Reggie Jackson drove in four runs with a double and homer to lead the Yankees to an 8-3 victory over the Indians. Doubles by George Zeber and Jackson each accounted for an early run before the Indians came back to tie the score against Dick Tidrow, who was making his first start of the season. Lou Piniella broke the tie with a homer in the sixth and the Yankees then broke the game open with four runs in the seventh, capping the outburst when Jackson hit for the circuit with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  1  1    0  0  1    4  1  0  -   8 12  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 11  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .327      Dade 3b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .293
Nettles 3b            4   1   0   0     1   2   .245      Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .278
Munson c              5   2   2   1     0   2   .292      Blanks ss             4   1   2   0     1   0   .273
Jackson rf            5   1   2   4     0   1   .280      Thornton 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .285
  Blair rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Bochte lf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .300
Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Carty dh              4   0   2   0     1   0   .281
Piniella dh           4   1   1   1     0   1   .335      Pruitt rf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .320
White lf              2   2   1   0     2   0   .281      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Zeber 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .316      Kendall c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .244
  Randolph pr,2b      1   1   0   0     0   0   .288      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .249        Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  12   8     3   7             Totals               34   3  11   2     8   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  8,123
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Indians 13
DP: Yankees 3, Indians 0
Errors: Andersen 2
Doubles: Zeber (3), Munson (22), Jackson (35)
Triples: Dade (2)
Home Runs: Piniella (10), Jackson (24)
Stolen Bases: White 2 (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (14), Kuiper (17)
GIDP: Carty (17), Pruitt (9)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(9-4)           5.1   5   2   2   6   1   0  25   3.36
Lyle SV(22)             3.2   6   1   1   2   2   0  18   1.73
Totals                  9    11   3   3   8   3   0  43

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(13-12)      6.2  11   7   7   2   7   2  32   3.58
Dobson                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.86
Andersen                2     1   1   0   1   0   0   8   1.80
Totals                  9    12   8   7   3   7   2  41

Passed Balls: Munson (8)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Nettles struck out;
Munson was called out on strikes; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Dade to second]; Blanks lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Dade out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Piniella was called
out on strikes; White singled to right; White stole second;
Zeber doubled to right [White scored]; Dent singled to left
[Zeber out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
flied out to center; Carty singled to center; Pruitt walked
[Carty to second]; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers struck out; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Munson doubled to right; Jackson doubled to right
[Munson scored]; Chambliss lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall struck out; Dade grounded out (second to
first); Kuiper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to left; White walked; White
stole second; Zeber flied out to left; Dent flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks singled to right; Thornton walked while
Blanks advanced to third on a passed ball; Bochte walked
[Thornton to second]; Carty grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Blanks scored (no RBI), Thornton
to third, Bochte out at second]; Pruitt made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers flied out to center; Nettles struck out;
Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning flied out to left; Kendall singled to
center; Dade grounded out (third to first) [Kendall to second];
Kuiper singled to left [Kendall scored, Kuiper to second (on
throw to home)]; Blanks walked; Thornton flied out to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Piniella homered; White flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bochte flied out to left; Carty walked; Pruitt
walked [Carty to second]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Manning struck out; Kendall made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Zeber singled to right; RANDOLPH RAN FOR ZEBER;
Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Randolph to
second]; Rivers flied out to center; Nettles was walked
intentionally; Munson singled to right [Randolph scored, Nettles
to third]; Jackson homered [Nettles scored, Munson scored];
Chambliss singled to right; DOBSON REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Piniella forced Chambliss (third to second); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: RANDOLPH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Dade tripled
to right; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dade
scored]; Blanks singled to left; Thornton singled to left
[Blanks to second]; Bochte walked [Blanks to third, Thornton to
second]; Carty made an out to second; Pruitt was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 7, Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); White walked;
White was picked off first but was safe on an error by Andersen
[White to second]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first)
[White to third]; Dent made an out to third; Rivers singled to
shortstop [White scored (unearned)]; Rivers was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Andersen [Rivers to third]; Nettles
made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Kendall
lined to third; Dade walked; Kuiper singled to first [Dade to
third]; Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 8, Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
flied out to right; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Thornton
singled to left; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Thornton to second]; Carty singled to right [Thornton to
third]; Pruitt grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Indians 3.