The Yankees beat the Indians for the 13th consecutive time over two seasons, posting an 8-2 victory behind the four-hit pitching of Catfish Hunter. The Yankees settled the issue in the fifth inning when Paul Blair batted in two runs with a triple and, after two out, Lou Piniella accounted for two more with a homer. Graig Nettles also had two RBIs in the game with a pair of singles. Ray Fosse homered for the Indians. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 7, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 4 1 Yankees 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 x - 8 11 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .276 Randolph 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .300 Lowenstein lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Blair cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .311 Dade rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .344 Munson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .314 Thornton 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Carty dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .277 Chambliss ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Grubb pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Piniella dh 4 2 2 2 0 0 .339 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Jackson rf 4 2 2 1 0 2 .286 Bochte 1b,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 White lf 1 0 0 0 3 0 .291 Norris cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .224 Fosse c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .256 Dent ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Duffy ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 4 2 2 3 Totals 35 8 11 8 3 4 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 21,419 Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 6 DP: Indians 0, Yankees 0 Errors: Thornton Doubles: Norris (10), Kuiper (7), Randolph (15), Munson (14), Dent (9), Piniella (9) Triples: Blair (2) Home Runs: Fosse (4), Piniella (5) Stolen Bases: Jackson (8) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(5-2) 4 7 5 5 1 1 0 20 4.39 Dobson 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 5.93 Hood 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 11 3.50 Buskey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.73 Totals 8 11 8 8 3 4 1 38 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(5-3) 9 4 2 2 2 3 1 33 4.91 Totals 9 4 2 2 2 3 1 33 Balks: Hunter (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carty walked; Hunter balked [Carty to second]; Bell was called out on strikes; Bochte flied out to left; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second; White walked; Nettles singled to right [Jackson scored, White to third]; Dent flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1. INDIANS 3RD: Fosse homered; Duffy flied out to left; Kuiper flied out to center; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph doubled to left; Blair grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Randolph to third]; Munson doubled to center [Randolph scored]; Johnson flied out to right; Piniella made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. INDIANS 4TH: Dade flied out to right; Carty flied out to right; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; White popped to first in foul territory; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. INDIANS 5TH: Bochte flied out to center; Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); THORNTON REPLACED DADE (PLAYING 1B); Dent doubled to left; Randolph singled to right [Dent to third, Randolph to second (error by Thornton)]; Blair tripled to right [Dent scored, Randolph scored]; DOBSON REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Munson grounded out (third to first); CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Chambliss was called out on strikes; Piniella homered [Blair scored]; Jackson struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6. INDIANS 6TH: CHAMBLISS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Duffy struck out; Kuiper flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6. YANKEES 6TH: HOOD REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); White walked; Nettles flied out to center; Dent made an out to shortstop; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6. INDIANS 7TH: Thornton flied out to left; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to left; Bochte popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6. YANKEES 7TH: Blair flied out to left; Munson flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6. INDIANS 8TH: Norris doubled to left; Fosse flied out to right; Duffy lined to third; Kuiper doubled to right [Norris scored]; Lowenstein made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 6. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella doubled to right; Jackson singled to left [Piniella scored]; White walked [Jackson to second]; Nettles singled to right [Jackson scored, White to second]; BUSKEY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Dent forced Nettles (third to second) [White to third]; Randolph struck out; Blair flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 8. INDIANS 9TH: Thornton struck out; Carty walked; GRUBB RAN FOR CARTY; Bell flied out to center; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 8.

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