Settling down after a shaky start, Pat Dobson pitched the Yankees to a 7-1 victory over the Indians. Before retiring a batter in the first inning, Dobson gave up the Indians' run on a walk and singles by Oscar Gamble and George Hendrick. The Yankees came back immediately, scoring twice on a triple by Roy White, infield out by Mike Hegan and homer by Thurman Munson, and Dobson stayed the rest of the way, allowing only three hits in the final seven innings. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     7, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Yankees      2  0  1    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   7  9  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         3   1   0   0     1   0   .143      White lf              4   2   2   0     1   1   .375
Gamble dh             4   0   2   0     0   1   .375      Hegan 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .143
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .125      Munson c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .444
Ellis c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Murcer cf             3   1   0   1     1   0   .286
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Blomberg rf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .333
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Maddox rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .250
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sudakis dh            4   0   2   1     0   0   .429
Hermoso 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Clarke pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brohamer ph,2b      0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Michael 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mason ss              4   0   1   2     0   1   .143
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   5   1     2   5             Totals               31   7   9   7     6   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 12,509
Left on Base: Indians 7, Yankees 7
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Nettles, Mason
Doubles: Sudakis (1)
Triples: White (1)
Home Runs: Munson (1)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (3), Blomberg (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hegan (2)
GIDP: Mason (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(0-1)           4.2   5   4   4   4   1   1  23   7.71
Timmermann              2.2   2   3   3   2   1   0  11  10.13
Sanders                 0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     9   7   7   6   2   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(1-0)           9     5   1   1   2   5   0  35   1.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein walked; Gamble singled to left
[Lowenstein to third]; Hendrick singled to center [Lowenstein
scored, Gamble to third]; Ellis reached on a fielder's choice
[Gamble out at home (third to catcher), Hendrick to second];
Spikes was called out on strikes; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White tripled to center; Hegan grounded out (second
to first) [White scored]; Munson homered; Murcer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell popped to first in foul territory; Duffy
struck out; Hermoso grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Sudakis singled to right [Nettles
to second]; Michael lined to left; Mason struck out; White flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Mason dropped a foul fly hit by Lowenstein for an
error; Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble struck
out (catcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Hegan grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
popped to second; Murcer walked; Murcer stole second; Blomberg
singled to left [Murcer scored]; Blomberg stole second; Nettles
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis singled to center; Spikes struck out;
Chambliss singled to center [Ellis to second]; Bell popped to
third; Duffy reached on an error by Nettles [Ellis to third,
Chambliss to second, Duffy to first]; Hermoso forced Duffy
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees
3.

YANKEES 4TH: Sudakis flied out to right; Michael flied out to
center; Mason popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Gamble singled to
center; Hendrick flied out to left; Ellis popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: White walked; Hegan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [White to second]; Munson singled to left
[White to third]; Murcer grounded out (second to first) [White
scored, Munson to second]; Blomberg walked; TIMMERMANN REPLACED
TIDROW (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes flied out to right; Chambliss flied out to
center; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Michael walked; Mason
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Michael out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); BROHAMER
BATTED FOR HERMOSO; Brohamer walked; Lowenstein grounded out
(first unassisted) [Brohamer to second]; Gamble grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); White was
called out on strikes; Hegan flied out to center; Munson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Ellis struck out;
Spikes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer flied out to center; Blomberg singled to
center; Nettles walked [Blomberg to second]; Sudakis doubled to
center [Blomberg scored, Nettles to third]; SANDERS REPLACED
TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); CLARKE RAN FOR SUDAKIS; Michael popped to
first; Mason singled to right [Nettles scored, Clarke scored];
White singled to right [Mason to third]; Hegan grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 7.

INDIANS 9TH: CLARKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MADDOX REPLACED
BLOMBERG (PLAYING RF); Chambliss flied out to center; Bell
grounded out (third to first); Duffy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 7.