Boosting his career record against the Indians to 11-3, Rudy May tossed a four-hitter, with three-RBI support from Alex Johnson, as the Yankees stopped Cleveland, 6-1. New York combed former teammate Fritz Peterson for four runs in the first on singles by Roy White, Elliott Maddox and Thurman Munson and Johnson's two-run triple, followed by a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles.

Munson singled home the winners' fifth run in the second. Bobby Bonds singled, swiped second, took third on an error and crossed the plate with the final New York run in the seventh on Johnson's sacrifice fly. John Ellis homered off May for the lone Indian tally in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, April     28, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  1
Yankees      4  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   6 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      White 1b,lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .425
Berry lf              2   0   1   0     0   1   .182      Maddox cf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .385
  Lee lf              2   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .254
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Munson c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .367
Robinson dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Johnson dh            3   1   1   3     0   1   .240
Ellis c               3   1   1   1     1   1   .222      Piniella lf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Carty 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Chambliss 1b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   1     0   2   .206
Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     4   6             Totals               32   6  11   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,716
Left on Base: Indians 5, Yankees 6
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Ellis
Doubles: Maddox (5)
Triples: Johnson (1)
Home Runs: Ellis (2)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (6)
Caught Stealing: Berry (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (2), Johnson (1)
GIDP: Duffy (2), Maddox (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(1-2)         0.1   4   4   4   0   0   0   5  14.04
Kern                    4.2   4   1   1   2   3   0  20   1.50
Eckersley               2     3   1   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Totals                  8    11   6   5   2   4   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(2-1)              9     4   1   1   4   6   1  33   2.33
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   6   1  33

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (catcher to first); Berry struck
out; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White singled to center; Maddox singled to center
[White to second]; Bonds flied out to center [White to third];
Munson singled to center [White scored, Maddox to third];
Johnson tripled to right [Maddox scored, Munson scored]; KERN
REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Piniella walked; Nettles hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Johnson scored]; Alomar forced Piniella
(shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees
4.

INDIANS 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
flied out to right; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 2ND: Stanley struck out; Yankees Manager Bill Virdon
ejected by HP umpire Marty Springstead claiming that Fred
Stanley was interfered with by catcher John Ellis; White
flied out to center; Maddox singled to right; Bonds walked
[Maddox to second]; Munson singled to right [Maddox scored,
Bonds to third]; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Spikes flied out to left; Bell flied out to right;
Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Piniella flied out to right; Nettles struck out;
Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 4TH: CHAMBLISS REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING 1B); WHITE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Duffy singled to left; Berry
singled [Duffy to second]; Hendrick popped to first in foul
territory; Robinson flied out to right [Duffy to third]; Berry
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: LEE REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING LF); Stanley grounded
out (second to first); White grounded out (first to pitcher);
Maddox doubled; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Ellis walked; Carty flied out to center; Spikes
flied out to right; Bell walked [Ellis to second]; Brohamer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Chambliss singled to left;
Nettles made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Lee struck
out; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Alomar lined to
right; Stanley singled to right; White singled to left [Stanley
to second]; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Ellis
homered; Carty walked; Spikes forced Carty (third to second);
Bell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second [Bonds to
third (error by Ellis)]; Munson flied out to center; Johnson hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Bonds scored (unearned)]; Chambliss
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer walked; Duffy grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Brohamer out at second]; Lee struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Nettles
struck out; Alomar lined to pitcher; Stanley flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick singled to left; Robinson flied out to
center; Ellis struck out; Carty forced Hendrick (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.