An unfortunate error by Bobby Bonds on a throw to third base enabled the Indians to defeat the Yankees, 3-2. The Yankees collected only four hits to 10 for the Indians, but took a 2-1 lead when Chris Chambliss smashed a two-run homer in the fourth inning. The Indians tied the score with a double by Duane Kuiper and single by Rick Manning in the fifth.

Kuiper opened the ninth with a single for his third hit of the game. Ed Crosby followed with a single, sending Kuiper to third. Bonds' throw hit the sliding runner on the helmet and bounced away, allowing Kuiper to get up and score the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      2, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  2
Indians      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 12  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .231      Kuiper 2b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .336
Coggins dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Bell 3b               2   0   1   0     0   0   .230
  Herrmann ph,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Johnson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .284        Crosby 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .274
White lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .305      Manning lf,rf         4   1   3   1     0   0   .290
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .329      Hendrick cf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .280
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .306      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   4   .277      Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Whitfield rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .341        Gamble lf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Mason ss              2   0   1   0     1   1   .143      Ellis c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .220
  Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Sudakis 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .132
  Brinkman ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Alomar 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blomberg ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .247        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     5  10             Totals               34   3  12   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 15,100
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 9
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 0
Errors: Bonds, Munson
Doubles: Hendrick (14), Kuiper (3)
Home Runs: Chambliss (6)
Stolen Bases: Whitfield (1), Manning (5)
Caught Stealing: Manning (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    6.1  10   2   1   1   1   0  28   3.53
Tidrow L(5-1)           2.1   2   1   0   1   1   0  10   3.64
Totals                  8.2  12   3   1   2   2   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               6.2   3   2   2   5   8   1  28   2.09
LaRoche W(3-1)          2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.75
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5  10   1  36

Passed Balls: Ellis (4)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds flied out to left; Coggins popped to first in
foul territory; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Manning singled to left; Hendrick doubled to
right [Manning to third]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson made an out to second; Chambliss struck out;
Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (first unassisted); Ellis
singled to right; Sudakis singled to center [Ellis to second];
Duffy flied out to right; Kuiper flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
singled to center; Alomar flied out to right; Bonds struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled to left; Manning singled to right
[Bell out at third (right to third)]; Manning stole second
[Manning to third (error by Munson)]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Manning scored (unearned)]; Carty flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Coggins flied out to center; White walked; Munson
flied out to center; Chambliss homered [White scored]; Nettles
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Ellis walked;
Sudakis forced Ellis (third to second); Duffy flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Whitfield singled to right; Whitfield stole second;
Mason struck out; Alomar struck out; Bonds walked; Coggins
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper doubled to right; Bell out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Kuiper to third]; Manning singled to
center [Kuiper scored]; Hendrick struck out while Manning was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; Munson flied out to
right; Chambliss made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty popped to third in foul territory; Spikes
flied out to center; Ellis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles struck out; Whitfield struck out; Mason
walked; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Ellis allowed a passed ball
[Mason to second]; Blomberg was walked intentionally; Bonds
walked [Mason to third, Blomberg to second]; HERRMANN BATTED FOR
COGGINS; LAROCHE REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED
FOR HERRMANN; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees
2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STANLEY
REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 2B); Sudakis flied out to left; Duffy
singled to right; Kuiper singled to left [Duffy to second];
TIDROW REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR BELL; Powell
flied out to center [Duffy to third]; Manning grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 8TH: CROSBY REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING 3B); MANNING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GAMBLE REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING
LF); White popped to first in foul territory; Munson grounded
out (first unassisted); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Carty
lined to second; Gamble walked; Ellis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles struck out; Whitfield singled to right;
OLIVER BATTED FOR MASON; Oliver flied out to center; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING SS); Sudakis
grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy struck out; Kuiper
singled to center; Crosby singled to center [Kuiper scored
(error by Bonds) (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 3.