Two wild pitches by Jim Bibby in the ninth inning enabled the Yankees to gain a 2-1 victory over the Indians, cutting their magic number to three for clinching the East Division title. The Yankees counted their initial run in the fifth on a single by Lou Piniella, double by Dave Kingman and single by Cliff Johnson. The Indians tied the score in the eighth. After a single by Fred Kendall led to the removal of Dick Tidrow, pinch-hitters John Lowenstein and Ron Pruitt greeted Sparky Lyle with singles, Kendall scoring. New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 1Game Played on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IIndians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 0 Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 2 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norris rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Pruitt ph,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .301 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Oliver 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .301 Blanks 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Jackson rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .288 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Piniella lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .336 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Kingman dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Bochte lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Johnson 1b 3 0 2 1 0 1 .300 Manning cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .219 Chambliss 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Kendall c 3 1 1 0 0 2 .251 Blair cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Griffin ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Rivers ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Lowenstein ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Duffy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 7 1 1 4 Totals 29 2 7 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 14,138 Left on Base: Indians 5, Yankees 5 DP: Indians 2, Yankees 2 Errors: Munson, Tidrow Doubles: Kingman (4) Stolen Bases: Manning (9) Caught Stealing: Griffin (2) Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (5) GIDP: Thornton (9), Bochte (20), Dent (9), Nettles (8) Hit by Pitch: Oliver (1,by Tidrow) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits 6 6 1 1 1 3 0 23 4.10 Bibby L(12-13) 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 9 3.63 Totals 8.1 7 2 2 2 6 0 32 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow 7.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 26 3.18 Lyle W(13-5) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.21 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (2) Wild Pitches: Bibby 3 (12) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman INDIANS 1ST: Norris struck out; Oliver flied out to center; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); Munson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to left; Carty popped to first in foul territory; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 3RD: Manning singled to center; Kendall struck out; Griffin forced Manning (first to shortstop); Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Johnson singled to left; Blair struck out; Dent grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 4TH: Norris singled [Norris to second (error by Tidrow)]; On a bunt Oliver singled to first [Norris to third]; Blanks was called out on strikes; Thornton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: On a bunt Randolph grounded out (catcher to first); Nettles flied out to right; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 5TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to left; Manning stole second [Manning to third (error by Munson)]; Kendall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to center; Kingman doubled to left [Piniella to third]; Johnson singled to left [Piniella scored, Kingman to third]; Blair was called out on strikes; Dent forced Johnson (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1. INDIANS 6TH: On a bunt Griffin grounded out (third to first); Norris grounded out (third to first); Oliver was hit by a pitch; Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph walked; Nettles grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randolph out at second]; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1. INDIANS 7TH: Thornton walked; Carty flied out to right; Bochte grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson singled to center; Piniella singled to center [Jackson to second]; BIBBY REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Bibby threw a wild pitch [Jackson to third, Piniella to second]; Kingman struck out; Johnson struck out; RIVERS BATTED FOR BLAIR; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1. INDIANS 8TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CHAMBLISS REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Manning grounded out (second to first); Kendall singled to left; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Lowenstein singled to center [Kendall to third]; PRUITT BATTED FOR NORRIS; Pruitt singled to third [Kendall scored, Lowenstein to second]; Oliver made an out to second; Blanks forced Pruitt (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DUFFY REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph was called out on strikes; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 1. INDIANS 9TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Carty flied out to center; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 9TH: Munson singled to left; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Munson to second]; Jackson was walked intentionally; Piniella out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Munson to third, Jackson to second]; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Munson scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. |
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