Backed by two homers, accounting for five runs, Catfish Hunter pitched the Yankees to a 7-1 victory over the Indians to become a 10-game winner. In the first inning, Mickey Rivers doubled, Roy White bunted safely and Thurman Munson hit the first of his four singles in the game to account for the Yankees' initial run.

After Lou Piniella struck out, Chris Chambliss came to the plate and homered to make it 4-0. George Hendrick spoiled Hunter's shutout with a circuit clout in the second, but Piniella smacked a two-run homer for the Yankees in the third. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      4  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 13  0
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .324      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
White lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Lowenstein rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Munson dh             4   2   4   1     0   0   .331      Manning cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .298
Piniella rf           5   1   1   2     0   1   .276      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Chambliss 1b          5   2   2   3     0   0   .306      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .226
Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Hendrick lf           2   1   1   1     0   1   .268
Alomar 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .216        Smith lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .152        Pruitt c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c,3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .229
                                                          Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                          Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  13   7     1   4             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 35,800
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 6
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 0
Errors: Ashby
Doubles: Rivers (17)
Home Runs: Chambliss (9), Piniella (3), Hendrick (13)
Stolen Bases: Healy (4)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (4), Randolph (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (2)
GIDP: Powell (3)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (5,by Thomas), Randolph (1,by Thomas)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(10-7)          9     6   1   1   2   6   1  34   3.43
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   6   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(2-3)            0.1   5   4   4   0   1   1   6   5.16
Buskey                  5.2   5   2   2   1   2   1  21   3.51
Thomas                  2     2   1   1   0   1   0  10   2.20
Eckersley               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.33
Totals                  9    13   7   7   1   4   2  41

Passed Balls: Pruitt (1)
Hit by Pitch: Thomas 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers doubled to left; White singled to pitcher
[Rivers to third]; Munson singled to shortstop [Rivers scored,
White to second]; Piniella struck out; Chambliss homered [White
scored, Munson scored]; Healy singled to center; BUSKEY REPLACED
WAITS (PITCHING); Healy stole second [Healy to third (error by
Ashby)]; Alomar made an out to second; Randolph grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to left; Lowenstein was called out
on strikes; Manning singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Carty
flied out to center; Powell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Mason flied out to left; Rivers was called out on
strikes; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick homered; Bell popped to first in foul
territory; Ashby flied out to left; Duffy flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to left; Piniella homered [Munson
scored]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy
struck out; Alomar grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to left; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph flied out to left; Mason singled to left;
Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mason to
second]; White lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Powell flied
out to left; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
6, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to center; Piniella flied out to
center; Chambliss flied out to left; Healy flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell lined to third; Ashby walked; Duffy flied out
to right; Kuiper forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: SMITH REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING LF); Alomar
walked; Alomar was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Randolph singled to right; Randolph was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Mason flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Manning singled to left; Carty singled to center [Manning to
second]; Powell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Rivers made an
out to shortstop; White struck out; Munson was hit by a pitch;
Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Smith flied out to right; Bell struck out; Ashby
singled to right; Duffy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: PRUITT REPLACED BELL (PLAYING C ); ASHBY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Chambliss singled to third; Pruitt
allowed a passed ball [Chambliss to second]; Healy grounded out
(first unassisted) [Chambliss to third]; Alomar singled to right
[Chambliss scored]; Randolph was hit by a pitch [Alomar to
second]; Mason grounded out (second to first) [Alomar to third,
Randolph to second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Lowenstein was called
out on strikes; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 1.

YANKEES 9TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); White lined
to first; Munson singled to center; Piniella made an out to
second; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty flied out to center; Powell walked; Smith
flied out to right; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Indians 1.