The Yankees completed a sweep of their opening three-game series with the Indians by posting a 5-3 victory. The deciding runs scored in the seventh inning on singles by Ron Blomberg and Graig Nettles, a forceout by Bill Sudakis and singles by Gene Michael and Jim Mason. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Monday, April     8, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Indians      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  1
Yankees      0  1  0    0  1  1    2  0  x  -   5 12  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   0   2   0     1   0   .273      White lf              1   1   0   0     4   0   .333
Gamble dh             5   1   1   2     0   0   .308      Hegan 1b              5   0   3   1     0   0   .333
Hendrick cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .154      Munson c              2   0   0   1     1   0   .364
Ellis c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Murcer cf             2   0   1   0     3   0   .333
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .333      Blomberg rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .400
Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Maddox rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .083      Nettles 3b            5   1   2   1     0   2   .333
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sudakis dh            4   1   1   1     0   2   .364
  Brohamer ph         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Michael 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Hermoso 2b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Mason ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .182
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3  11   3     1   4             Totals               31   5  12   5     8   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  8,151
Left on Base: Indians 9, Yankees 13
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Ellis, Mason
Doubles: Ellis (1), Michael (1)
Home Runs: Gamble (1), Nettles (2)
Caught Stealing: White (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Michael (1), Munson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson              4     2   2   1   6   3   1  19   2.25
Upshaw                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Hilgendorf L(0-1)       2.2   7   3   3   1   2   0  15  10.80
Sanders                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8    12   5   4   8   6   1  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(1-0)           8    11   3   3   0   3   1  35   3.38
Buskey SV(1)            1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Medich (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein made an out to shortstop; Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick singled to right; Ellis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White walked; White was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hegan flied out to center; Munson
walked; Murcer walked [Munson to second]; Blomberg struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss singled to center; Spikes popped to
shortstop; Bell lined to right; Duffy popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles homered; Sudakis struck out; Michael
grounded out (first unassisted); Mason flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Hermoso singled to first; On a bunt Lowenstein
singled to pitcher [Hermoso to second]; Medich threw a wild
pitch [Hermoso to third, Lowenstein to second]; Gamble reached
on an error by Mason [Hermoso scored (RBI), Lowenstein to third,
Gamble to second]; Hendrick was called out on strikes; Ellis
struck out; Chambliss flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White walked; Hegan flied out to left; Munson flied
out to left; Murcer walked [White to second]; Blomberg grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes singled to center; Bell singled to center
[Spikes to second]; On a bunt Duffy hit into a double play
(first to second) [Bell out at second]; Hermoso was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles struck out; Sudakis singled to center;
Michael out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sudakis to
second]; Mason flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Gamble
homered; Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; Ellis flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Ellis dropped a foul fly hit by White for an error;
White walked; UPSHAW REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Hegan
singled to center [White to third]; Munson hit a sacrifice fly
to right [White scored (unearned)]; Murcer singled to center
[Hegan to second]; HILGENDORF REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING);
Blomberg singled to right [Hegan out at home (right to catcher),
Murcer to third, Blomberg to second]; Nettles popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Sudakis struck out; Michael doubled to right; Mason
was called out on strikes; White was walked intentionally; Hegan
singled to center [Michael scored, White to third]; Munson lined
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Hermoso
grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein singled to center;
Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer flied out to right; Blomberg singled to
center; Nettles singled to right [Blomberg to third]; Sudakis
forced Nettles (third to second) [Blomberg scored]; Michael
singled to left [Sudakis to third]; Mason singled to second
[Sudakis scored, Michael to second]; White flied out to left; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING RF); Hendrick
lined to center; Ellis doubled to left; Chambliss singled to
center [Ellis scored]; Spikes grounded out (second to first)
[Chambliss to second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Hegan
singled to right; Munson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Hegan to second]; Murcer was walked intentionally;
Maddox flied out to right; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 9TH: BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer singled to
center; BUSKEY REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); LEE BATTED FOR
HERMOSO; Lee was called out on strikes; Lowenstein walked
[Brohamer to second]; Gamble popped to second; Hendrick flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 5.