A homer by Bobby Murcer enabled the Yankees to defeat the Indians, 2-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Pat Dobson, who got last-out help from Sparky Lyle. An error by Dobson led to the Indians' run in the first inning. John Lowenstein walked and reached third when Dobson kicked a grounder by Tommy McCraw. Frank Robinson then forced McCraw, Lowenstein scoring. New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 1Game Played on Sunday, September 22, 1974 (Day game) at Shea StadiumIndians 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 2 6 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lowenstein rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .242 White dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 McCraw 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Maddox cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .307 Robinson dh 2 0 0 1 2 0 .249 Murcer rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .279 Smith pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Piniella lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Ellis c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Munson c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Gamble lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .290 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Hendrick cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .289 Michael ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Bell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .252 Duffy ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carty ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .354 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alvarado ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Hermoso 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Lee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Kuiper 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ellingsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 27 1 4 1 4 5 Totals 27 2 6 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 36,540 Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 4 DP: Indians 2, Yankees 3 Errors: Hermoso, Dobson Home Runs: Murcer (10) Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (35) Caught Stealing: Robinson (2), Lowenstein (16) Sacrifice Hits: McCraw (1) Sacrifice Flies: Munson (8) GIDP: Lowenstein (6), Ellis (15), Michael (6) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellingsen L(1-1) 7 6 2 2 2 5 1 27 2.65 Buskey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.25 Totals 8 6 2 2 2 5 1 30 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson W(17-15) 8.2 4 1 0 4 5 0 31 3.13 Lyle SV(15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.73 Totals 9 4 1 0 4 5 0 32 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein walked; McCraw reached on an error by Dobson [Lowenstein to third, McCraw to first]; Robinson forced McCraw (shortstop to second) [Lowenstein scored (unearned)]; Ellis struck out while Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox lined to left; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. INDIANS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Munson popped to first; Chambliss popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled; Hermoso forced Duffy (second unassisted); Lowenstein grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hermoso out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles reached on an error by Hermoso [Nettles to first]; Michael grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; Alomar walked; White forced Alomar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. INDIANS 4TH: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Maddox walked; Murcer singled to right [Maddox to second]; Piniella popped to first in foul territory [Maddox to third]; Munson sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Maddox scored, Murcer out at second (center to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 1. INDIANS 5TH: Gamble struck out; Hendrick struck out; Bell singled to left; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles struck out; Michael singled to center; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 1. INDIANS 6TH: Hermoso singled to center; On a bunt Lowenstein forced Hermoso (catcher to shortstop); Lowenstein stole second; McCraw grounded out (first unassisted) [Lowenstein to third]; Lowenstein was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; Maddox was called out on strikes; Murcer homered; Piniella singled to left; Munson singled to shortstop [Piniella out at third (second unassisted)]; Lou Piniella was called out at 2B but when Remy Hermoso dropped the the ball 2B umpire Jerry Neudecker reversed himself; Piniella stood up and walked away and Hermoso tagged him for the out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. INDIANS 7TH: Robinson walked; Ellis grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Robinson out at second]; Gamble walked; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss struck out; Nettles singled to center; Michael struck out; Alomar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); CARTY BATTED FOR DUFFY; Carty popped to catcher in foul territory; LEE BATTED FOR HERMOSO; Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED ELLINGSEN (PITCHING); ALVARADO REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING SS); KUIPER REPLACED LEE (PLAYING 2B); White flied out to center; Maddox flied out to left; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. INDIANS 9TH: Lowenstein singled to center; McCraw out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lowenstein to second]; Robinson walked; SMITH RAN FOR ROBINSON; Ellis flied to left [Lowenstein to third]; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. |
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