Felipe Alou had three hits and five other Yankees rapped two apiece in a 17-hit attack that resulted in a 10-2 trouncing of the Indians. Roy White and Graig Nettles smashed homers. The Yankees held only a 3-2 lead until they broke the game apart with seven runs in the last three innings. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      26, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    1  0  1    2  2  3  -  10 17  1
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             6   1   2   0     0   1   .268      Lowenstein 3b         5   0   1   0     0   1   .284
White lf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .236      Gamble rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .277
M. Alou rf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .282      Hendrick cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .265
  Swoboda rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Ellis dh              4   1   3   1     0   1   .286
Murcer cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .289      Spikes lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .232
Hart dh               5   1   2   0     0   1   .255      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .186
Nettles 3b            3   2   2   1     1   1   .249      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .207
  Sanchez pr,3b       1   2   1   0     0   0   .227      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .193
Munson c              5   1   2   3     0   0   .296      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
F. Alou 1b            5   1   3   2     0   0   .243      Strom p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Michael ss            5   0   1   1     0   2   .243        Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  10  17   9     3   6             Totals               36   2   9   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  7,926
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Indians 9
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 2
Errors: Clarke, Spikes, Kekich
Doubles: F. Alou (6), Munson (15), Ellis (4)
Home Runs: Nettles (13), White (6)
GIDP: Murcer (7), Clarke (8), Spikes (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(3-1)           6.2   6   2   2   2   6   0  29   4.00
McDaniel SV(6)          2.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   9   2.49
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   6   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(1-8)            5.1   7   3   3   2   5   1  25   4.95
Hilgendorf              2     5   4   4   1   1   1  11   3.27
Kekich                  0.2   5   3   3   0   0   0   8  10.03
Timmermann              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.11
Totals                  9    17  10  10   3   6   2  46

Wild Pitches: McDaniel (4), Strom 2 (10), Hilgendorf (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); White walked; M. Alou walked [White to second]; Murcer
struck out; Hart grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Gamble
flied out to left; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Munson flied out to
right; F. Alou doubled to right [Nettles to third]; Michael
struck out; Strom threw a wild pitch [Nettles scored, F. Alou to
third]; Clarke struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis struck out; Spikes flied out to right;
Chambliss popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White singled to center; Strom threw a wild pitch
[White to second]; M. Alou flied out to center; Murcer grounded
out (second to first) [White to third]; Hart flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians
0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles homered; Munson popped to first in foul
territory; F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Gamble flied out to
center; Hendrick walked; Ellis doubled to center [Hendrick
scored]; Spikes singled to left [Ellis scored]; Chambliss
singled to right [Spikes to third]; Duncan struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke flied out to right; White flied out to
center; M. Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer walked; Cardenas flied out to center;
Lowenstein struck out; Gamble reached on an error by Clarke
[Brohamer to second]; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer singled to center; Hart singled to left
[Murcer to second]; Nettles struck out; Munson singled to left
[Murcer scored, Hart to second]; HILGENDORF REPLACED STROM
(PITCHING); F. Alou flied out to right; Michael grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Ellis singled to center; Spikes struck out;
Chambliss flied out to left; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke singled to left; White homered [Clarke
scored]; M. Alou singled to right; Murcer grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [M. Alou out at second]; Hart
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Brohamer flied out to left; Cardenas flied out to
left; Lowenstein singled to center; Gamble singled to right
[Lowenstein to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
McDaniel threw a wild pitch [Lowenstein to third, Gamble to
second]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles walked; Munson flied out to center [Nettles
to second]; Hilgendorf threw a wild pitch [Nettles to third];
SANCHEZ RAN FOR NETTLES; F. Alou singled to left [Sanchez
scored, F. Alou to third (error by Spikes)]; Michael singled to
left [F. Alou scored]; KEKICH REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING);
Clarke singled to center [Michael to second]; White flied out to
center; M. Alou reached on an error by Kekich [Michael to third,
Clarke to second]; Murcer flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: SANCHEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ellis singled
to right; Spikes grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Ellis out at second]; Chambliss singled to left;
Duncan popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Indians 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Hart singled to center; Sanchez singled to left
[Hart to second]; Munson doubled to center [Hart scored, Sanchez
scored]; F. Alou singled to center [Munson scored]; TIMMERMANN
REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Michael flied out to center; Rain
begins; Clarke grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [F. Alou out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: SWOBODA REPLACED M. ALOU (PLAYING RF); Brohamer
singled to center; On a bunt Cardenas grounded out (third to
first) [Brohamer to second]; Lowenstein grounded out (second to
first) [Brohamer to third]; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 2.