Three hits and three RBIs by Bob Watson moved the Yankees closer to clinching the East Division title with a 7-3 victory over the Indians. The Yanks scored three times in the third inning on an RBI single by Bucky Dent and two-run double by Watson.

They added three more runs in the fifth with five straight hits, including run-scoring singles by Watson and Lou Piniella and a double by Reggie Jackson, who drove in his 100th run of the season. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  1
Yankees      0  0  3    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   7 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .339      Randolph 2b           4   2   1   0     1   1   .295
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .234        Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Dent ss               5   2   2   1     0   1   .266
Hassey c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Watson 1b             5   2   3   3     0   1   .316
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Jackson rf            4   0   2   1     0   2   .292
Bannister rf          2   1   0   0     2   0   .282        Lefebvre pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Alexander dh          3   2   1   1     1   0   .205      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Brohamer 2b           3   0   2   2     0   0   .255        Oates c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Gray ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .152      Soderholm dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .277        Gamble ph,dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Owchinko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .287
  Wihtol p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .211
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brown cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .252
                                                          Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     3   3             Totals               34   7  11   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 22,159
Left on Base: Indians 5, Yankees 8
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Veryzer
Doubles: Alexander (6), Brohamer (6), Watson (24), Jackson (21)
Caught Stealing: Brown (8)
GIDP: Rodriguez (5)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (4,by Wihtol)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko L(2-8)         4.1   8   6   5   1   5   0  22   5.57
Wihtol                  2     3   1   1   2   1   0  12   3.98
Stanton                 1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.25
Totals                  8    11   7   6   4   6   0  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(8-9)            5     3   2   2   1   1   0  18   4.60
Underwood SV(2)         4     3   1   1   2   2   0  17   3.79
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Hassey (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wihtol (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Manning flied out to center;
Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph was called out on strikes; Dent struck
out; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Harrah
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bannister walked; Alexander
doubled to left [Bannister scored]; Brohamer singled to center
[Alexander scored]; Veryzer forced Brohamer (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Cerone singled to right;
Soderholm flied out to center; Piniella forced Cerone (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Dilone flied out to center; Manning grounded out
(first unassisted); Hargrove lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rodriguez reached on an error by Veryzer; Brown
flied out to left; Randolph walked [Rodriguez to second]; Dent
singled to left [Rodriguez scored (unearned), Randolph to
second]; Watson doubled to right [Randolph scored, Dent scored];
Jackson struck out; Cerone flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Hassey singled to right; Harrah popped to third in
foul territory; Bannister hit into a double play to left [Hassey
out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Piniella lined to
center; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Alexander flied out to center; Brohamer flied out
to right; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Brown singled to left; Brown was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Randolph
singled to right; Dent singled to center [Randolph to second];
Watson singled to center [Randolph scored, Dent to second];
Jackson doubled to left [Dent scored, Watson to third]; WIHTOL
REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Cerone lined to shortstop; GAMBLE
BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Gamble was walked intentionally; Piniella
singled to third [Watson scored, Jackson to third, Gamble to
second]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 6 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 6TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); UNDERWOOD
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Dilone singled to left; Manning flied
out to center; Hargrove flied out to center; Hassey struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Brown struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Dent made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah made an out to shortstop; Bannister made an
out to shortstop; Alexander walked; Brohamer doubled to right
[Alexander scored]; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Watson singled to left; Jackson singled to left
[Watson to second]; LEFEBVRE RAN FOR JACKSON; Cerone flied out
to center [Watson to third]; Gamble was hit by a pitch [Lefebvre
to second]; Hassey allowed a passed ball [Watson scored,
Lefebvre to third, Gamble to second]; Piniella walked; STANTON
REPLACED WIHTOL (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded into a double
play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Lefebvre out at home]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 7.

INDIANS 8TH: LEFEBVRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dilone flied
out to center; Manning struck out; Hargrove singled to center;
Hassey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Brown walked; Randolph grounded out (third to
first) [Brown to third]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first);
Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Yankees 7.

INDIANS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); OATES
REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bannister walked; Alexander flied out to left; GRAY
BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Gray grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 7.