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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 5, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on September 5, 1977 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,184 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Larry Barnett |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Dade | Third Baseman |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Jim Norris | Right Fielder |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 5, 1977
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Waits
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Waits
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Torrez
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Torrez
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Torrez
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Waits
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Waits
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kuiper scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Torrez
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Torrez
Bochte hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Torrez
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Waits
Randolph is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Waits
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dent for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Torrez
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Torrez
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Torrez
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Torrez
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Waits
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Waits
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Torrez
Kuiper strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Torrez
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Torrez
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Waits
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Waits
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Waits
White hits a line drive towards the mound. Waits catches it and throws to first to double up Chambliss. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Torrez
Bochte hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Torrez
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Torrez
Norris bunts towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Torrez
There goes Norris. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Waits
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Waits
Dent bunts towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Waits
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Torrez
Manning bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Torrez
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Torrez
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randolph scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Waits
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Waits
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Waits
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Torrez
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Torrez
Blanks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Torrez
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bochte vs. Torrez
Bochte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Bochte reaches second base with a double. Blanks scores. Thornton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Torrez
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bochte scores. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Torrez
Norris hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Torrez
Manning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
Frank Duffy now playing shortstop.
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Waits
Randolph takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Kern
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Bucky Dent. Jim Kern now pitching.
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Kern
Dell Alston pinch runs for Lou Piniella.
Rivers bunts towards the mound. Kern fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alston moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Kern
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores. Alston tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Kern
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Duffy. Alston scores. Rivers moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Kern
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Kern
There's a wild pitch. Munson is attempting to get to third. There's the throw and Munson is out. Rivers scores. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Torrez
Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. John Lowenstein pinch hits for Fred Kendall.
Lowenstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Torrez
Dade hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Torrez
Kuiper bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Randolph covering, for the out. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Torrez
Ron Pruitt pinch runs for Paul Dade.
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Torrez
Thornton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Thornton reaches second base with a double. Pruitt scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bochte vs. Torrez
Bochte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Thornton trying to get to home. Jackson throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Thornton who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bibby
Ron Pruitt now playing third base. Ray Fosse now catching. Jim Bibby now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Bibby
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bibby
White hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Bibby
Randolph hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fosse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1977, game 2 -- New York at Cleveland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 1 1 0 Dade P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Nettles G, 3b 3 0 0 1 Pruitt R, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Munson T, dh 4 0 1 1 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0 Blanks L, ss 2 1 0 0
Johnson C, c 4 0 1 0 Duffy F, ss 1 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 2 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 2 1
White R, lf 3 1 0 0 Bochte B, lf 4 1 2 2
Randolph W, 2b 3 1 1 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 1 1
Dent B, ss 1 0 0 0 Norris J, rf 3 0 1 0
Piniella L, ph 1 0 1 1 Manning R, cf 3 0 0 0
Alston D, pr 0 1 0 0 Kendall F, c 1 0 1 0
Stanley F, ss 0 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, ph 1 1 1 1
Fosse R, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 7 3 29 5 9 5
New York 000 000 040 -- 4
Cleveland 000 000 32x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (L) 8.0 9 5 5 2 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R* 7.0 4 2 2 3 4
Kern J (W) 1.0 2 2 1 0 1
Bibby J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Duffy F
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 4, Cleveland 3
2B -- Bochte B, Thornton A
HR -- Lowenstein J
CS -- Norris J
SH -- Dent B, Kuiper D
SF -- Nettles G
WP -- Kern J
T -- 2:14
A -- 28184
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