Roy White hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Rick Dempsey followed with his first circuit clout of the season in the fifth to power the Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the Indians. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   2   1   0     1   2   .270      Kuiper 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .301
Alomar 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .245      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
White lf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .285      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .282
Munson dh             3   0   0   1     1   0   .319      Carty 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .268      Hendrick rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .259
Dempsey c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .269      Spikes lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .305        Gamble ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Bladt cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Robinson dh           2   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .213        Powell ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .287
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .228
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   9   4     4   3             Totals               31   1   6   1     4   8

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 10,359
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Indians 7
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 3
Errors: Manning
Doubles: Bonds (25), Carty (19), Kuiper (11)
Triples: Stanley (1), Duffy (2)
Home Runs: White (11), Dempsey (1)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (25)
Caught Stealing: Spikes (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Bladt (3)
GIDP: Munson (22), Nettles (8), Stanley (6), Hendrick (23)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(14-11)            5.2   4   1   1   4   5   0  23   3.06
Pagan SV(1)             3.1   2   0   0   0   3   0  12   4.11
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   8   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood L(6-9)             7     8   4   4   3   3   2  29   4.40
Buskey                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.44
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   3   2  36

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Nestor Chylak


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds walked; Alomar grounded out (third to first)
[Bonds to second]; White homered [Bonds scored]; Munson grounded
out (second to first); Nettles struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper walked; Bell flied out to center; Manning
popped to catcher in foul territory; Carty doubled to center
[Kuiper to third]; Hendrick made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Bladt grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson
flied out to center; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
struck out; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White walked; Munson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning struck out; Carty walked; Hendrick grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Carty out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dempsey homered; Chambliss made an out to third;
Bladt grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley tripled to
right; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes singled to center; Robinson was called out
on strikes; Spikes was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Alomar singled to left; Alomar was picked off first
(pitcher to first); White singled to center [White to second
(error by Manning)]; Munson was walked intentionally; Nettles
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Munson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled to center; Kuiper doubled to right
[Duffy to third]; Bell walked; Manning struck out; Carty forced
Duffy (first to catcher) [Kuiper to third, Bell to second];
Hendrick walked [Kuiper scored, Bell to third, Carty to second];
PAGAN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR SPIKES; Gamble
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dempsey lined
to shortstop; Chambliss singled to center; Bladt out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Chambliss to second]; Stanley
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians
1.

INDIANS 7TH: POWELL BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Powell flied out to
right; Ashby flied out to right; Duffy tripled to right; Kuiper
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Bonds doubled to center; On a bunt Alomar singled
[Bonds to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Alomar stole
second; White lined to first; Munson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Bonds scored, Alomar to third]; Nettles was walked
intentionally; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Manning grounded
out (shortstop to first); Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss singled to right; Bladt made an out to
pitcher; Stanley grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick singled to second; Gamble flied out to
left; Powell grounded out (first to second) [Hendrick to
second]; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 1.