A grand slam by Reggie Jackson in the first inning opened the Yankees' power display in a 10-0 victory over the Indians and clinched at least a tie for the East Division title. The Yankees loaded the bases on an error and bunts by Roy White and Thurman Munson before Jackson uncorked his homer.

After Chris Chambliss flied out, Graig Nettles also hit for the circuit. Bucky Dent singled and Mickey Rivers homered in the fourth. Munson added a round-tripper in the fifth. The Yankees, with four games left to play, were four ahead of the Red Sox and Orioles. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 28, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Yankees      5  0  0    2  2  1    0  0  x  -  10 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blanks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Rivers cf             5   3   2   2     0   0   .325
Oliver 2b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .400      White lf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .270
Pruitt rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Munson c              4   2   3   2     0   0   .304
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .268        Alston pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .283        Johnson c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Bochte lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .301      Jackson rf            4   1   1   4     0   1   .288
Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Blair rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Norris ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .247
Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .133      Piniella dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .332
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .276
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .249
  Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     5   6             Totals               37  10  11  10     1   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 18,430
Left on Base: Indians 9, Yankees 5
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Blanks, Oliver
Doubles: Nettles (21), Munson (26)
Home Runs: Jackson (32), Nettles (37), Rivers (12), Munson (18)
Sacrifice Hits: White (8)
GIDP: Manning (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(6-10)      4     6   7   6   0   2   3  20   5.41
Monge                   2     5   3   3   1   1   1  12   5.61
Andersen                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.63
Totals                  8    11  10   9   1   4   4  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(14-4)         7     5   0   0   3   6   0  28   3.58
Clay                    2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.57
Totals                  9     5   0   0   5   6   0  36

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


INDIANS 1ST: Blanks struck out; Oliver singled to left; Pruitt
flied out to right; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers reached on an error by Blanks [Rivers to
second]; White reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Rivers to third]; Munson singled to first [Rivers stayed at
third, White to second]; Jackson homered [Rivers scored
(unearned), White scored, Munson scored]; Chambliss flied out to
left; Nettles homered; Piniella flied out to right; Randolph
singled to pitcher; Dent flied out to left; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Bochte struck
out; Kendall flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 2ND: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning flied out to right; Griffin struck out;
Blanks singled to right; Oliver singled to center [Blanks to
second]; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to center;
Nettles made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton walked; Carty singled to second [Thornton
to second]; Bochte struck out; Kendall singled to center
[Thornton to third, Carty to second]; Manning grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kendall out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Randolph struck out; Dent singled to left; Rivers homered [Dent
scored]; White grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Griffin flied out to center; Blanks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver walked; Pruitt flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 5TH: MONGE REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Munson
homered; Jackson made an out to shortstop; Chambliss singled to
second; Nettles doubled to right [Chambliss scored]; Piniella
flied out to center; Randolph walked; Dent flied out to right; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 9.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton struck out; Carty flied out to left;
Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 9.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers singled to right; White flied out to center;
Munson doubled to left [Rivers scored]; ALSTON RAN FOR MUNSON;
Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Alston to third];
Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
10.

INDIANS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING C ); BLAIR
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Kendall flied out to left;
Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin walked; Blanks
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 7TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Nettles flied
out to center; Piniella grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 10.

INDIANS 8TH: CLAY REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Oliver grounded
out (first unassisted); Pruitt grounded out (third to first);
Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 10.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent reached on an error by Oliver; Rivers forced
Dent (second to shortstop); White grounded out (second to first)
[Rivers to second]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 10.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty flied out to right; Bochte flied out to left;
NORRIS BATTED FOR KENDALL; Norris walked; Manning walked [Norris
to second]; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 10.