Wayne Garland, who won 20 games for the Orioles last season, avoided his 20th loss with the Indians by pitching a six-hitter to defeat the Yankees, 4-1, and delay the New York club's clinching of the East Division title. Ed Figueroa, who started for the Yankees, strained a muscle in his left side and left the game after yielding the Indians' first run in the third inning. Alfredo Griffin, who scored it, walked, stole second, took third on a single by Dave Oliver and crossed the plate on a forceout by Larvell Blanks.

Rick Manning homered off reliever Ken Clay in the fourth. A single by Griffin, pass to Jim Norris and single by Oliver added a run in the fifth before the Indians picked up their final marker on an error by Bucky Dent in the seventh. The Yankees spoiled Garland's shutout bid when Roy White walked and Reggie Jackson doubled in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 29, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  1    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  8  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .269      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Oliver 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .429      White lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Blanks 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .279      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Jackson rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .288
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .249
Manning cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .217      Piniella dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Griffin ss            3   2   1   0     1   0   .152      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   3     3   4             Totals               33   1   6   1     3   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 15,793
Left on Base: Indians 6, Yankees 8
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Oliver, Dent
Doubles: Jackson (39)
Home Runs: Manning (5)
Stolen Bases: Bochte (6), Griffin (2), Norris (25), White (18), Jackson (17)
Caught Stealing: Norris (17)
GIDP: Piniella (12)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(13-19)        9     6   1   1   3   1   0  36   3.60
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   1   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(16-11)       2.2   4   1   1   1   2   0  12   3.57
Clay                    6.1   4   3   2   2   2   1  25   4.35
Totals                  9     8   4   3   3   4   1  37

Wild Pitches: Garland (12)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Norris flied out to left; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); Blanks singled to left; Thornton popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; White singled to left;
Munson singled to left [White to third]; Jackson made an out to
shortstop [Munson to second]; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte
singled to right; Bochte stole second; Manning struck out;
Kendall singled to right [Bochte out at home (right to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to right; Piniella grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at
second]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Griffin walked; Griffin stole second; Norris was
called out on strikes; Oliver singled to center [Griffin to
third]; Blanks forced Oliver (second to shortstop) [Griffin
scored]; CLAY REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Thornton forced
Blanks (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers popped
to first in foul territory; White reached on an error by Oliver;
White stole second; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty flied out to center; Bochte flied to left in
foul territory; Manning homered; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Chambliss
walked; Nettles flied out to left; Piniella popped to third in
foul territory; Randolph forced Jackson (shortstop to third); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Griffin singled to left; Norris walked [Griffin to
second]; Norris was caught stealing second (catcher to second)
[Griffin to third]; Oliver singled [Griffin scored]; Blanks
walked [Oliver to second]; Thornton struck out; Carty grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to center; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Griffin flied out to center; Norris singled to
center; Norris stole second; Oliver flied out to center; Blanks
reached on an error by Dent [Norris scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Thornton struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles made an out to second; Piniella lined to
shortstop; Randolph singled to center; Dent flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Bochte flied
out to left; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory (catcher
to first); White walked; Munson flied out to left; Garland threw
a wild pitch [White to second]; Jackson doubled to right [White
scored]; Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Yankees 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Norris lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles singled to right; Piniella flied out to
right; Randolph made an out to second; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR
DENT; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Yankees 1.