With Roy White and Bobby Murcer as hitting standouts, the Yankees defeated the Indians in a doubleheader, 5-2 and 11-3, to give them a string of 13 straight victories in games at Yankee Stadium. White and Murcer each had two hits in the opener. Murcer batted in a run with a single in the first inning and White drove in two with a triple in the sixth.

White hit another triple and homer in the nightcap, accounting for two RBIs, and Murcer smashed a homer and two singles, driving in three runs. Ron Blomberg also homered. Dave Pagan, rookie righthander from West Haven (Eastern), made his pitching debut for the Yankees, but was removed with none out in the second inning after giving up four straight singles. Fred Beene pitched the rest of the way and allowed only five hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      1, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Yankees      1  1  1    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Clarke 2b             4   1   3   1     0   1   .274
Gamble dh             3   0   2   0     1   0   .275      White lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .251
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      M. Alou rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Murcer cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .296
Spikes lf             4   0   2   1     0   2   .234      Hart dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Lowenstein 2b,1b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Lolich ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .183      F. Alou 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Chambliss 1b          2   1   1   0     0   1   .199      Moses c               4   2   3   1     0   0   .353
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Ragland 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torres rf             2   0   0   1     0   0   .201        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   2   .203
Hilgendorf p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     1   7             Totals               35   5  11   5     1   2

Time of Game: 2:08
Left on Base: Indians 5, Yankees 7
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Cardenas, M. Alou
Doubles: Gamble (6), Clarke (9)
Triples: Chambliss (1), White (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Torres (1)
GIDP: Bell (9), Hendrick (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hilgendorf L(3-3)       8    11   5   5   1   2   0  36   3.63
Totals                  8    11   5   5   1   2   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(4-1)           5.2   7   2   1   0   4   0  24   3.84
Lyle SV(20)             3.1   0   0   0   1   3   0  10   2.00
Totals                  9     7   2   1   1   7   0  34

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (third to first); Gamble singled
to right; Hendrick flied out to center; Ellis grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; White singled; M. Alou singled
to shortstop [White to second]; Murcer singled to right [White
scored, M. Alou to third]; Hart flied out to center; Nettles
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled to second; Lowenstein out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Spikes to second]; Chambliss
was called out on strikes; Torres popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Moses
singled to left; Lanier reached on an error by Cardenas [Moses
to second]; Clarke doubled [Moses scored, Lanier to third];
White grounded out (third to first); M. Alou lined to left; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Cardenas singled to left; Bell grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cardenas out at second];
Gamble doubled; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer singled to center; Hart flied out to left
[Murcer to second]; Nettles flied out to center; F. Alou walked;
Moses singled to left [Murcer scored, F. Alou to second]; Lanier
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Spikes was
called out on strikes; Lowenstein grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke singled to left [Clarke out at second (left
to shortstop)]; White popped to second; M. Alou grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss tripled; Torres hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Chambliss scored]; Cardenas struck out; Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Hart
grounded out (third to first); Nettles was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
singled; Ellis reached on an error by M. Alou [Hendrick to
second]; Spikes singled to right [Hendrick scored (unearned),
Ellis to second]; Lowenstein flied out to center [Ellis to
third, Spikes to second]; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
WILLIAMS BATTED FOR CHAMBLISS; Williams flied out to center; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RAGLAND
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 2B); F. Alou lined to third; Moses
singled; Lanier flied out to center; Clarke singled to center
[Moses to second]; White tripled to left [Moses scored, Clarke
scored]; M. Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Torres popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cardenas struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Hart
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Gamble walked; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Gamble out at second]; Ellis popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: F. Alou flied out to center; Moses grounded out
(third to first); Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes struck out; LOLICH BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN;
Lolich flied out to center; Ragland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 5.