New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  2  1    1  3  2    0  0  0  -   9 14  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .264      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Hegan 1b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .234      Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
White lf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .243      Chambliss 1b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .274
Murcer cf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .305      Spikes rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .240
Blomberg dh           3   2   2   4     2   0   .331      Lowenstein 2b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .292
Nettles 3b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .233      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Velez rf              4   2   2   2     1   2   .192      Smith cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .281
Dempsey c             5   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Duncan c              2   0   2   0     2   0   .224
Stanley ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .191      Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  14   9     5   8             Totals               32   1   8   1     4   2

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 3, Indians 2
Doubles: White (20), Murcer (27), Duncan (10)
Home Runs: Blomberg 2 (12), Velez 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (4)
GIDP: Blomberg (7), White (13), Williams (8), Duffy (11)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(15-16)    9     8   1   1   4   2   0  36   3.17
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   2   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(13-16)         4.1   9   7   7   1   4   4  23   4.42
Kekich                  4.2   5   2   2   4   4   0  21   7.01
Totals                  9    14   9   9   5   8   4  44

Wild Pitches: Kekich 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - John Rice


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Hegan struck out; White
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
popped to first; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer popped to second; Blomberg homered; Nettles
lined to first; Velez homered; Dempsey singled to center;
Stanley was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes popped to first in foul territory;
Lowenstein flied out to center; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke popped to shortstop; Hegan grounded out
(pitcher to first); White doubled to center; Murcer doubled to
center [White scored]; Blomberg walked; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Smith singled to center; Duncan walked [Smith to
second]; Duffy was called out on strikes; Williams grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duncan out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Velez homered; Dempsey struck out; Stanley flied
out to center; Clarke grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble singled to left; Chambliss forced Gamble
(second to shortstop); Chambliss stole second; Spikes struck
out; Lowenstein singled to left [Chambliss scored]; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Hegan singled to right; White struck out; Murcer
singled to right [Hegan to third]; Blomberg homered [Hegan
scored, Murcer scored]; KEKICH REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Nettles was called out on strikes; Velez walked; Dempsey flied
out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Smith walked; Duncan singled to left [Smith to
second]; Duffy grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Smith to third, Duncan out at second]; Williams popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley walked; Clarke walked while Stanley
advanced to third on a wild pitch; Hegan singled to left
[Stanley scored, Clarke to second]; White singled to left
[Clarke scored, Hegan to second]; Murcer flied out to left;
Blomberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [White out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Gamble flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out
(first unassisted); Spikes walked; Lowenstein singled to right
[Spikes to second]; Bell popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 9, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to left; Velez struck out;
Dempsey singled to right; Kekich threw a wild pitch [Dempsey to
second]; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 9, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Duncan
doubled; Duffy flied out to left; Williams singled to left
[Duncan to third]; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke singled to center; Hegan lined to shortstop;
White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Clarke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes
singled to center; Lowenstein lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Spikes out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 9, Indians 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer singled to center; Blomberg walked [Murcer
to second]; Nettles was called out on strikes; Velez was called
out on strikes; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 9, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied
out to left; Duncan walked; Duffy grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Indians 1.