Billy Martin made a successful debut as manager of the Yankees, succeeding Bill Virdon, with a 5-3 victory over the Indians before an Oldtimers Day crowd of 43,968. Boog Powell homered with two men on base for the Indians' runs in the sixth inning.

The Yankees came back with a pair in their half and then won with three runs in the eighth. After infield hits by Roy White and Thurman Munson, Martin disdained a sacrifice and let Graig Nettles swing away for the single that drove in the tying run. Chris Chambliss followed with a single to put the Yankees ahead. Sandy Alomar drove in another run with a single later in the inning to clinch the outcome. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    2, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  3  x  -   5 12  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .249
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Piniella dh           5   0   2   0     0   0   .221
Manning cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .299      White lf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .297
Hendrick rf           4   1   2   0     0   2   .264      Munson c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .313
Powell 1b             4   1   1   3     0   1   .300      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Gamble dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .244        Brinkman 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .244      Chambliss 1b          4   2   3   1     0   0   .296
Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .247      Bladt cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Carty ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Herrmann ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .244
  Hood pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Coggins pr,cf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Ellis c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .198
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .202
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     2   4             Totals               34   5  12   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 43,968
Left on Base: Indians 7, Yankees 9
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Munson, Alomar
Doubles: Piniella (4), Chambliss (20)
Triples: Bell (3)
Home Runs: Powell (17), White (9)
Stolen Bases: Manning (11)
Caught Stealing: Manning (6), Nettles (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                5.2   6   2   2   2   3   1  24   5.05
Bibby L(4-11)           1.1   4   2   2   0   0   0   8   4.70
LaRoche                 0.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   4   2.05
Brown                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.87
Totals                  8    12   5   5   4   3   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  5.2   7   3   3   1   3   1  24   3.79
Lyle W(3-5)             3.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  13   2.91
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to left; Manning singled to
center; Manning stole second [Manning to third (error by
Munson)]; Hendrick struck out; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Piniella
doubled to right; White flied out to center; Munson walked;
Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell struck
out; Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Bladt
flied out to center; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ellis flied out to center; Duffy popped to catcher
in foul territory; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley was called out on strikes; Bonds walked;
Piniella singled to left [Bonds out at third (left to third)];
White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled [Manning to second (error by
Alomar)]; Hendrick struck out; Manning was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; Nettles forced Munson
(pitcher to shortstop); Chambliss singled to right [Nettles to
third]; Bladt grounded out (first unassisted) [Chambliss to
second]; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble flied out to center; Bell tripled to left;
Brohamer lined to first; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley flied out to left; Bonds struck out;
Piniella made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy flied out to left; Lowenstein lined to
shortstop; Manning singled; Hendrick singled to center [Manning
to third]; Powell homered [Manning scored, Hendrick scored];
Gamble walked; Bell singled to center [Gamble to third]; LYLE
REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Bell was picked off first (pitcher
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White homered; Munson grounded out (third to
first); Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Chambliss
doubled to center; BIBBY REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); HERRMANN
BATTED FOR BLADT; Herrmann singled to right [Chambliss scored];
COGGINS RAN FOR HERRMANN; Alomar flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 7TH: COGGINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Brohamer
walked; Ellis singled to right [Brohamer to third]; Duffy
reached on a fielder's choice [Brohamer out at home (third to
catcher to third to pitcher), Ellis to second]; Lowenstein flied
out to left; Manning forced Duffy (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick singled to right; Powell was called out on
strikes; Gamble grounded out (second to first) [Hendrick to
second]; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: White singled to right; Munson singled to third
[White to second]; Nettles singled to right [White scored,
Munson to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Chambliss
singled to center [Munson scored, Nettles to second]; Nettles
was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Chambliss to
second]; Graig Nettles ejected by 3B umpire Don
Denkinger; Coggins walked; Alomar singled to left [Chambliss
scored, Coggins to second]; Stanley walked [Coggins to third,
Alomar to second]; BROWN REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Bonds made
an out to third; Piniella grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 9TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); CARTY
BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Carty singled to center; HOOD RAN FOR
CARTY; Ellis flied out to left; Duffy made an out to shortstop;
ROBINSON BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Robinson forced Hood (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 5.