Ron Blomberg belted three homers and Graig Nettles, Roy White and Lou Piniella poked one apiece, all six blows coming with a man on base, to power the Yankees to 9-3 and 9-7 victories in a doubleheader with the Indians. Blomberg homered off Gaylord Perry after a pass to Bobby Murcer in the first inning of the opener and connected again after a run-scoring double by Elliott Maddox in the fifth. Blomberg was on base with a single when Nettles tagged Steve Kline for his round-tripper in the eighth. Frank Duffy hit a two-run homer for the Indians.

In the nightcap, John Ellis hit the first grand slam of his major league career to give the Indians a 4-2 lead against Larry Gura in the fourth inning. Piniella tied the score with a two-run smash in the fifth, but the Indians went ahead again when Ellis singled and Rico Carty hit his first homer of the season in the sixth. Duffy singled for another run in the seventh before the Yankees exploded to win the game in the eighth. Chris Chambliss doubled and scored on a single by Nettles. Blomberg batted for Sandy Alomar and hit reliever Tom Buskey's first pitch for a score-tying homer. Jim Mason followed with a single and White hammered the Yankees' sixth two-run homer of the day for the game-winning blow. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 28, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      2  0  0    0  3  0    0  2  2  -   9 10  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   3  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Lowenstein cf         3   1   0   0     1   0   .244
Maddox cf             3   1   1   1     2   0   .310      Kuiper 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .429
Murcer rf             3   1   0   1     1   0   .274        Carty ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .364
Blomberg dh           5   3   3   4     0   1   .309        Hermoso 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Gamble dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .242        Hendrick ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Spikes rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .273
Mason ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .249      McCraw 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Alomar 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .255        Lis 1b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
                                                          Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .261
                                                          Duncan c              3   1   0   0     0   1   .196
                                                          Duffy ss              3   1   2   2     0   0   .235
                                                          G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  10   9     3   3             Totals               33   3   9   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Indians 4
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 0
Doubles: Maddox (26), Alomar (8)
Home Runs: Blomberg 2 (8), Nettles (20), Duffy (8)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (36)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (11)
GIDP: Duffy (9)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(18-15)         6.2   9   3   3   1   2   1  27   3.15
Lyle                    2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.65
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   4   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(20-13)       6     6   5   5   2   1   2  26   2.42
Kline                   2     2   2   2   0   1   1   8   4.45
Hilgendorf              1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   4.84
Totals                  9    10   9   9   3   3   3  40

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Joe Brinkman


YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer walked; Blomberg
homered [Murcer scored]; Chambliss struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
singled; Gamble singled to right [Kuiper out at third (right to
third)]; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
singled to center; Mason singled [Munson to second]; Alomar
forced Mason (third to second) [Munson to third]; White flied to
right in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Lee flied
out to right; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox walked; Murcer flied out to center; Blomberg
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to second]; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan flied out to left; Duffy singled to center;
Lowenstein flied out to right; Kuiper singled to center [Duffy
to second]; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to left; Munson grounded out
(third to first); Mason flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes singled to right; McCraw lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Spikes out at first]; Lee grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Alomar singled to center; White grounded out
(second to first) [Alomar to second]; Maddox doubled to left
[Alomar scored]; Murcer flied out to center; Blomberg homered
[Maddox scored]; Chambliss flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled to center; Duncan struck out; Duffy
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Munson
flied out to left; Mason grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein stole second; Kuiper
flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (second to first)
[Lowenstein to third]; Spikes singled [Lowenstein scored];
McCraw forced Spikes (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: KLINE REPLACED G. PERRY (PITCHING); Alomar grounded
out (first to pitcher); White grounded out (second to first);
Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Lee grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell singled
to third; Duncan forced Bell (shortstop to second); Duffy
homered [Duncan scored]; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
Lowenstein flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Blomberg
singled to center; Chambliss struck out; Nettles homered
[Blomberg scored]; Munson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: CARTY BATTED FOR KUIPER; Carty struck out; HENDRICK
BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Hendrick grounded out (third to first);
Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HERMOSO
REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING 2B); LIS REPLACED MCCRAW (PLAYING 1B);
HILGENDORF REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Mason singled to center;
Alomar doubled to center [Mason scored]; White grounded out
(third to first) [Alomar to third]; Maddox was walked
intentionally; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Alomar
scored]; Blomberg struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Lis grounded out (third to first); ELLIS BATTED FOR
LEE; Ellis grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Indians 3.