Here's one more to attach to that game: The victory was Eric Wedge's 500th as manager. He's the fifth Indians manager to win 500 or more games, joining Lou Boudreau at 728, Mike Hargrove (617), Tris Speaker (617) and AL Lopez (570).

Wedge gave the credit for the 500 wins to his players and coaches.

"They're the ones in the trenches doing the work day to day," Wedge said. "They're the first one I think of. And the Dolan family and Mark Shapiro for giving me the opportunity to be here for this period of time."

Wedge's first year as Indians manager was 2003. He spent five years managing in the Tribe's minor-league system before GM Mark Shapiro hired him.

"I feel like we've set a strong foundation," Wedge said. "Now we want to take it to the next level."

The Indians were in full rebuilding mode when Wedge took over. The 2003 club lost 94 games.

"I still take this job day by day, but I was really taking it day by day back then," he said. "We knew we had to build something. We knew we had to set a base for the organization."

Stat central: More numerical fallout from the Tribe's 14-run second inning and 22-4 victory over the Yankees. Research by Elias Sports Bureau:

The Indians' 14 runs are the most ever scored by one team in the second inning.

The Indians' eight extra-base hits in the second are a modern-day (since 1900) record.

The Indians' 50 total bases in the game tied a club record.

The Indians' 52 at-bats set a club record for a nine-inning game.

The Indians' 25 hits were the most since they had 26 in a 17-inning, 10-9 victory over the Twins on May 7, 1995.

The Indians' six homers were the most in a game since they hit six against the Yankees on July 4, 2006.

Run it up: Concerning the Indians' nine-run seventh inning Thursday and 14-run second inning Saturday, according to Elias, it's the first time a visiting team has had two innings of nine or more runs in a series against the Yankees since 1907. The Tigers did it that year when the Yankees played at Hilltop Park in Washington Heights.

It never happened at old Yankee Stadium.

Tabloid reaction: The headline in the New York Post on Sunday read: "Stinkees: Stadium: $1.6 billion. Payroll: $200 million. Team: Worthless."

The New York Daily News showed a picture of Chien-Ming Wang sitting in the dugout after giving up eight runs on eight hits in 1 1/3 innings. Wang was pictured scratching his nose and the headline read: "You Stink. Wang is garbage once again as Tribe trashes Yanks, 22-4."

Did you see that?

Wedge's cell phone was buzzing after Saturday's victory.

"A lot of people were watching that game," Wedge said with a laugh.

Coat hanger: First-base coach Luis Rivera was running out of storage space in the second inning Saturday. While the Indians were sending 17 men to the plate, Rivera was collecting elbow pads, shin guards and batting gloves from the players when they reached first.

"I was wearing two elbow protectors and a shin guard," said Rivera. "I had so many batting gloves, I was sticking them in the back of my pants. I finally had to call the bat boy out to come and get everything."

Launching pad: Through the first three games at new Yankee Stadium, the Indians and Yankees combined for 17 homers. It's the most ever hit, according to Elias, in the first three games of any ballpark in big-league history.

"This park plays small," Wedge said.

Finally: Ed Hickox, Saturday's plate umpire, was taken to the hospital after the game. He was hit in the mask by a foul ball from the Indians' Ben Francisco in the sixth inning. He eventually was replaced by second base umpire Tom Hallion. Hickox will be out for a week because of a concussion, Major League Baseball announced.

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