  38   2.75
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   4   1  38

Passed Balls: Duncan (9)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); White
doubled to center; M. Alou flied out to right; Murcer struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to center; Lowenstein out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bell to second]; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first) [Bell to third]; Spikes singled
to center [Bell scored]; Duncan forced Spikes (third to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg walked; Duncan allowed a passed ball
[Blomberg to second]; Nettles struck out; Hart singled to left
[Blomberg to third]; Munson singled to left [Blomberg scored,
Hart to second]; Michael tripled [Hart scored, Munson scored];
Clarke singled to right [Michael scored]; White struck out; M.
Alou singled to right [Clarke to third]; Murcer grounded out
(first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis struck out; Hendrick singled to third;
Ragland doubled to left [Hendrick scored]; Duffy popped to
shortstop; Bell singled to center [Ragland scored, Bell to
second (on throw)]; Lowenstein doubled to center [Bell scored];
MAGNUSON REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Chambliss lined to second;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Blomberg popped to third in foul territory; Nettles
flied out to left; Hart grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Spikes was called out on strikes; Duncan flied out
to left; Ellis walked; Hendrick homered [Ellis scored]; Ragland
flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 6.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson homered; Michael grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Clarke grounded out (second to first); White popped
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Bell singled
to left; Lowenstein reached on an error by Clarke [Bell to
second]; Chambliss struck out; Spikes singled to center [Bell
scored (unearned), Lowenstein to third]; Duncan doubled to left
[Lowenstein scored (unearned), Spikes scored (unearned)]; Ellis
flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Indians 9.

YANKEES 5TH: M. Alou popped to second; Murcer singled to center;
Blomberg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Indians 9.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick lined to pitcher; Ragland popped to
second; Duffy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Indians 9.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles walked; Hart grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Indians 9.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael was called out on strikes; Clarke grounded
out (second to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 9.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 9.

YANKEES 8TH: M. Alou grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied
out to left; Blomberg singled to right; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick singled to center; Ragland singled to
center [Hendrick to second]; Duffy grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hendrick to third, Ragland out at
second]; Bell singled [Hendrick scored]; Lowenstein popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Indians 10.

YANKEES 9TH: Hart popped to third in foul territory; Munson
singled to left; Michael flied out to left; Clarke singled to
left [Munson to third]; White popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 10.