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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1971
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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 23, 1971 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Lamb |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Jim Lyttle | Right Fielder |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Frank Baker | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Ford | Center Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy Foster | Right Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Ray Lamb | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1971
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lamb
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Lamb
Kenney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lamb
White 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 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Peterson
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Peterson
Foster strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lamb
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Lamb
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamb covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyttle vs. Lamb
Lyttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Lamb
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blefary for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Peterson
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Peterson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Peterson
Hinton takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Peterson
Leon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamb vs. Peterson
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lamb
Baker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Lamb
Peterson hits a line drive into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Lamb
There goes Baker. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Baker steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Lamb
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kenney vs. Lamb
Kenney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lamb
There goes Kenney. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Kenney steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Lamb
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Foster. White reaches second base with a double. Kenney scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Lamb
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Lamb
Gibbs 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 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Peterson
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Peterson covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Peterson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it 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: ---
Lyttle vs. Lamb
Lyttle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamb covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Lamb
Blefary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Blefary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Lamb
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blefary scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Lamb
Peterson bunts towards the mound. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Lamb
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Peterson
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Peterson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Peterson
Hinton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Lamb
Kenney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lamb
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kenney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Austin
Rick Austin now pitching.
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Kenney moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibbs vs. Austin
Gibbs is hit by the pitch. Kenney scores. White moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Austin
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Jim Lyttle.
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Austin
Danny Cater pinch hits for Curt Blefary.
Cater hits a line drive into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Austin
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Peterson
Felipe Alou now playing right field. Danny Cater now playing first base.
Leon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley 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, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodge vs. Peterson
Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Rick Austin.
Hodge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Colbert
Vince Colbert now pitching.
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Colbert
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Colbert
Kenney hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Colbert
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Foster. White reaches second base with a double. Kenney moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Colbert
Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibbs vs. Colbert
Gibbs hits a line drive towards first. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Peterson
Ford hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Peterson
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Peterson
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Colbert
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Colbert
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Colbert
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peterson vs. Colbert
Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Colbert
Clarke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Peterson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Peterson
Hinton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Peterson
Leon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Peterson
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Vince Colbert.
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mingori, and towards Stanley, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mingori
White hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Mingori
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Mingori
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Peterson
Ford hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Peterson covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Peterson
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Mingori
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Mingori
Cater takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Mingori
Baker bunts in front of the plate. Fosse juggles the ball. That's an error on Fosse. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peterson vs. Mingori
Peterson strikes out. There goes Cater. The throw from Fosse and Cater is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Peterson
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Peterson
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Peterson
Hinton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1971, game 1 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 0 0 Ford T, cf 4 0 0 0
Kenney J, 3b 3 2 2 1 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 0 0
White R, lf 5 1 3 1 Foster R, rf 4 0 0 0
Murcer B, cf 1 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 0 0
Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 1 Harrelson K, 1b 4 2 2 0
Lyttle J, rf 2 0 1 0 Hinton C, lf 3 1 1 2
Alou F, ph-rf 2 1 1 1 Leon E, 2b 3 0 2 1
Blefary C, 1b 2 1 1 0 Stanley F, ss 3 0 0 0
Cater D, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Lamb R, p 1 0 0 0
Baker F, ss 5 1 2 1 Austin R, p 0 0 0 0
Peterson F, p 4 0 1 1 Hodge G, ph 1 0 0 0
Colbert V, p 0 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, ph 1 0 0 0
Mingori S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 11 6 31 3 5 3
New York 002 120 100 -- 6
Cleveland 010 000 200 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W) 9.0 5 3 3 2 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lamb R (L)* 4.0 7 5 5 3 1
Austin R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Colbert V 2.0 4 1 1 1 2
Mingori S 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Fosse R
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 12, Cleveland 3
2B -- White R 2, Blefary C
HR -- Hinton C
SB -- Baker F, Kenney J
SH -- Peterson F
SF -- Alou F
HBP -- by Austin R (Gibbs J)
T -- 2:36
A -- 0
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