New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
September 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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 6 1 3 0
Munson c 5 1 2 2
White lf 5 0 1 0
Cater 3b,1b 5 0 0 0
Murcer cf 5 0 1 0
Ellis 1b 4 0 0 0
  Kenney 3b 1 0 0 0
Woods rf 3 0 1 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
Kekich p 2 1 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Klimkowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 8 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Brown ss 3 0 0 0
  Nettles ph,3b 2 1 1 2
Leon 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Pinson rf,1b 4 0 1 0
Hinton lf,1b 4 0 1 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Camilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
  Chance p 0 0 0 0
Harrelson 1b 3 0 2 0
  Ford pr,lf 1 0 1 0
Bradford cf 5 0 0 0
Sims c 5 2 2 2
Lowenstein 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
McDowell p 2 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph,rf 2 1 2 0
Totals 39 4 10 4
New York 002 000 100 00380
Cleveland 010 000 020 014103
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich   6.1 4 1 1 1 3
  McDaniel   1.2 3 2 2 0 2
  Aker   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Klimkowski  L (5-7) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.2
10
4
4
3
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   8.0 7 3 2 4 8
  Higgins   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Mingori   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lasher   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Chance  W (9-8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
8
3
2
6
10

  E–Sims (8), Lowenstein 2 (2).  DP–New York 3, Cleveland 2.  2B–New York Clarke (23,off Higgins).  HR–New York Munson (6,7th inning off McDowell 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Sims 2 (20,2nd inning off Kekich 0 on, 2 out,11th inning off Klimkowski 0 on, 2 out); Nettles (23,8th inning off McDaniel 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Michael (3,off Mingori).  HBP–Leon (2,by Aker).  IBB–Pinson (5,by Aker).  SB–Woods (2,2nd base off McDowell/Sims).  WP–Higgins (6).  HBP–Aker (3,Leon).  IBB–Aker (5,Pinson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–3:04.  A–5,861.
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