Bobby Bonds hit his 29th and 30th homers of the season and set a major league record as the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Indians, losing the first game, 3-2, and winning the second game, 11-5. With his circuit clouts, Bonds became the first player to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in three consecutive seasons. Rico Carty had four hits, including his first triple since 1972, in the Tribe's triumph. Bonds hit his first homer of the day in the eighth inning.

Roy White, Sandy Alomar and Bonds all rapped round-trippers for the Yankees in the nightcap. White, who also hit two doubles, drove in a total of four runs. Boog Powell and John Lowenstein had homers for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 21, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2 10  1
Indians      0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .269      Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .264
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Manning cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .284
Munson dh             3   0   2   0     1   0   .321      Carty dh              4   0   4   1     0   0   .311
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Spikes lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .224
Dempsey c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .275      Hendrick rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Lis 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Bladt cf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Ashby c               3   1   0   0     1   2   .225
  Williams ph,cf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Duffy ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .236
Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .196        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brinkman ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Velez ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     1   5             Totals               34   3  11   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 10
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 0
Errors: Bladt
Doubles: Munson (23), Chambliss (35), Dempsey (8), Lis (2)
Triples: Carty (1)
Home Runs: Bonds (29)
Caught Stealing: Bladt (2)
GIDP: Hendrick (24)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(6-8)             3.1   7   3   3   2   2   0  19   3.60
Lyle                    4.2   4   0   0   1   5   0  18   2.99
Totals                  8    11   3   3   3   7   0  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(5-2)            7.2   8   1   1   1   5   1  31   3.08
LaRoche SV(17)          1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.27
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   5   1  36

Wild Pitches: Lyle (6)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Alomar made an out
to second; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell
walked; Manning singled to center [Bell to second]; Carty
singled to shortstop [Bell to third, Manning to second]; Spikes
made an out to shortstop; Hendrick made an out to third; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson walked; Nettles was called out on strikes;
Dempsey grounded out (third to first) [Munson to second];
Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lis grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded
out (pitcher to first); Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Bladt singled to second; Bladt was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Stanley grounded out (second to
first); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper made an out to shortstop; Bell singled to
center [Bell to third (error by Bladt)]; Manning singled to left
[Bell scored]; Carty tripled to right [Manning scored]; Spikes
struck out; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Alomar was called out on strikes; White grounded
out (third to first); Munson doubled; Nettles grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Lis grounded out (third to first); Ashby walked;
Duffy singled to left [Ashby to third, Duffy to second]; Kuiper
singled to right [Ashby scored, Duffy to third, Kuiper to
second]; LYLE REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (third
to first); Manning popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dempsey was called out on strikes; Chambliss struck
out; Bladt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty singled to center; Spikes struck out;
Hendrick grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians
3.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley singled to left; Bonds popped to first in
foul territory; Alomar flied out to right; White forced Stanley
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Lis struck out; Ashby struck out; Duffy singled to
right; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to right; Nettles flied out to
left; Dempsey singled to left; Chambliss doubled to right
[Dempsey to third]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR BLADT; Williams grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Manning grounded out (second to first);
Carty singled to shortstop; Lyle threw a wild pitch [Carty to
second]; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: PINIELLA BATTED FOR STANLEY; Piniella grounded out
(second to first); Bonds homered; Alomar flied out to center;
White singled to right; Munson singled to left [White to
second]; LAROCHE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING SS); Hendrick
walked; Lis doubled to right [Hendrick to third]; Ashby struck
out; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Dempsey doubled to right; Chambliss flied out to
right; Williams flied out to center; VELEZ BATTED FOR BRINKMAN;
Velez singled to left [Dempsey scored, Velez out at second (left
to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 3.