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Yankees 3 @ Indians 4
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 23, 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 23, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians beat the visiting Yankees with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 23, 1970 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 3 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 4 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherPhil Hennigan  
Losing PitcherSteve Hamilton  
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Game Winning RBIJack Heidemann 

Game Info

DateMay 23, 1970 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherGary Waslewski  
Home Starting PitcherRich Hand  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance6,855 
Time of Game3 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ron Luciano
1B: Merle Anthony
2B: Red Flaherty
3B: Bob Stewart

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Horace Clarke  Second Baseman 
Curt Blefary  Right Fielder 
Bobby Murcer  Center Fielder 
Roy White  Left Fielder 
Danny Cater  First Baseman 
Thurman Munson  Catcher 
Jerry Kenney  Third Baseman 
Gene Michael  Shortstop 
Gary Waslewski  Pitcher 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ted Uhlaender  Center Fielder 
Eddie Leon  Second Baseman 
Vada Pinson  Right Fielder 
Tony Horton  First Baseman 
Duke Sims  Left Fielder 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Ray Fosse  Catcher 
Jack Heidemann  Shortstop 
Rich Hand  Pitcher 
Alvin Dark  Manager 

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Yankees 3 @ Indians 4
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1970

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         Game of 5/23/1970 -- New York at Cleveland (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Clarke H, 2b          5  0  2  1   Uhlaender T, cf       5  0  0  0   
Blefary C, rf         3  1  1  0   Leon E, 2b            6  0  0  0   
Woods R, rf           2  0  1  0   Pinson V, rf          5  0  1  0   
Murcer B, cf          5  0  0  0   Horton T, 1b          5  1  1  0   
White R, lf           6  0  1  0   Sims D, lf            5  3  3  3   
Cater D, 1b           4  0  2  1   Nettles G, 3b         4  0  2  0   
Munson T, c           4  1  0  0   Hinton C, ph          1  0  0  0   
Kenney J, 3b          4  1  1  0   Brown L, 3b           1  0  1  0   
Michael G, ss         5  0  0  0   Fosse R, c            4  0  2  0   
Waslewski G, p        1  0  0  0   Heidemann J, ss       5  0  1  1   
Ward P, ph            1  0  0  0   Hand R, p             2  0  0  0   
Klimkowski R, p       0  0  0  0   Klimchock L, ph       1  0  0  0   
Tepedino F, ph        1  0  1  1   Higgins D, p          0  0  0  0   
McDaniel L, p         0  0  0  0   Lasher F, p           0  0  0  0   
Ellis J, ph           1  0  0  0   Paul M, p             0  0  0  0   
Hamilton S, p         1  0  0  0   Rollins R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Aker J, p             0  0  0  0   Hennigan P, p         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  3  9  3                        46  4 11  4

New York         000 110 100 000 0 --  3
Cleveland        000 200 010 000 1 --  4
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Waslewski G           4.0  4  2  2  0  0
Klimkowski R          2.0  1  0  0  3  1
McDaniel L            2.0  1  1  1  0  1
Hamilton S (L)*       4.0  4  1  1  1  2
Aker J                0.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hand R                6.0  5  2  2  2  4
Higgins D+            0.0  0  1  1  2  0
Lasher F              2.0  3  0  0  1  2
Paul M                1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Hennigan P (W)        4.0  1  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 13th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Lasher F
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 7, Cleveland 13
2B -- Fosse R, Tepedino F, Brown L
3B -- Nettles G
HR -- Sims D 2
CS -- Clarke H, Woods R, Fosse R
HBP -- by Waslewski G (Horton T), by Hamilton S (Sims D)
T -- 3:50
A -- 6855

    

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