The Yankees beat the Indians for the 13th consecutive time over two seasons, posting an 8-2 victory behind the four-hit pitching of Catfish Hunter. The Yankees settled the issue in the fifth inning when Paul Blair batted in two runs with a triple and, after two out, Lou Piniella accounted for two more with a homer. Graig Nettles also had two RBIs in the game with a pair of singles. Ray Fosse homered for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      7, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  4  1
Yankees      0  1  1    0  4  0    0  2  x  -   8 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Randolph 2b           5   2   2   0     0   1   .300
Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Blair cf              5   1   1   2     0   0   .311
Dade rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .344      Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .314
  Thornton 1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Johnson 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Carty dh              2   0   0   0     2   0   .277        Chambliss ph,1b     2   0   0   0     0   1   .299
  Grubb pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Piniella dh           4   2   2   2     0   0   .339
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Jackson rf            4   2   2   1     0   2   .286
Bochte 1b,rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      White lf              1   0   0   0     3   0   .291
Norris cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Nettles 3b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .224
Fosse c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .256      Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     2   3             Totals               35   8  11   8     3   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 21,419
Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 6
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Thornton
Doubles: Norris (10), Kuiper (7), Randolph (15), Munson (14), Dent (9), Piniella (9)
Triples: Blair (2)
Home Runs: Fosse (4), Piniella (5)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(5-2)            4     7   5   5   1   1   0  20   4.39
Dobson                  1     1   1   1   0   2   1   4   5.93
Hood                    2     3   2   2   2   0   0  11   3.50
Buskey                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.73
Totals                  8    11   8   8   3   4   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(5-3)           9     4   2   2   2   3   1  33   4.91
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   3   1  33

Balks: Hunter (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Dade grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty walked; Hunter balked [Carty to second]; Bell
was called out on strikes; Bochte flied out to left; Norris
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson singled to center;
Jackson stole second; White walked; Nettles singled to right
[Jackson scored, White to third]; Dent flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

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

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph doubled to left; Blair grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Randolph to third]; Munson doubled
to center [Randolph scored]; Johnson flied out to right;
Piniella made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade flied out to right; Carty flied out to right;
Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; White popped to first in foul
territory; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bochte flied out to center; Norris grounded out
(pitcher to first); Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); THORNTON
REPLACED DADE (PLAYING 1B); Dent doubled to left; Randolph
singled to right [Dent to third, Randolph to second (error by
Thornton)]; Blair tripled to right [Dent scored, Randolph
scored]; DOBSON REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Munson grounded out
(third to first); CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Chambliss was
called out on strikes; Piniella homered [Blair scored]; Jackson
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 6TH: CHAMBLISS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Duffy struck
out; Kuiper flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: HOOD REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); White walked;
Nettles flied out to center; Dent made an out to shortstop;
Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton flied out to left; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell singled to left; Bochte popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Blair flied out to left; Munson flied out to right;
Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris doubled to left; Fosse flied out to right;
Duffy lined to third; Kuiper doubled to right [Norris scored];
Lowenstein made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella doubled to right; Jackson singled to left
[Piniella scored]; White walked [Jackson to second]; Nettles
singled to right [Jackson scored, White to second]; BUSKEY
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Dent forced Nettles (third to second)
[White to third]; Randolph struck out; Blair flied out to left;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton struck out; Carty walked; GRUBB RAN FOR
CARTY; Bell flied out to center; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 8.