Dave LaRoche's strong relief pitching and pinch-hitter Boog Powell's single in the seventh gave the Indians 5-3 win over the Yankees. LaRoche earned his fourth save after rescuing Jim Bibby in the seventh and pitching out of a bases-loaded, none-out situation. Rico Carty's two-run single gave the Indians a 3-0 lead in the fourth, but the Yanks tied it on Mickey Rivers' two-run homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       27, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  8  1
Yankees      0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .278      Rivers cf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .288
Blanks 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .214      White lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .278
Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Munson c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .310
  Pruitt 3b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Carty dh              4   1   1   2     0   0   .357      Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Hendrick lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .199
Spikes rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .220      Dempsey rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .147
Howard 1b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .320
  Powell ph,1b        2   0   1   1     0   0   .188      Stanley ss            1   1   0   0     1   1   .235
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .262        Gamble ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Duffy ss              4   0   1   1     0   2   .234        Alomar ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   4     2   8             Totals               35   3   8   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 14,025
Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 8
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Pruitt, Randolph
Doubles: Blanks (1)
Triples: Piniella (4), Chambliss (2)
Home Runs: Rivers (2)
GIDP: Blanks (1), Randolph (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                4.2   6   3   3   1   2   1  20   5.55
Bibby W(2-1)            1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   6.35
LaRoche SV(4)           3     1   0   0   1   2   0  12   2.31
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   6   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(3-2)           6     5   5   4   1   7   0  24   4.25
Tidrow                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Lyle                    3     2   0   0   1   1   0  11   2.15
Totals                  9     8   5   4   2   8   0  36

Wild Pitches: Peterson (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Blanks grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to center; White flied out to left;
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Piniella
tripled to right; Nettles reached on a fielder's choice
[Piniella out at home (second to catcher)]; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Howard grounded out (third to first); Ashby was
called out on strikes; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Stanley was
called out on strikes; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Blanks doubled to right
[Manning to third]; Bell was called out on strikes; Buddy
Bell and Indians Manager Frank Robinson ejected by HP umpire
Dave Phillips; Carty singled to right [Manning scored,
Blanks scored, Carty to second (on throw to home)]; Hendrick
reached on an error by Randolph [Carty scored (unearned),
Hendrick out at second (right to second)]; Spikes struck out; 3
R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: PRUITT REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); White struck
out; Munson singled to right; Chambliss tripled to right [Munson
scored]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Howard struck out; Ashby flied out to left; Duffy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Dempsey singled to left; Randolph grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dempsey out at
second]; Stanley walked; Rivers homered [Stanley scored]; White
singled to center; Peterson threw a wild pitch [White to
second]; BIBBY REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Munson walked;
Chambliss struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees
3.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning flied out to center; Blanks flied out to
right; Pruitt walked; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella popped to first; Nettles popped to second;
Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick singled to left; Spikes singled to center
[Hendrick to second]; TIDROW REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); POWELL
BATTED FOR HOWARD; Powell singled to right [Hendrick scored,
Spikes to third]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Ashby walked
[Powell to second]; On a bunt Duffy singled [Spikes scored,
Powell to third, Ashby to second]; Manning forced Powell (second
to catcher) [Ashby to third, Duffy to second]; Blanks grounded
into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Ashby out at
home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Randolph
singled to center; LAROCHE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); GAMBLE
BATTED FOR STANLEY; Gamble singled to center [Randolph to
second]; Rivers reached on an error by Pruitt [Randolph to
third, Gamble to second]; White struck out; Munson forced
Randolph (third to catcher) [Gamble to third, Rivers to second];
Chambliss forced Munson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 8TH: ALOMAR REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING SS); Pruitt
grounded out (third to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hendrick popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to center; Nettles was called
out on strikes; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes singled to third; Powell flied out to
center; Ashby struck out; Duffy grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph walked; Alomar popped to catcher in foul
territory; Rivers forced Randolph (third to second); White flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 3.