With last-inning help from Sparky Lyle, Dock Ellis gained his sixth straight victory when the Yankees defeated the Indians, 4-3. The Yankees scored three of their runs in the second on singles by Graig Nettles and Oscar Gamble, an infield out, single by Willie Randolph, a stolen base and single by Jim Mason. The deciding marker followed in the sixth on a double by Thurman Munson, infield out by Chris Chambliss and sacrifice fly by Nettles. The Indians' runs all came on homers -- two by Rico Carty and one by George Hendrick. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Manning cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .300
Munson dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .331      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Carty dh              4   2   3   2     0   0   .305
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .227      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Gamble rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .259        Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Hendricks c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .168      Hendrick lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .272
  Healy c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Randolph 2b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .269      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Mason ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .152        Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .220
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
                                                            Blanks ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
                                                          Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     0   2             Totals               33   3   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 62,504
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Indians 5
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 0
Errors: Powell
Doubles: Hendricks (2), Munson (15), Manning (9)
Home Runs: Hendrick (15), Carty 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (24), Munson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (3)
GIDP: Powell (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(9-4)            8     7   3   3   1   2   3  31   3.40
Lyle SV(16)             1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.99
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   2   3  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(7-3)            9     8   4   4   0   2   0  36   2.97
Totals                  9     8   4   4   0   2   0  36

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


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

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

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles singled to
center; Gamble singled to center [Nettles to second]; Hendricks
grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to third, Gamble to
second]; Randolph singled to right [Nettles scored, Gamble
scored]; Randolph stole second; Mason singled [Randolph scored];
Rivers struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty singled to left; Powell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; Hendrick
homered; Bell made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White lined to second; Munson made an out to
second; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Duffy flied
to right in foul territory; Kuiper singled to right; Manning
doubled to left [Kuiper to third]; Smith lined to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to left; Gamble flied out to
left; Hendricks doubled to center; Randolph struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty made an out to second; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to right; Bell made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Rivers flied
to right in foul territory; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby made an out to third; Duffy struck out;
Kuiper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson doubled to left; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first) [Munson to third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Munson scored]; Gamble reached on an error by Powell;
Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Smith flied
out to left; Carty homered; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mason made
an out to shortstop; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 2.

YANKEES 8TH: White lined to second; Munson singled to center;
Munson stole second; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR DUFFY; Gonzalez grounded out
(third to first); Kuiper popped to third in foul territory;
Manning walked; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 2.

YANKEES 9TH: BLANKS REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING SS); Gamble made
an out to third; Hendricks flied out to left; Randolph singled
to left; Mason flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: HEALY REPLACED HENDRICKS (PLAYING C ); Carty
homered; LYLE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR
POWELL; Spikes flied out to left; Hendrick grounded out (second
to first); Bell walked; ROBINSON BATTED FOR ASHBY; Robinson
forced Bell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 3.