The Yankees smashed three homers in the second inning and added another round-tripper in the eighth while gaining a 7-5 victory over the Indians. Chris Chambliss, Roy White and Graig Nettles socked homers off Wayne Garland in the second, all with the bases empty. The Yankees scored three more runs in the seventh, two crossing the plate on a bases-loaded single by Thurman Munson, before Lou Piniella clinched the decision with a circuit clout off Sid Monge in the eighth.

Ed Figueroa, who had been sidelined since June 19 because of soreness under his right shoulder, held the Indians to three hits in the first six innings but then weakened and left the game with one out in the eighth. Ken Clay, in relief, was tagged for two runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Monday, July      4, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  2  -   5 10  1
Yankees      0  3  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   7  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .274      Rivers cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .317
Norris cf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .272      Randolph 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .295
Dade rf               5   0   2   2     0   1   .345      Munson c              4   0   2   2     0   0   .314
Carty dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .298
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .292      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .275
Lowenstein lf         2   1   1   0     2   0   .276      White lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .295
Bochte 1b             3   1   3   1     1   0   .273      Piniella dh           4   1   1   1     0   1   .333
Kendall c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Nettles 3b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .219
Duffy ss              2   1   1   0     1   0   .207      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  10   5     7   3             Totals               33   7   9   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 15,920
Left on Base: Indians 9, Yankees 5
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Bochte
Doubles: Bell (13), Duffy (5), Munson (13)
Home Runs: Chambliss (8), White (7), Nettles (16), Piniella (4)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (9), Stanley (1)
GIDP: Carty (7), Bell (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(5-9)          6.2   8   6   6   2   3   3  31   4.62
Monge                   1.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   6.12
Totals                  8     9   7   7   2   3   4  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(8-6)         7.1   6   3   3   5   3   0  32   3.03
Clay                    1.2   4   2   2   2   0   0   9   4.43
Totals                  9    10   5   5   7   3   0  41

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Norris
grounded out (second to first); Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
flied out to right; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Bell was
called out on strikes; Lowenstein walked; Bochte singled to left
[Lowenstein out at home (left to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss homered; Jackson struck out; White
homered; Piniella struck out; Nettles homered; Dent grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall flied out to center; Duffy flied out to
left; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); Munson doubled to left; Chambliss grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Dade flied
out to center; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; White singled to right;
Piniella flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell doubled to left; Lowenstein grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bochte walked; Kendall made an out to
shortstop; Duffy walked [Bell to third, Bochte to second];
Kuiper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Rivers reached on an error
by Bochte; Rivers stole second; Randolph flied out to center;
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris walked; Dade singled to center [Norris to
second]; Carty grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Norris to third, Dade out at second]; Bell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jackson flied out to center; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein singled to center; Bochte singled to
right [Lowenstein to second]; Kendall singled to left
[Lowenstein scored, Bochte to second]; Duffy reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bochte to third, Kendall
to second]; Kuiper flied out to left; Norris forced Duffy (first
to shortstop) [Bochte scored, Kendall to third]; STANLEY
REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Dade lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella flied out to center; Nettles singled to
right; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Nettles to second]; Rivers was walked intentionally; Randolph
walked [Nettles to third, Rivers to second]; Munson singled to
center [Nettles scored, Rivers scored, Randolph to third];
Chambliss singled to left [Randolph scored, Munson to second];
MONGE REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Jackson made an out to third;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty made an out to shortstop; Bell walked; CLAY
REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Lowenstein walked [Bell to
second]; Bochte singled to second [Bell scored, Lowenstein out
at third (shortstop to third)]; Kendall forced Bochte (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to left; Piniella homered; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy doubled to left; Kuiper walked; Norris
singled to center [Duffy to third, Kuiper to second]; Dade
singled to center [Duffy scored, Kuiper scored, Norris to
second]; Carty flied out to right [Norris to third]; Bell
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dade out
at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 7.