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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 12, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on September 12, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,861 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Ron Woods | Right Fielder |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
| Buddy Bradford | Center Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| John Lowenstein | Third Baseman |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 12, 1970
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McDowell
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. McDowell
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McDowell
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Kekich
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Kekich
Hinton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McDowell
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. McDowell
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McDowell
Woods is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Kekich
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradford vs. Kekich
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Kekich
Sims hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Kekich
Lowenstein hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. McDowell
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. McDowell
Kekich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. McDowell
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kekich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. McDowell
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kekich scores. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. McDowell
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Lowenstein. Clarke scores. Munson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Kekich
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McDowell
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. McDowell
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McDowell
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. McDowell
There goes Woods. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Woods steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. McDowell
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kekich vs. McDowell
Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Kekich
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Kekich
Hinton hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Kekich
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McDowell
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. McDowell
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McDowell
White bunts towards third. Lowenstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. McDowell
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Kekich
Bradford hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Kekich
Sims hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Kekich
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. McDowell
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McDowell
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Lowenstein. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. McDowell
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kekich vs. McDowell
Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Kekich
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McDowell
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. McDowell
Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McDowell
White hits a line drive into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Kekich
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Kekich
Hinton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Kekich
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bradford vs. McDaniel
Ted Ford pinch runs for Ken Harrelson. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Bradford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. McDaniel
Sims strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McDowell
Ted Ford now playing left field. Chuck Hinton now playing first base.
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. McDowell
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McDowell
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. McDowell
Michael hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. McDaniel
Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Danny Cater now playing first base.
Lowenstein hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. McDaniel
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Sam McDowell.
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. McDaniel
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McDaniel
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McDaniel
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. McDaniel
Hinton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Higgins
Graig Nettles now playing third base. Eddie Leon now playing shortstop. Vada Pinson now playing first base. Dennis Higgins now pitching. John Low
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Higgins
Clarke hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Higgins
There's a wild pitch. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Higgins
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Higgins
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradford vs. Aker
Bradford strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Aker
Sims hits a popup towards first. Cater reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Ford attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Higgins
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Higgins
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Higgins
Kenney hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Aker
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Aker
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Aker
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Aker
Leon is hit by the pitch. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Aker
Pinson is walked intentionally. Uhlaender moves to third. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Camilli vs. Aker
Lou Camilli pinch hits for Dennis Higgins.
Camilli hits a line drive towards first. Cater reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Mingori
Michael bunts in front of the plate. Sims juggles the ball. That's an error on Sims. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hansen vs. Mingori
Ron Hansen pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Hansen hits a popup towards the mound. Mingori settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Mingori
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Munson takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Chance
Dean Chance now pitching.
White hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Klimkowski
Ron Klimkowski now pitching.
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradford vs. Klimkowski
Bradford hits a popup in front of the plate. Munson catches it and throws to second to double up Ford. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Klimkowski
Sims hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1970 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 6 1 3 0 Brown L, ss 3 0 0 0
Munson T, c 5 1 2 2 Nettles G, ph-3b 2 1 1 2
White R, lf 5 0 1 0 Leon E, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
Cater D, 3b-1b 5 0 0 0 Pinson V, rf-1b 4 0 1 0
Murcer B, cf 5 0 1 0 Hinton C, lf-1b 4 0 1 0
Ellis J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Higgins D, p 0 0 0 0
Kenney J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Camilli L, ph 1 0 0 0
Woods R, rf 3 0 1 0 Mingori S, p 0 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 3 0 0 0 Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0
Kekich M, p 2 1 0 0 Chance D, p 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Harrelson K, 1b 3 0 2 0
Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0 Ford T, pr-lf 1 0 1 0
Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Bradford B, cf 5 0 0 0
Hansen R, ph 1 0 0 0 Sims D, c 5 2 2 2
Klimkowski R, p 0 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0
McDowell S, p 2 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, ph-rf 2 1 2 0
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41 3 8 2 39 4 10 4
New York 002 000 100 00 -- 3
Cleveland 010 000 020 01 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M 6.1 4 1 1 1 3
McDaniel L 1.2 3 2 2 0 2
Aker J 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Klimkowski R (L) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S 8.0 7 3 2 4 8
Higgins D 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Mingori S 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Lasher F* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Chance D (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 11th
E -- Lowenstein J 2, Sims D
DP -- New York 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 12, Cleveland 7
2B -- Clarke H
HR -- Sims D 2, Munson T, Nettles G
SB -- Woods R
SH -- Michael G
HBP -- by Aker J (Leon E)
WP -- Higgins D
T -- 3:04
A -- 5861
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