Following the example of Mel Stottlemyre in the previous day's game, Steve Kline pitched the Yankees' second straight two-hitter and shut out the Indians, 4-0. The Yankees decided the outcome against Dick Tidrow with two runs in the first inning. After a pair of walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases, Graig Nettles drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and Ron Blomberg accounted for the other with a single. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Thursday, April 12, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 5 6 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Torres rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Clarke 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .280 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 White lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .208 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .176 M. Alou rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Ellis dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 F. Alou rf,1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .294 Spikes lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .125 Murcer cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .333 Duncan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Nettles 3b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .250 Brohamer 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .067 Blomberg 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Bell 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Swoboda ph,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .111 Lowenstein ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Callison dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Munson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 2 0 3 5 Totals 27 5 6 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 4,532 Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 5 DP: Indians 0, Yankees 1 Doubles: Murcer (2) Caught Stealing: Clarke (2) Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (1), F. Alou (1) GIDP: Duncan (1) Hit by Pitch: M. Alou (1,by Tidrow) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow L(0-2) 7.2 5 5 5 3 2 0 31 6.08 Kilkenny 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 6 5 5 4 2 0 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kline W(1-1) 9 2 0 0 3 5 0 31 4.40 Totals 9 2 0 0 3 5 0 31 Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (1) Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Joe Brinkman INDIANS 1ST: Torres walked; Hendrick forced Torres (third to second); Chambliss struck out; Ellis forced Hendrick (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; White walked [Clarke to second]; M. Alou was hit by a pitch [Clarke to third, White to second]; Murcer flied out to right; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clarke scored]; Blomberg singled to right [White scored, M. Alou to third]; Callison lined to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. INDIANS 2ND: F. ALOU REPLACED M. ALOU (PLAYING RF); Spikes struck out; Duncan struck out; Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael flied out to center; Clarke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. INDIANS 3RD: Bell grounded out (third to first); Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: White lined to center; F. Alou popped to third; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles lined to left; Blomberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Callison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. INDIANS 5TH: Spikes grounded out (catcher to first); Duncan grounded out (second to first); Brohamer singled; Bell forced Brohamer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Munson popped to second; Michael grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Clarke singled to third; Clarke was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. INDIANS 6TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Torres popped to first; Hendrick singled to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. INDIANS 7TH: Ellis struck out; Spikes walked; Duncan grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles struck out; Blomberg walked; Callison flied out to left; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BELL; Lowenstein walked; Cardenas struck out; Torres popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Michael flied out to center; On a bunt Clarke singled to third; White singled to right [Clarke to third, White to second (on throw)]; F. Alou hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clarke scored]; Murcer doubled [White scored]; KILKENNY REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Nettles walked; SWOBODA BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Swoboda singled to center [Murcer scored, Nettles to third]; Callison grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5. INDIANS 9TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); F. ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Chambliss lined to center; Ellis popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5.

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