The Indians, who had lost five straight games since the start of the season, gained their first victory when Gaylord Perry pitched a four-hitter and beat the Yankees, 9-1. The Indians erupted for six of their runs in the fourth inning. After Frank Duffy homered with two men on base, three walks loaded the bases and other runs followed on a balk and a single by John Ellis. Buddy Bell added a homer for the Tribe in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Friday, April     12, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Indians      0  2  0    6  0  0    0  1  x  -   9  6  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .294      Lowenstein lf         3   1   0   0     2   2   .261
Hegan 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Hermoso 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .176
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Hendrick cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .174
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Ellis dh              4   1   1   2     0   0   .348
Blomberg rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .348
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Spikes rf             2   1   1   0     1   1   .286
Sudakis dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Torres rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Michael 2b,ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Bell 3b               3   2   1   1     0   0   .217
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Duncan c              4   0   0   1     0   1   .125
  Clarke ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Duffy ss              4   1   1   3     0   1   .150
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDowell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   0     3   4             Totals               30   9   6   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  6,101
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Indians 4
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 2
Errors: Murcer, Duffy 2
Doubles: Nettles (1), Munson (1), Chambliss (1)
Home Runs: Duffy (1), Bell (1)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (1)
GIDP: Munson (1), Hegan (2)
Hit by Pitch: Spikes (1,by Dobson)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(1-1)           3.2   4   7   5   3   2   1  20   4.26
Wright                  1.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   7   6.75
McDowell                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.00
Lyle                    1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   6.75
Totals                  8     6   9   7   5   6   2  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry W(1-1)         9     4   1   0   3   4   0  33   2.93
Totals                  9     4   1   0   3   4   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (1)
Wild Pitches: Wright (1)
Balks: Wright (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White walked; Hegan singled to right [White to
second]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [White to third, Hegan out at second]; Murcer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Hermoso
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
doubled to center; Sudakis grounded out (second to first)
[Nettles to third]; Michael reached on an error by Duffy
[Nettles scored (unearned) (no RBI), Michael to second (error by
Duffy)]; Mason grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis reached on an error by Murcer [Ellis to
second]; Chambliss doubled to center [Ellis scored (unearned)];
Spikes was hit by a pitch; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Chambliss to third, Spikes to second]; Duncan
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Chambliss scored (unearned)];
Duffy struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 2.

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

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein walked; Hermoso flied out to left;
Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted) [Lowenstein to second];
Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg walked; Nettles flied out to left; Sudakis
singled to left [Blomberg to second]; Michael grounded out
(first unassisted) [Blomberg to third, Sudakis to second]; Mason
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss singled to right; Spikes singled to left
[Chambliss to second]; On a bunt Bell forced Chambliss (catcher
to third) [Spikes to second]; Duncan struck out; Duffy homered
[Spikes scored, Bell scored]; Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein
stole second; Lowenstein stole third; Hermoso walked; WRIGHT
REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Wright threw a wild pitch [Hermoso
to second]; Hendrick walked; Wright balked [Lowenstein scored,
Hermoso to third, Hendrick to second]; Ellis singled to left
[Hermoso scored, Hendrick scored]; Chambliss flied out to left;
6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

YANKEES 5TH: White walked; Hegan grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; Munson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes walked; Bell forced Spikes (third to
second); Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; Duffy
forced Bell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; Blomberg popped to
third in foul territory; Nettles grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 6TH: MCDOWELL REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Lowenstein
struck out; Hermoso grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

YANKEES 7TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Michael flied out to
right; CLARKE BATTED FOR MASON; Clarke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: MICHAEL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); CLARKE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Chambliss flied out to left; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

YANKEES 8TH: TORRES REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING RF); White struck
out; Hegan grounded out (first to pitcher); Munson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Bell homered;
Duncan grounded out (pitcher to first); Duffy grounded out
(third to first); Lowenstein struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 9.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer lined to first; Blomberg popped to third in
foul territory; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 9.