Bobby Murcer, who hit a grand slam in the previous night's game, smashed a two-run homer and Joe Lefebvre provided a solo shot to power the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Indians. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      5, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  1
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  4  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .287      Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .360
Murcer lf,rf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .280      Orta rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .327
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .246      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Alston pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Spencer 1b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Charboneau dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .296
  Watson ph,1b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Lefebvre rf           2   1   1   1     0   0   .261      Diaz c                3   1   1   1     0   0   .300
  Piniella ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Manning cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Brown cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Dybzinski 2b          2   0   2   0     0   0   .197
Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .148        Alexander ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .207
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Brohamer 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .299
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   4   3     4   3             Totals               30   2   4   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 36,614
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Indians 3
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 1
Errors: Randolph
Doubles: Randolph (13)
Home Runs: Lefebvre (8), Murcer (10), Diaz (2), Alexander (2)
GIDP: Brown (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(12-3)            8     4   2   2   1   2   2  28   3.08
Gossage SV(13)          1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.78
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   4   2  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(7-6)         5     3   3   3   3   1   2  21   5.22
Monge                   3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   3.18
Stanton                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.36
Totals                  9     4   3   3   4   3   2  34

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Fred Spenn


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Murcer made an out to
shortstop; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (third to first); Hargrove grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson made an out to shortstop; Spencer made an
out to shortstop; Lefebvre homered; Brown grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrah grounded out (third to first); Diaz homered; Manning
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Oates flied out to center; Dent grounded out
(second to first); Randolph walked; Murcer homered [Randolph
scored]; Nettles was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Dybzinski singled to center; Veryzer forced
Dybzinski (shortstop to second) [Veryzer to second (error by
Randolph)]; Dilone grounded out (second to first) [Veryzer to
third]; Orta walked; Hargrove forced Orta (second unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson flied out to center; Spencer walked;
Lefebvre flied out to right; Brown flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Charboneau grounded out (third to first); Harrah
flied out to center; Diaz popped to second in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Dent grounded
out (shortstop to first); Randolph doubled to center; Murcer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Dybzinski
singled to third; Veryzer flied into a double play (second to
first) [Dybzinski out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles walked; 1:30 rain delay with a 2-1 count
on Jackson; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Nettles to second]; WATSON
BATTED FOR SPENCER; Watson flied out to center; PINIELLA BATTED
FOR LEFEBVRE; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PINIELLA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Dilone struck out; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Brown struck out; Oates flied out to center; Dent
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Charboneau struck out; Harrah popped to first in
foul territory; Diaz made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph walked; Murcer flied out to center;
Nettles grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to second];
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); ALEXANDER
BATTED FOR DYBZINSKI; Alexander homered; Veryzer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 2.

YANKEES 9TH: BROHAMER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 2B); STANTON
REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Watson singled to center; Piniella
flied out to left; Brown grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Orta flied out to
center; Hargrove walked; ALSTON RAN FOR HARGROVE; Charboneau
struck out; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 2.