Making his first start against his former teammates, Fritz Peterson got 15-hit backing, including a bases-loaded homer by John Lowenstein, as the Indians pummeled the Yankees, 10-3. Peterson allowed one unearned run in posting his fifth victory with eighth-inning relief help from Fred Beene, another onetime Yankee. Lowenstein's first career slam came in the fourth off reliever Mike Wallace after Cleveland had loaded the bases on three straight singles to dispatch starter Doc Medich. Wallace walked Jack Brohamer to force in a run before Lowenstein unloaded.

The Indians scored two in the first after two were out on three singles and a double. They added a single run in the sixth and two more in the eighth. New York got on the the board in the seventh on two walks, an interference call and Fernando Gonzalez' single, and added two in the eighth, one scoring on Bill Sudakis' double. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Monday, June      24, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Indians      2  0  0    5  0  1    0  2  0  -  10 15  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   3  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   1   .243      Maddox cf             4   0   0   1     1   0   .321
  Crosby 3b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Brohamer 2b           3   1   0   1     1   0   .315      Murcer rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .263
  Alvarado 2b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .159      Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .303
Lowenstein 1b         5   2   3   5     0   0   .261      Sudakis dh            3   1   2   1     1   0   .263
  Lis 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Hendrick cf           3   2   2   2     1   0   .293      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .226
Gamble dh             5   0   3   1     0   0   .285      Michael 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Lee lf                3   0   1   1     2   0   .278        Gonzalez ph,2b      3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Torres rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .182      Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Duncan c              5   1   1   0     0   2   .198      x  White ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              4   1   1   0     1   1   .231        Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blomberg ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .321
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  10  15  10     5   5             Totals               34   3   8   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 10,676
Left on Base: Indians 9, Yankees 8
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Duncan, Stanley
Doubles: Lee (7), Sudakis 2 (6)
Home Runs: Lowenstein (3)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (16), Hendrick (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (2)
GIDP: Lee (2), Chambliss (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(5-3)         7     5   1   0   2   2   0  29   3.36
Beene                   2     3   2   2   1   1   0   9   4.24
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   3   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(8-6)           3     8   5   5   3   2   0  19   3.96
Wallace                 0.2   2   2   2   2   0   1   6   3.46
Pagan                   2.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   8   5.40
Woodson                 3     3   2   1   0   1   0  13   5.32
Totals                  9    15  10   9   5   5   1  46

Wild Pitches: Pagan (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer
grounded out (first unassisted); Lowenstein singled to right;
Lowenstein stole second; Hendrick singled to center [Lowenstein
scored]; Gamble singled to third [Hendrick to second]; Lee
doubled to left [Hendrick scored, Gamble out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Torres grounded out (second to first); Duncan
struck out; Duffy walked; Bell singled to right [Duffy to
third]; Brohamer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Sudakis
grounded out (third to first); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein flied out to center; Hendrick walked;
Hendrick stole second; Gamble grounded out (second to first)
[Hendrick to third]; Lee was walked intentionally; Torres was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles flied out to right; Michael singled to
left; Mason grounded out (first unassisted) [Michael to second];
Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan singled to right; On a bunt Duffy singled to
first [Duncan to second]; Bell singled to left [Duncan to third,
Duffy to second]; WALLACE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Brohamer
walked [Duncan scored, Duffy to third, Bell to second];
Lowenstein homered [Duffy scored, Bell scored, Brohamer scored];
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out
(first unassisted); Lee walked; Torres singled to center [Lee to
third]; PAGAN REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); Duncan lined to
shortstop; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: On a bunt Chambliss singled to third; Murcer forced
Chambliss (second to shortstop); Piniella flied out to center;
Sudakis doubled to left [Murcer to third]; Munson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy struck out; Bell struck out (catcher to
first); Brohamer grounded out (catcher to first); 20 minute
rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); GONZALEZ
BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Gonzalez flied out to left; Mason struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 6TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lowenstein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to right;
Pagan threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to second]; Gamble singled to
center [Hendrick scored]; Lee grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Gamble out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
flied out to left; Murcer singled to right; Piniella popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8,
Yankees 0.

INDIANS 7TH: WOODSON REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Torres flied out
to right; Duncan struck out; Duffy popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: CROSBY REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); ALVARADO
REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); Sudakis walked; Munson flied out
to center; Nettles struck out; Gonzalez singled to left [Sudakis
to second]; WHITE BATTED FOR MASON; White reached on catcher's
interference by Duncan [Sudakis to third, Gonzalez to second];
Maddox walked [Sudakis scored (unearned), Gonzalez to third,
White to second]; Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 8, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Crosby singled
to right; Alvarado reached on an error by Stanley [Crosby to
second]; Lowenstein singled to right [Crosby scored, Alvarado to
third]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alvarado scored
(unearned)]; Gamble singled to center [Lowenstein to second];
Lee flied out to center; Torres flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: BEENE REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Murcer walked;
Piniella singled to left [Murcer to second]; Sudakis doubled to
right [Murcer scored, Piniella to third]; Munson struck out;
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Piniella scored,
Sudakis to third]; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 10, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Duncan flied out to right; Duffy grounded out
(third to first); Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 10, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: LIS REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); BLOMBERG
BATTED FOR STANLEY; Blomberg singled to second; Maddox flied out
to left; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Blomberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 10, Yankees 3.