In what proved to be Bill Virdon's last game as manager, the Yankees defeated the Indians. 5-4, with Catfish Hunter receiving credit for his 14th victory of the season. However, Virdon had to call on both Tippy Martinez and Dick Tidrow in relief to nail down the decision. The Indians rapped Hunter for two runs in the second inning on a homer by Boog Powell, pass to Oscar Gamble and double by Jack Brohamer, but the Yankees broke the 2-2 tie in the third.

Roy White tripled and counted on a single by Thurman Munson. After a single by Graig Nettles and pass to Lou Piniella loaded the bases, Munson scored as Chris Chambliss grounded into a double play. The Yankees added their deciding run in the sixth on a walk to Chambliss and triple by Sandy Alomar. Brohamer homered for the Indians in the seventh. Another run followed off Martinez in the ninth before Tidrow retired the last two batters. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Friday, August    1, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4 10  0
Yankees      1  1  2    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Bonds cf,rf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .251
Bell 3b               5   0   0   1     0   0   .241      Coggins dh            3   0   1   0     0   1   .220
Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .262        Williams ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Powell 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .301      White lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .295
Spikes lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Munson c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .311
  Lowenstein ph,lf    3   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .272
  Carty ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Piniella rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .214
Gamble dh             2   1   0   0     1   0   .248        Bladt pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Robinson ph,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Chambliss 1b          3   2   1   0     1   0   .291
Brohamer 2b           3   1   2   2     0   0   .250      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .207
  Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .160      Alomar 2b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .198
  Crosby 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ellis c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .224        Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .227        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Raich p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     4   4             Totals               29   5   9   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 15,841
Left on Base: Indians 8, Yankees 9
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0
Doubles: Brohamer (3), Duffy 2 (15), Bonds (15)
Triples: White (4), Alomar (3)
Home Runs: Powell (16), Brohamer (6)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (19)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (7), Manning (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (7), Bonds (3)
GIDP: Chambliss (13)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Raich L(5-6)            2     7   4   4   2   1   0  15   4.77
Waits                   4     1   1   1   3   1   0  15   1.29
LaRoche                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.91
Totals                  8     9   5   5   6   4   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(14-10)         7.1   9   3   3   2   3   2  31   2.72
Martinez                1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   4.63
Tidrow SV(5)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.06
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   4   2  39

Passed Balls: Ellis (6)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds doubled to center; Coggins singled [Bonds
stayed at second]; On a bunt White singled [Bonds to third,
Coggins to second]; Munson flied out to right; Nettles hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Bonds scored]; Piniella made an out to
third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell homered; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR SPIKES;
Lowenstein singled; Lowenstein was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Gamble walked; Brohamer doubled to left
[Gamble scored]; Ellis struck out; Duffy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Chambliss
singled; Stanley walked [Chambliss to second]; Alomar out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Chambliss to third, Stanley
to second]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to center [Chambliss
scored, Stanley to third]; Coggins struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning singled to left; Bell flied out to left;
Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hendrick
walked; Powell singled to right [Hendrick to third]; Lowenstein
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White tripled to right; Munson singled to right
[White scored]; Nettles singled to right [Munson to third,
Nettles to second]; Piniella was walked intentionally; WAITS
REPLACED RAICH (PITCHING); Chambliss grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Munson scored (no RBI), Nettles
to third, Piniella out at second]; Stanley grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble flied out to center; Brohamer made an out to
second; Ellis singled to center; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Alomar popped to first in foul territory; Bonds
grounded out (third to first); Coggins grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning flied out to left; Bell flied out to
center; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: White flied out to center; Munson flied out to
right; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
walked; Ellis allowed a passed ball [Chambliss to second];
Stanley flied out to right; Alomar tripled to center [Chambliss
scored]; Bonds was walked intentionally; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
COGGINS; Bonds stole second; Williams struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 7TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brohamer
homered; Ellis grounded out (third to first); Duffy doubled to
left; Manning made an out to shortstop; Bell grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: White walked; LAROCHE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING);
Munson grounded out (third to first) [White to second]; Nettles
struck out; Piniella was walked intentionally; BLADT RAN FOR
PINIELLA; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 8TH: BLADT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hendrick struck out; Powell singled to
center; MARTINEZ REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); CARTY BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Carty flied out to right; ROBINSON BATTED FOR
GAMBLE; Robinson walked [Powell to second]; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR
BROHAMER; Sudakis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CARTY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CROSBY REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING 2B);
Stanley flied out to right; Alomar struck out; Bonds singled to
left; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Yankees 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Ellis walked; Duffy doubled to left [Ellis to
third]; Manning grounded out (third to first); TIDROW REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Ellis scored, Duffy to third]; Hendrick made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Yankees 5.