The Yankees extended their winning streak to five games with a 10-1 and 7-1 sweep of a doubleheader with the Indians, who were going the other way with six consecutive defeats. Chris Chambliss knocked in six runs with a bases-loaded double and homer to lead the Yankees' attack in the opener. Roy White hit a homer and Graig Nettles and Willie Randolph drove in two runs apiece to highlight the scoring in the nightcap. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     24, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    4  0  6    0  0  0  -  10 12  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .302      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .288
Munson c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Kuiper 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .320
  Hendricks c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Norris rf             3   0   2   0     2   0   .342
Jackson rf            4   1   2   2     1   0   .277      Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Nettles 3b            4   1   0   0     1   2   .151        Dade ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .295      Grubb dh              5   0   1   0     0   3   .200
May dh                5   2   2   1     0   0   .357      Bell 3b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .366
White lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .241      Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .136
Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   6     0   0   .264      Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .133
Dent ss               2   1   0   0     1   1   .238      Kendall c             4   0   3   1     0   0   .444
  Stanley ss          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Patterson 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
  Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  12  10     4   6             Totals               35   1  11   1     6   8

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Indians 13
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 1
Errors: Kendall
Doubles: Chambliss (3)
Home Runs: Chambliss (3)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (2), Norris (5)
GIDP: Randolph (2), Manning (1), Thornton (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Patterson               2.1   2   0   0   6   2   0  15   6.35
Tidrow W(1-1)           3.2   4   0   0   0   2   0  13   1.96
Guidry SV(1)            3     5   1   1   0   4   0  13   3.86
Totals                  9    11   1   1   6   8   0  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(1-1)        5.1   9   8   8   2   5   1  27   4.60
Bibby                   3.2   3   2   2   2   1   0  15   6.52
Totals                  9    12  10  10   4   6   1  42

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded
out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (third to first); Kuiper flied
out to left; Norris walked; Norris stole second; Lowenstein
walked; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles struck out; On a bunt Rivers singled to
catcher [Rivers to second (error by Kendall)]; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to left; Thornton walked; Blanks was
called out on strikes; Kendall singled to right [Thornton to
second]; Manning walked [Thornton to third, Kendall to second];
Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss singled to right; Dent flied out to left;
Randolph flied out to right; Munson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris walked; Lowenstein flied out to center;
Grubb singled to right [Norris to second]; Bell walked [Norris
to third, Grubb to second]; TIDROW REPLACED PATTERSON
(PITCHING); Thornton was called out on strikes; Blanks grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to left; Jackson stole second;
Nettles walked; On a bunt Rivers singled to pitcher [Jackson to
third, Nettles to second]; May singled to left [Jackson scored,
Nettles to third, Rivers to second]; White struck out; Chambliss
doubled to center [Nettles scored, Rivers scored, May scored];
Dent was called out on strikes; Randolph made an out to second;
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kendall singled to right; Manning grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kendall out at
second]; Kuiper singled to right; Norris singled to center
[Kuiper to third]; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Bell singled
to center; Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; May singled to right;
White singled to first [May to second]; Chambliss homered [May
scored, White scored]; Dent walked; BIBBY REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Munson singled to
left [Dent scored, Randolph to third, Munson to second]; Jackson
singled to right [Randolph scored, Munson scored]; Nettles made
an out to shortstop; Rivers flied out to right; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Blanks grounded out (first unassisted); Kendall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 0.

YANKEES 7TH: May flied out to center; White struck out;
Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 10, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); STANLEY
REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); GUIDRY REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Norris singled to
center; Lowenstein flied out to center; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley singled to right; Randolph grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at
second]; Hendricks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 10, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell singled to third; Thornton struck out; Blanks
singled to left [Bell to second]; Kendall singled to left [Bell
scored, Blanks out at third (left to shortstop to second)];
Manning forced Kendall (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson walked; Nettles made an out to second;
Rivers popped to third in foul territory; May forced Jackson
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper singled to left; Norris forced Kuiper
(second to shortstop); DADE BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Dade struck
out; Grubb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 10, Indians 1.