Playing in rainy, 40-degree weather, the Yankees parlayed four singles and three errors for six runs in the third inning and defeated the Indians, 9-3, in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was postponed. Thurman Munson drove in a run with an infield out and Graig Nettles accounted for two with a single in the big inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     23, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  6    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   9 13  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  7  4


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   2   3   0     0   0   .327      Manning cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .313
Munson c              5   0   3   3     0   1   .250      Kuiper 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .256      Norris rf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .314
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   2     0   0   .163      Carty dh              4   1   0   0     0   0   .200
Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .286      Dade 3b               2   0   0   1     1   0   .333
May dh                5   1   1   0     0   1   .348        Lowenstein ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .444
White lf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .240      Bell lf,3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .342
Chambliss 1b          4   1   0   0     1   0   .224      Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .146
Dent ss               5   3   1   0     0   0   .250      Fosse c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grubb ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kendall pr,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .120
                                                            Blanks ph,ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                          Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   9  13   6     3   4             Totals               35   3   7   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 16,334
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Indians 9
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 0
Errors: Chambliss, Manning, Kuiper, Bell, Fosse
Doubles: Rivers 2 (2), Manning 2 (3), Bell (3)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(1-1)            5.2   4   3   0   2   2   0  24   1.83
Tidrow SV(1)            3.1   3   0   0   2   1   0  15   2.45
Totals                  9     7   3   0   4   3   0  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(0-2)       2.2   5   6   2   2   2   0  16   4.20
Waits                   3.1   4   1   1   0   0   0  14   3.86
Buskey                  3     4   2   0   1   2   0  15   6.75
Totals                  9    13   9   3   3   4   0  45

Wild Pitches: Ellis (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
struck out; Jackson singled to center; Nettles forced Jackson
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Norris singled to left; Carty
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Dade flied out to center; Bell flied out to left;
Thornton flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss walked; Dent reached on an error by
Kuiper [Chambliss to second]; Randolph singled to shortstop
[Chambliss to third, Dent to second]; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Chambliss scored, Dent to third, Randolph
to second]; Jackson was walked intentionally; Nettles singled to
right [Dent scored (unearned), Randolph scored, Jackson to
second]; Rivers forced Nettles (first to shortstop) [Jackson to
third]; Rivers stole second [Jackson scored (unearned), Rivers
scored (error by Fosse) (unearned)]; May singled to right; White
singled to center [May scored (error by Manning) (unearned),
White to second]; WAITS REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING);
Chambliss lined to shortstop; 6 R (2 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse flied out to center; Duffy struck out;
Manning doubled to right; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson singled to center;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (first unassisted); Carty made
an out to shortstop; Dade walked; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Dade
to second]; Bell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); May made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton struck out; Fosse popped to third in foul
territory; Duffy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Dent singled to left; Randolph
singled to center [Dent to second]; Munson singled to left [Dent
scored, Randolph to second]; Jackson forced Munson (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning doubled to left; Kuiper reached on an error
by Chambliss [Manning scored (unearned), Kuiper to first];
Norris walked [Kuiper to second]; Carty forced Norris (shortstop
to second) [Kuiper to third]; Dade grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kuiper scored (unearned), Carty to second]; Bell doubled
to left [Carty scored (unearned)]; TIDROW REPLACED ELLIS
(PITCHING); Thornton walked; GRUBB BATTED FOR FOSSE; Grubb
walked [Bell to third, Thornton to second]; KENDALL RAN FOR
GRUBB; BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks grounded out (second to
first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 3.

YANKEES 7TH: KENDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BLANKS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BUSKEY REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Rivers doubled to center; May
struck out; White walked; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: On a bunt Manning made an out to third; Kuiper
singled to center; Norris singled to left [Kuiper to second];
Carty forced Norris (third to second) [Kuiper to third];
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DADE; Lowenstein grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: BELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LOWENSTEIN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dent reached on an error by Bell;
Randolph singled to center [Dent to second]; Munson singled to
right [Dent scored (unearned), Randolph to second]; Jackson
struck out; Nettles flied out to center; Rivers doubled to left
[Randolph scored (unearned), Munson to third]; May grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell struck out; Thornton flied out to left;
Kendall made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: White popped to third in foul territory; Chambliss
flied out to right; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 9, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper singled to center;
Norris flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Indians 3.