The Indians rocked the Yankees by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 5-4. Two runs in the seventh inning of the opener enabled the Indians to end the Yankees' string of seven straight victories. Andre Thornton tripled after a single by Duane Kuiper, and Bruce Bochte followed with a single to score Thornton in the decisive rally.

The Indians tied the nightcap, 4-4, on a pinch-homer by John Lowenstein leading off the eighth. Paul Dade followed with a single and took second on Kuiper's sacrifice. Ron Pruitt, running for Dade, scored the winning run on Thornton's checked-swing double. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 5, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  0
Indians      1  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .327      Dade 3b               3   1   1   0     1   1   .291
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Kuiper 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .278
Munson c              4   0   0   2     0   0   .291      Blanks ss             3   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .280        Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Thornton 1b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .280
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Bochte lf             3   0   2   3     0   0   .300
Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   2   .295        Norris pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Randolph 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .288      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Pruitt rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Manning cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     3   5             Totals               30   4  11   4     4   1

Time of Game: 2:42
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 10
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 0
Errors: Dade
Doubles: Chambliss (29), Fosse (7), Blanks (9)
Triples: Thornton (5)
Home Runs: Jackson (23)
Caught Stealing: Norris (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Blanks (4), Manning (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (5)
GIDP: Carty (16)
Hit by Pitch: Dade (2,by Hunter)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(9-8)           6.1   9   4   4   3   1   0  31   4.44
Lyle                    1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.71
Totals                  8    11   4   4   4   1   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood W(2-0)             7     5   2   2   3   3   0  29   3.48
Kern SV(18)             2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   3.22
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Hunter (3)
Wild Pitches: Hunter (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


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

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to center; Kuiper singled to left
[Dade to second]; On a bunt Blanks made an out to catcher;
Hunter threw a wild pitch [Dade to third, Kuiper to second];
Thornton walked; Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dade
scored]; Carty lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss doubled to left;
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt flied out to right; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Fosse doubled to center; Dade struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to left; Dent singled to left;
Rivers singled to center [Dent to second]; Nettles flied out to
left; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper lined to second; Blanks singled to center;
Thornton walked [Blanks to second]; Bochte singled to right
[Blanks scored, Thornton to third]; Carty grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Bochte out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to center; Piniella made an out to
shortstop; Chambliss flied out to right; Johnson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Pruitt grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
singled to right; Fosse popped to first in foul territory; Dade
was hit by a pitch [Manning to second]; Kuiper made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph walked; Dent flied out to center; Rivers
walked [Randolph to second]; Nettles walked [Randolph to third,
Rivers to second]; Munson grounded out (first to second to
pitcher) [Randolph scored, Rivers scored, Nettles to third
(error by Dade)]; Paul Dade called for obstruction;
Jackson struck out; 2 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Blanks doubled to right; Thornton grounded out
(first unassisted) [Blanks to third]; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Carty was walked intentionally; Pruitt forced
Carty (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Indians 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second
to first); Johnson singled to left; Randolph lined to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning flied to left in foul territory; Fosse made
an out to shortstop; Dade grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent made an out to second; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper singled to left; Blanks out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Kuiper to second]; Thornton tripled to
left [Kuiper scored]; LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Bochte
singled to left [Thornton scored]; NORRIS RAN FOR BOCHTE; Norris
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first);
Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Indians 4.

YANKEES 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KERN REPLACED
HOOD (PITCHING); Munson lined to pitcher; Jackson homered;
Piniella grounded out (second to first); Chambliss singled to
left; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Pruitt singled to left; Manning out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Pruitt to second]; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dade was walked intentionally; Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
3, Indians 4.

YANKEES 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Randolph flied
out to right; WHITE BATTED FOR DENT; White grounded out (first
unassisted); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Indians 4.