Bobby Murcer, who had been vociferous in complaints that Gaylord Perry threw a "greaseball," smashed a two-run homer off the Indians' righthander to help the Yankees gain a 7-2 victory. Roy White connected for two round-trippers, starting the Yankee scoring with a drive in the fourth inning. Matty Alou then beat out an infield hit and Murcer followed with a homer. The Yankees proceeded to add three more runs on a bases-loaded double by Gene Michael before the inning ended. White hit his second homer of the game in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, June      29, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Yankees      0  0  0    6  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein 3b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      White lf              4   2   2   2     0   1   .241
Hendrick cf           2   0   0   1     1   1   .264      M. Alou 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .285
Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Murcer cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .291
Spikes lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .233      Blomberg dh           3   1   0   0     1   0   .394
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .195      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .249
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Callison rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .162
Torres rf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .206      Munson c              2   1   0   0     1   2   .292
Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Michael ss            2   0   1   3     1   0   .241
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     1   5             Totals               30   7   7   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  9,611
Left on Base: Indians 5, Yankees 3
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Ellis, Munson
Doubles: Spikes (7), Michael (8)
Home Runs: White 2 (8), Murcer (13)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (2)
Caught Stealing: Cardenas (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (4)
GIDP: Clarke (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(8-10)           8     7   7   6   4   6   3  34   3.13
Totals                  8     7   7   6   4   6   3  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(6-3)           9     7   2   2   1   5   0  34   3.15
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to right; Gamble singled to
center [Lowenstein to third]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Lowenstein scored]; Ellis flied out to right; Spikes
forced Gamble (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Torres singled to right;
Cardenas forced Torres (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg flied out to left; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Callison grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein flied out to center; Gamble flied out to
center; Hendrick walked; Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson struck out; Michael grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Clarke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes struck out; Chambliss singled to center;
Brohamer popped to pitcher; Chambliss stole second [Chambliss to
third (error by Munson)]; Torres singled to third [Chambliss
scored]; Cardenas singled to center [Torres to third]; Cardenas
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White homered; M. Alou singled to second; Murcer
homered [M. Alou scored]; Blomberg walked; Nettles singled to
center [Blomberg to third]; Callison flied out to right; Ellis
dropped a foul fly hit by Munson for an error; Munson walked
[Nettles to second]; Michael doubled to right [Blomberg scored,
Nettles scored, Munson scored (unearned)]; Clarke grounded out
(first unassisted) [Michael to third]; White popped to second; 6
R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Gamble
struck out; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: M. Alou grounded out (second to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Blomberg grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
doubled to right; Chambliss reached on a fielder's choice
[Spikes out at third (pitcher to third)]; Brohamer forced
Chambliss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Callison was
called out on strikes; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Torres popped to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out
(third to first); Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael walked; Clarke grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Michael out at second]; White
homered; M. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Gamble flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out
(third to first); Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer singled to center; Blomberg flied out to
left [Murcer to second]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted)
[Murcer to third]; Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes was called out on strikes; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Brohamer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 7.