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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 24, 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 May 24, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 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 | May 24, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| 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 | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Ron Luciano |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Ron Woods | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Duke Sims | Left Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Roy Foster | Right Fielder |
| Larry Brown | Third Baseman |
| Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 24, 1970
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McDowell
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McDowell
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McDowell
White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Kekich
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woods who is chasing the ball. Leon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sims vs. Kekich
Sims hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leon scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Kekich
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Kekich
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. McDowell
Munson hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. McDowell
Woods hits a line drive into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. McDowell
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sims. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Munson scores. 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 the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kekich
Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown bunts towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heidemann vs. Kekich
Heidemann strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDowell vs. Kekich
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McDowell
Clarke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McDowell
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McDowell
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. McDowell
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woods vs. McDowell
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Kekich
Uhlaender hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon 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: ---
Sims vs. Kekich
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Kekich covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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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: ---
Michael vs. McDowell
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kekich vs. McDowell
Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. McDowell
Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kekich
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Kekich
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kekich
Foster hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Murcer. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heidemann vs. Kekich
Heidemann hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McDowell
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McDowell
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Kekich
McDowell bunts towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Kekich
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Kekich covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. McDowell
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. McDowell
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. McDowell
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. McDowell
Michael strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Kekich
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Kekich
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Kekich
Fosse takes first base on ball four. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Kekich
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown takes first base on ball four. Sims moves to third. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rollins vs. Kekich
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Jack Heidemann.
Rollins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sims scores. Fosse scores. There goes Brown trying to get to second. Woods throws the ball in to Michael who tags Brown for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. McDowell
Graig Nettles now playing third base. Larry Brown now playing second base. Eddie Leon now playing shortstop. Ron Hansen pinch hits for Mike Kekich
Hansen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McDowell
Clarke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sims. Clarke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. McDowell
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. McDowell
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. McDowell
Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Foster. Munson reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. McDowell
Woods hits a line drive into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Klimkowski
Ron Klimkowski now pitching. Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Sam McDowell.
Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Klimkowski covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Klimkowski
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Klimkowski
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Klimkowski
Sims hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woods. Sims reaches second base with a double. Uhlaender goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Klimkowski
Horton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Fosse hits a popup towards third. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Ellis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Lasher
Michael hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Lasher
McDaniel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lasher
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Ellsworth
Dick Ellsworth now pitching.
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. McDaniel
Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Danny Cater now playing first base.
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDaniel
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McDaniel
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McDaniel
Vada Pinson pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth.
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Colbert
Vince Colbert now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Colbert covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Colbert
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Colbert
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Colbert
There goes Munson. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. McDaniel
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. McDaniel
Leon bunts towards the mound. McDaniel juggles the ball. That's an error on McDaniel. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. McDaniel
Sims hits a line drive for a double play. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McDaniel
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fosse vs. McDaniel
Fosse strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1970, 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 Uhlaender T, cf 4 1 1 0
Murcer B, cf 5 1 2 0 Leon E, 2b-ss 4 1 1 0
White R, lf 5 2 3 2 Sims D, lf 4 1 2 2
Cater D, 3b-1b 5 0 1 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Munson T, c 5 1 4 2 Fosse R, c 4 1 0 0
Woods R, rf 4 0 0 0 Foster R, rf 4 1 2 0
Ellis J, 1b 4 1 3 2 Brown L, 3b-2b 2 0 1 1
Kenney J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Heidemann J, ss 2 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 3 0 0 0 Rollins R, ph 1 0 1 2
Kekich M, p 2 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 1 0 1 0
Hansen R, ph 1 0 0 0 McDowell S, p 2 0 0 0
Klimkowski R, p 0 0 0 0 Klimchock L, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 1 0 0 0 Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0
Ellsworth D, p 0 0 0 0
Pinson V, ph 1 0 0 0
Colbert V, p 0 0 0 0
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39 6 14 6 34 5 10 5
New York 110 000 310 -- 6
Cleveland 100 102 100 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M 6.0 6 4 4 3 1
Klimkowski R 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
McDaniel L (W) 2.1 3 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S 7.0 12 5 5 1 7
Lasher F (L) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Ellsworth D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Colbert V 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- McDaniel L
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 9
2B -- Munson T 2, Ellis J, Foster R 2, Clarke H, Sims D
3B -- Leon E
HR -- White R, Ellis J
CS -- Munson T
SH -- Brown L, Leon E
T -- 2:57
A -- 0
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