New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1970 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 2 1
Blefary rf 3 1 1 0
  Woods rf 2 0 1 0
Murcer cf 5 0 0 0
White lf 6 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 0 2 1
Munson c 4 1 0 0
Kenney 3b 4 1 1 0
Michael ss 5 0 0 0
Waslewski p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Klimkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Tepedino ph 1 0 1 1
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 5 0 0 0
Leon 2b 6 0 0 0
Pinson rf 5 0 1 0
Horton 1b 5 1 1 0
Sims lf 5 3 3 3
Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown 3b 1 0 1 0
Fosse c 4 0 2 0
Heidemann ss 5 0 1 1
Hand p 2 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 11 4
New York 000 110 100 000 0390
Cleveland 000 200 010 000 14111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Waslewski   4.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Klimkowski   2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  McDaniel   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Hamilton  L (3-1) 4.0 4 1 1 1 2
  Aker   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
11
4
4
5
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hand   6.0 5 2 2 2 4
  Higgins   0.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Lasher   2.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Paul   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hennigan  W (2-1) 4.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
13.0
9
3
3
6
9

  E–Lasher (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–New York Tepedino (2,off Lasher), Cleveland Fosse (5,off Waslewski); Brown (3,off Hamilton).  3B–Cleveland Nettles (1,off Klimkowski).  HR–Cleveland Sims 2 (5,4th inning off Waslewski 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off McDaniel 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Horton (3,by Waslewski); Sims (2,by Hamilton).  IBB–Pinson (2,by Klimkowski); Heidemann (4,by Klimkowski); Fosse (3,by Aker).  CS–Clarke (5,2nd base by Hand/Fosse); Woods (1,2nd base by Hennigan/Fosse); Fosse (2,2nd base by Hamilton/Munson).  HBP–Waslewski (1,Horton); Hamilton (1,Sims).  IBB–Klimkowski 2 (3,Pinson,Heidemann); Aker (2,Fosse).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–3:50.  A–6,855.
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