Wednesday October 1, 1980
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The Yankees moved closer to the East Division championship by outslugging the Indians, 18-7. Oscar Gamble and Rick Cerone clouted three-run homers, Aurelio Rodriguez drilled a two-run blast and Bobby Brown and Reggie Jackson hit solo shots. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 18, Cleveland Indians 7

Game Played on Wednesday, October 1, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Yankees      1  5  6    0  3  2    0  0  1  -  18 19  0
Indians      0  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  2  -   7 12  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   2   1   1     2   0   .294      Bannister rf          5   0   1   1     0   1   .288
  Doyle 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Manning cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Murcer dh             5   2   2   0     0   1   .269      Hargrove 1b           4   2   3   2     1   0   .303
  Brant ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Alexander lf          5   1   2   2     0   1   .223
Gamble lf             5   3   3   4     0   0   .275      Harrah 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .264
  Lefebvre lf,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Dybzinski 3b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Jackson rf            6   1   3   4     0   1   .296      Diaz c                5   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Wilborn lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gray dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Watson 1b             2   2   1   0     2   0   .310      Rosello 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Spencer ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   2   .230        Charboneau ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Cerone c              4   3   2   3     0   0   .279        Alston pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .240
  Oates c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Veryzer ss            3   2   2   0     0   0   .273
Dent ss               3   0   0   1     0   1   .263      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          5   2   3   2     0   1   .213        Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brown cf              5   3   4   1     0   1   .261        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perry p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45  18  19  16     4   9             Totals               39   7  12   6     2   2

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 19,037
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Indians 8
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 1
Errors: Bannister, Rosello
Doubles: Cerone (30), Jackson (22), Gamble (10), Manning (17), Hargrove (21), Veryzer (12), Harrah (22)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (3), Gamble (13), Brown (14), Cerone (14), Jackson (39)
Stolen Bases: Brown (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Dent (5)
GIDP: Murcer (9)
Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (7,by Perry)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    4.2   7   5   5   2   1   0  23   3.43
Perry W(10-13)          4.1   5   2   2   0   1   0  19   3.68
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   2   0  42

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker L(19-11)         1.2   6   6   6   1   0   2  12   4.03
Grimsley                1     5   6   0   1   0   1  10   6.59
Stanton                 3.1   6   5   4   2   3   1  17   5.46
Cruz                    3     2   1   1   0   6   1  12   3.45
Totals                  9    19  18  11   4   9   5  51

Passed Balls: Diaz 2 (7)
Hit by Pitch: Perry (8)
Wild Pitches: Perry (9), Barker (14)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Murcer singled to
right; Barker threw a wild pitch [Murcer to second]; Gamble
flied out to right; Jackson singled to center [Murcer scored];
Watson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Manning
lined to second; Hargrove singled to right; Alexander grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cerone doubled to left; Dent out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Cerone to third]; Rodriguez homered
[Cerone scored]; Brown singled to center; Brown stole second;
Randolph walked; Murcer flied out to center; Gamble homered
[Brown scored, Randolph scored]; GRIMSLEY REPLACED BARKER
(PITCHING); Jackson flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (catcher to first); Diaz made
an out to shortstop; Gray grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Watson singled to center; Cerone reached on an
error by Rosello [Watson to third, Cerone to second]; Diaz
allowed a passed ball [Watson scored (unearned), Cerone to
third]; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cerone scored
(unearned)]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brown
homered (unearned); Randolph walked; Murcer singled to left
[Randolph to second]; Gamble singled to center [Randolph scored
(unearned), Murcer to second]; Jackson doubled to right [Murcer
scored (unearned), Gamble scored (unearned)]; STANTON REPLACED
GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Watson walked; Cerone grounded out (third
to first); 6 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 12, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Rosello grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
grounded out (second to first); Bannister was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 12, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
struck out; Brown singled to first; Randolph grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 12, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning doubled to center; Hargrove doubled to
right [Manning scored]; Alexander singled to center [Hargrove
scored]; Harrah forced Alexander (third to second); Diaz made an
out to first; Gray walked [Harrah to second]; Rosello forced
Gray (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 12,
Indians 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer struck out; Gamble doubled to right; Jackson
struck out; Watson walked; Cerone homered [Gamble scored, Watson
scored]; Dent grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 15, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: OATES REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); Veryzer doubled
to left; Bannister made an out to second; Manning grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Veryzer to third]; Hargrove walked;
Alexander singled to center [Veryzer scored, Hargrove to
second]; Harrah doubled to left [Hargrove scored, Alexander to
third]; PERRY REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Perry threw a wild pitch
[Alexander scored, Harrah to third]; Diaz made an out to
shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 15, Indians 5.

YANKEES 6TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); Rodriguez
singled to center; Brown singled to right [Rodriguez to second];
Randolph singled to right [Rodriguez scored (RBI), Brown to
third (error by Bannister)]; Murcer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Brown scored (unearned), Randolph out at
second]; Gamble popped to third in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 17, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Gray flied out to left; Rosello grounded out
(shortstop to first); Veryzer was hit by a pitch; Bannister
forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 17, Indians 5.

YANKEES 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Jackson grounded
out (second to first); SPENCER BATTED FOR WATSON; Spencer was
called out on strikes; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 17, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DOYLE REPLACED
RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); LEFEBVRE REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF);
Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove flied out to
center; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 17,
Indians 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent struck out; Rodriguez singled to center; Brown
struck out; Doyle popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 17, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Dybzinski
grounded out (third to first); Diaz flied out to right; Gray
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 17, Indians
5.

YANKEES 9TH: BRANT BATTED FOR MURCER; Brant struck out; Debut
game for Marshall Brant; Lefebvre was called out on strikes;
Jackson homered; Spencer struck out but advanced to first on a
passed ball; Oates grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 18, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: WILBORN REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING LF); LEFEBVRE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR ROSELLO;
Charboneau singled to left; ALSTON RAN FOR CHARBONEAU; Veryzer
singled to center [Alston to second]; Bannister singled to left
[Alston scored, Veryzer to second]; Manning flied out to center;
Hargrove singled to center [Veryzer scored, Bannister to
second]; Alexander made an out to second; Dybzinski singled to
second [Bannister to third, Hargrove to second]; Diaz flied out
to right; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 18, Indians 7.



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