New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 22, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1970 at Cleveland Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 2 0
Blefary rf 3 0 0 0
  Woods rf 2 1 1 0
Murcer cf 5 1 1 1
White lf 4 1 2 2
Cater 1b 5 1 3 1
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Michael ss 5 1 1 1
Kenney 3b 3 0 3 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 5 1 3 0
Leon 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sims ph 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 0 0 0 0
Pinson rf 5 1 2 1
Horton 1b 5 1 2 2
Fosse c 3 0 0 0
Rollins 3b 4 1 1 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0
Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Fuller ph 1 0 0 0
  Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton ph,2b 2 0 1 1
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York 303 000 0017141
Cleveland 101 001 1004105
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (6-2) 5.2 9 3 3 2 3
  Aker  SV (7) 3.1 1 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  L (1-4) 3.0 8 6 3 1 4
  Paul   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Ellsworth   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hennigan   3.0 3 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
4
4
7

  E–Peterson (3), Leon (8), Fosse (4), Rollins 2 (2), Heidemann (4).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–New York White (11,off Chance), Cleveland Pinson (8,off Peterson).  3B–Cleveland Pinson (3,off Peterson).  HR–New York White (5,1st inning off Chance 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Horton (4,7th inning off Aker 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Peterson (3,off Ellsworth); Leon (4,off Peterson).  IBB–Kenney (1,by Hennigan); Munson (4,by Hennigan).  SB–Clarke (5,2nd base off Chance/Fosse); Murcer (3,2nd base off Chance/Fosse).  CS–Munson 2 (4,2nd base by Chance/Fosse,2nd base by Paul/Fosse); White (2,3rd base by Chance/Fosse); Clarke (4,2nd base by Paul/Fosse).  WP–Chance (2), Hennigan (1).  IBB–Hennigan 2 (4,Kenney,Munson).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:45.  A–12,890.
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