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.

Bruce Ellingsen, making his first major league start, yielded the Yankees' tying run in the fourth. Elliott Maddox walked, took second on a single by Murcer, raced to third after the catch of a foul fly by Lou Piniella and scored on a sacrifice fly by Thurman Munson. Murcer snapped the tie with his homer in the sixth. The Indians had two men on base with two out in the ninth before Lyle replaced Dobson and retired Charlie Spikes on a grounder to the mound. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 22, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Indians      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.