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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 23, 1973
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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 23, 1973 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Tidrow |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: George Maloney 3B: John Rice |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hegan | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Williams | Left Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| John Lowenstein | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Smith | Center Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 23, 1973
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tidrow
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Tidrow
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tidrow
White hits a fly ball into center field. Smith 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: ---
Williams vs. Stottlemyre
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stottlemyre
Gamble hits a popup towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stottlemyre
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Tidrow
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Tidrow
Blomberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Tidrow
Nettles hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Tidrow
Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Tidrow
Dempsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Tidrow
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Stottlemyre
Spikes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Stottlemyre
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tidrow
Clarke hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Tidrow
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tidrow
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Tidrow
Murcer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Murcer reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Tidrow
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Tidrow
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Stottlemyre
Duffy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Stottlemyre
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Tidrow
Velez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Tidrow
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tidrow
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tidrow
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stottlemyre
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Stottlemyre
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Chambliss. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Chambliss steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spikes vs. Stottlemyre
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Stottlemyre
Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Tidrow
Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tidrow
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Tidrow
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blomberg vs. Tidrow
Blomberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kekich
Mike Kekich now pitching.
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Kekich
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Kekich
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Stottlemyre
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Stottlemyre
Williams hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kekich
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Kekich
Clarke takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Kekich
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Kekich
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Kekich
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Kekich
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stottlemyre
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stottlemyre
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Stottlemyre
Spikes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Stottlemyre
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spikes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kekich
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Kekich
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Kekich
Dempsey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Kekich
There's a wild pitch. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Kekich
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Duncan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Stottlemyre
Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Stottlemyre
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gamble vs. Stottlemyre
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kekich
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Kekich
Hegan hits a line drive towards short. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kekich
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stottlemyre
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Stottlemyre
Spikes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Stottlemyre
Lowenstein hits a line drive towards short. Stanley catches it and throws to first to double up Spikes. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kekich
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Kekich
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Kekich
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Kekich
Velez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Kekich
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Stottlemyre
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1973, game 1 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 4 1 1 0 Williams W, lf 4 0 1 0
Hegan M, 1b 5 1 2 1 Gamble O, dh 4 0 1 0
White R, lf 5 1 2 1 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 0 0
Murcer B, cf 5 1 3 1 Spikes C, rf 3 0 1 0
Blomberg R, dh 3 2 2 4 Lowenstein J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Nettles G, 3b 5 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Velez O, rf 4 2 2 2 Smith T, cf 3 0 1 0
Dempsey R, c 5 0 2 0 Duncan D, c 2 0 2 0
Stanley F, ss 3 1 0 0 Duffy F, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 14 9 32 1 8 1
New York 021 132 000 -- 9
Cleveland 000 100 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M (W) 9.0 8 1 1 4 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow D (L) 4.1 9 7 7 1 4
Kekich M 4.2 5 2 2 4 4
DP -- New York 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 8
2B -- White R, Murcer B, Duncan D
HR -- Blomberg R 2, Velez O 2
SB -- Chambliss C
WP -- Kekich M 2
T -- 2:40
A -- 0
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