With strong winds helping the flight of the ball, 12 homers flew out of Municipal Stadium in a doubleheader that saw the Yankees win the first game, 9-5, and the Indians take the second game, 9-6. The Yankees hit six homers in the opener, including two by Graig Nettles and one each by Thurman Munson, Ron Blomberg, Bobby Murcer and Mike Hegan. Charlie Spikes had one for the Indians. The Yankees capped their attack with three round-trippers in the ninth inning. Munson connected with a man on base and, after Blomberg went out, Nettles and Hegan homered in succession.

Nettles hit two homers and Murcer one in the nightcap, while Dave Duncan rapped a pair for the Indians, who broke a 3-3 tie with a five-run outburst in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     14, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  4  -   9  9  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    2  1  1  -   5 13  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .250      Lowenstein lf         3   1   0   0     0   1   .233
  Maddox rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Lee lf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Williams rf,lf        4   1   1   0     1   0   .400      Hermoso 2b            4   1   1   1     1   0   .160
Munson c              5   1   1   1     0   2   .258      Hendrick cf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .188
Murcer cf             5   2   2   2     0   0   .286      Ellis dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .367
Blomberg dh           4   2   1   1     1   1   .304        Torres pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nettles 3b            5   2   2   4     0   2   .241      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   1     0   1   .400
Hegan 1b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .259      Spikes rf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .310
Michael 2b            3   0   0   0     2   0   .174      Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Duncan c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .333
Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      B. Johnson 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               35   9   9   9     6   6             Totals               37   5  13   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Indians 7
DP: Yankees 3, Indians 1
Errors: Hermoso, Bell
Doubles: Hermoso (3)
Home Runs: Munson (2), Blomberg (1), Nettles 2 (4), Murcer (1), Hegan (1), Spikes (1)
Stolen Bases: Williams (1)
Caught Stealing: Hegan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (1)
GIDP: Williams (1), Bell (1), Duffy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hegan 2 (2,by B. Johnson,by Hilgendorf), Lowenstein (1,by Lyle)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(2-0)            7     8   3   3   1   2   1  27   1.84
Lyle                    2     5   2   2   0   3   0  12   8.10
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1   5   1  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(0-1)       7.1   4   4   3   5   6   2  32   3.18
Hilgendorf              1.1   5   5   5   1   0   4  11  17.36
Sanders                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.80
Totals                  9     9   9   8   6   6   6  44

Hit by Pitch: Lyle (1), B. Johnson (1), Hilgendorf (1)
Wild Pitches: Lyle (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Munson homered; Murcer grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Hermoso flied out to center;
Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg homered; Nettles flied out to left; Hegan
was hit by a pitch; Hegan was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Michael grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
singled to right; Spikes singled to left [Chambliss to third];
Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to second to
first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason struck out; White flied out to center;
Williams walked; Williams stole second; Munson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan singled to left; Duffy grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to shortstop to first) [Duncan
out at second]; Lowenstein popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Blomberg
struck out; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hermoso walked; Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Hermoso to second]; Ellis popped to first; Chambliss
singled to center [Hermoso scored]; Spikes forced Chambliss
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians
1.

YANKEES 5TH: Hegan flied out to center; Michael grounded out
(first unassisted); Mason singled to center; White walked [Mason
to second]; Williams forced White (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Duncan singled
to left; On a bunt Duffy hit into a double play (catcher to
first) [Duncan out at second]; 39 minute rain delay; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson struck out; Murcer singled to center;
Blomberg flied out to left; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Hermoso
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to
shortstop; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Hegan reached on an error by Hermoso [Hegan to
first]; Michael walked [Hegan to second]; Mason out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hegan to third, Michael to
second]; White was walked intentionally; Williams grounded into
a double play (third to second to second to first) [White out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss singled to shortstop; Spikes homered
[Chambliss scored]; Bell flied out to center; Duncan grounded
out (second to first); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson reached on an error by Bell [Munson to
first]; Murcer forced Munson (second to shortstop); Blomberg
walked [Murcer to second]; HILGENDORF REPLACED B. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Nettles homered [Murcer scored (unearned), Blomberg
scored]; Hegan was hit by a pitch; Michael walked [Hegan to
second]; Mason forced Michael (shortstop to second) [Hegan to
third]; White forced Mason (third to second); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); MADDOX REPLACED
WHITE (PLAYING RF); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Lowenstein was hit by a pitch; Hermoso lined to right; Hendrick
singled to left [Lowenstein to second]; Ellis singled to left
[Lowenstein scored, Hendrick to second]; TORRES RAN FOR ELLIS;
Lyle threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to third, Torres to second];
Chambliss struck out; Spikes struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Indians 4.

YANKEES 9TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LEE REPLACED
LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); Williams singled to left; Munson flied
out to right; Murcer homered [Williams scored]; Blomberg popped
to third; Nettles homered; Hegan homered; SANDERS REPLACED
HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Michael lined to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 9, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell singled to left; Duncan struck out; Duffy
lined to left; Lee singled to left [Bell to second]; Hermoso
doubled to right [Bell scored, Lee to third]; Hendrick flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9, Indians 5.