New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
August 5, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 1 0
Munson c 5 1 1 2
White lf 2 0 0 0
Cater rf,3b,1b 4 2 1 0
Hansen 3b 1 0 0 0
  Murcer cf 3 2 2 2
Ellis 1b 4 0 2 0
  Kenney pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Woods cf,rf 3 0 1 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 1
  Lyttle pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 2 1
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Brown ss 3 1 2 0
Pinson rf 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 2 0 0 0
  Uhlaender lf 2 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 1 2 3
Horton 1b 4 0 1 0
Bradford cf 4 0 0 0
Leon 2b 4 0 2 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
McDowell p 1 0 0 0
  Colbert p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 1 1 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 1 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
New York 000 040 0037111
Cleveland 000 003 000391
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (13-7) 5.2 5 3 3 0 5
  Aker   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  McDaniel  SV (14) 1.2 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (16-6) 4.2 5 4 4 6 4
  Colbert   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Austin   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Higgins   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Mingori   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Lasher   0.1 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
7
7

  E–Michael (23), Fosse (8).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Cleveland Leon (13,off Peterson).  HR–New York Munson (5,5th inning off McDowell 1 on, 0 out); Murcer (16,5th inning off McDowell 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Fosse (17,6th inning off Peterson 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Peterson (1,by McDowell).  SH–Brown (2,off Aker).  HBP–McDowell (5,Peterson).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:45.  A–19,335.
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