One out away from defeat, the Yankees tied the score with a two-run single by Mickey Rivers and then beat the Indians, 4-3, on a throwing error by Bruce Bochte in the 10th. Wayne Garland, pitching for the Indians, went into the ninth with a 3-0 lead. Chris Chambliss beat out a bunt to start the Yankees' rally and reached second when Garland threw the ball into right field.

After Lou Piniella popped up, Roy White beat out an infield hit and Willie Randolph singled to score Chambliss. White and Randolph moved up on an infield out by Dell Alston and both scored on Rivers' single. In the 10th, Thurman Munson singled. Reggie Jackson followed with another single and when Bochte threw wildly, Munson came home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  -   4 11  1
Indians      2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 10  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   2     0   2   .326      Dade 3b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .243      Kuiper 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .279
Munson c              5   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Blanks ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .269
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .280        Duffy ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .296      Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .283
Piniella dh           5   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Pruitt rf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .313
White lf              3   1   3   0     2   0   .285      Carty dh              5   1   2   2     0   0   .283
Randolph 2b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .289      Bochte lf             5   0   3   0     0   0   .304
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Norris cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .268
  Alston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .367        Manning cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Kendall c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4  11   3     4   4             Totals               38   3  10   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  7,924
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Indians 10
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 1
Errors: Jackson, Bochte, Garland
Sacrifice Flies: Dade (9)
GIDP: Chambliss (21), Pruitt (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(13-6)         10    10   3   3   4   5   0  43   2.94
Totals                 10    10   3   3   4   5   0  43

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(10-18)        9    10   4   3   3   4   0  39   3.83
Kern                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.25
Totals                 10    11   4   3   4   4   0  44

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
walked; Munson grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to
second]; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to left; Kuiper flied out to center;
Blanks walked [Dade to second]; Thornton walked [Dade to third,
Blanks to second]; Pruitt struck out; Carty singled to center
[Dade scored, Blanks scored, Thornton to second]; Bochte
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss lined to left; Piniella struck out; White
singled to center; Randolph singled to center [White to third];
Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Norris struck out; Kendall flied out to center;
Dade lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians
2.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to center; Nettles struck out;
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to center; Blanks flied out to
right; Thornton walked [Kuiper to second]; Pruitt grounded into
a double play (third to first) [Kuiper out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Chambliss grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second];
Piniella made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled to third; Bochte singled to center
[Carty to second]; On a bunt Norris made an out to pitcher;
Kendall singled to center [Carty to third, Bochte to second];
Dade hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carty scored, Bochte to
third]; Kuiper flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 5TH: On a bunt White singled to third; Randolph forced
White (shortstop to second); Dent flied out to left; Rivers
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Blanks flied out to right; Thornton grounded out
(third to first); Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles lined to center; Munson singled to third;
Jackson forced Munson (first to shortstop); Chambliss grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians
3.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Bochte singled to right;
Norris struck out; Kendall singled to left [Bochte to second];
Dade forced Kendall (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 7TH: MANNING REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING CF); Piniella
grounded out (first unassisted); White walked; Randolph flied
out to right; Dent singled to left [White to third]; Rivers
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper singled to right [Kuiper to second (error by
Jackson)]; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
flied out to right; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: DUFFY REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Nettles
grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson popped to first in foul
territory; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
singled to right; Manning struck out; Kendall made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: On a bunt Chambliss singled to third; Chambliss was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Garland [Chambliss
to second]; Piniella made an out to shortstop; White singled to
second [Chambliss to third]; Randolph singled to left [Chambliss
scored, White to second]; ALSTON BATTED FOR DENT; Alston
grounded out (first unassisted) [White to third, Randolph to
second]; Rivers singled to center [White scored, Randolph
scored]; Nettles made an out to first; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING SS); Dade struck
out; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians
3.

YANKEES 10TH: Munson singled to left; KERN REPLACED GARLAND
(PITCHING); Jackson singled to left [Munson scored (error by
Bochte) (unearned), Jackson to third]; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); White
was walked intentionally; Randolph made an out to second; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 10TH: Thornton flied out to left; Pruitt walked; Carty
flied out to center; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 3.