ALL '77 AL ROSTERS LISTED IN POST #5.
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
MON.-THU. - SEPT. 26-29
YANKEE STADIUM - BRONX, NY
Current AL East standings: NYY 82-73, CLE 82-73, O's 2 or 3 games back (Lost daily schedule for these dates)
* If the Yankees or Indians sweep this 4-game series then they win the East.
Series 55
Game 1
Game Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 68
Starting Line-ups
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Ron Pruitt LF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
Starting Pitcher: Ron Guidry
CLE 100 000 200 - 3 6 1
NYY 004 000 02x - 6 12 1
HOW THEY SCORED
TOP 1ST: Kuiper reached on an error by Dent. Bonnell walked. Kuiper to second. Ivie walked. Bases loaded. Velez sac fly to left. Kuiper scored. CLE 1, NYY 0
BOT 3RD: Rivers reached on an error by Bibby. Randolph singled. Rivers to third. Munson grounded into a 1-2 force out. Munson at first. Randolph to second. Jackson homered. Randolph and Munson scored. Nettles homered. CLE 1, NYY 4
TOP 7TH: Velez singled. Bell singled. Velez to second. Cox doubled. Velez scored. Bell to third. Kuiper singled. Bell scored. CLE 3, NYY 4
CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Jim Bibby with 2 on and 1 out in the 7th.
BOT 8TH: Piniella singled. Chambliss grounded into a 6-4 force out. Chambliss at first. White doubled. Chambliss scored. Dent singled. White scored. Randy Moffitt relieved Tomlin with 2 on and 2 out. CLE 3, NYY 6
WP: Guidry (CG) LP: Bibby (16-13)
Keys to the game: NYY DH Reggie Jackson and 3B Graig Nettles went deep back-to-back in a four-run fourth and SP Ron Guidry went the distance pitching a six-hitter and whiffed nine as the Yanks downed the Tribe 6-3 in the opener of the most important series of the season.
ATTENDANCE: 49,683
Game 2
Game Time 7:30pm
Temp: 71
Starting Line-ups
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Don Hood
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
Starting Pitcher: Ed Figueroa
CLE 010 000 002 - 3 9 2
NYY 300 310 01x - 8 14 1
HOW THEY SCORED
BOT 1ST: Rivers walked. Randolph singled. Rivers to second. Munson grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. Rivers to third. Jackson doubled. Rivers scored. Nettles homered. Jackson scored. CLE 0, NYY 3
TOP 2ND: Velez singled. Cox walked. Velez to second. Manning reached on a two-base error by Piniella. Velez scored. CLE 1, NYY 3
BOT 4TH: Nettles singled. Piniella reached on an error by Cox. Nettles to second. Chambliss singled. Nettles scored. Piniella to third. White singled. Piniella scored. Chambliss to second. Dent hit into a 5-4 force out. Chambliss to third. Dent at first. Rivers singled. Chambliss scored. CLE 1, NYY 6
BOT 5TH: Munson tripled. Wilbur Wood replaced Don Hood with 1 on and 0 out. Jackson grounded out 3-2. Jackson at first. Piniella singled. Jackson to second. Chambliss singled. Jackson scored. CLE 1, NYY 7
BOT 8TH: Rivers singled. Ranbdolph singled. Rivers to second. Munson grounded out 6-3. Runners advanced. Nettles reached on an error by Duffy. Rivers scored. CLE 1, NYY 8
TOP 9TH: Cox singled. Manning singled. Cox to second. PH Rico Carty (batting for SS Duffy) singled. Cox scored. Manning to third. Kuiper hit into a 1-6-3 double play. Manning scored. CLE 3, NYY 8
WP: Figueroa (CG) LP: Hood (13-6)
Keys to the game: NYY 3B Graig Nettles belted a two-run homer as part of a three-run first inning and the Yankees jumped out to an 8-1 lead before the Indians tried to rally in the 9th but fell far short in an 8-3 loss to the Bronx Bombers. NYY SP Ed Figueroa pitched the second straight complete game for the Pinstripes. Red hot CLE SP Don Hood was cooled down by New York's offense as Hood allowed six runs in just over four innings of work.
By winning the first two games of the series, the Yanks have opened up a two-game lead over the Indians with five left to play for each team.
ATTENDANCE: 47,578
Game 3
Game Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 72
Starting Line-ups
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
Starting Pitcher: Mike Torrez
CLE 000 100 306 - 10 14 1
NYY 000 000 003 - 3 7 0
HOW THEY SCORED
TOP 4TH: Velez doubled. Manning doubled. Velez scored. CLE 1, NYY 0
TOP 7TH: Duffy walked. Kuiper tripled. Duffy scored. Bonnell sac fly to left. Kuiper scored. Ivie singled. Dick Tidrow relieved Torrez with 1 on and 1 out. Lemon doubled. Ivie scored. CLE 4, NYY 0
CLE Jim Kern relieved Kravec with 2 on and 1 out in the 8th.
TOP 9TH: Bonnell singled. Ivie homered. Bonnell scored. Lemon walked. Velez singled. Lemon to second. Cox walked. Bases loaded. Manning grand slam homer. Lemon, Velez and Cox scored. CLE 10, NYY 0
BOT 9TH: Dent tripled. Randolph singled. Dent scored. Jackson singled. Randolph to third. Nettles walked. Bases loaded. Piniella doubled. Randolphj and Jackson scored. Dave Tomlin relieved Kern with 1 on and 2 out. CLE 10, NYY 3
WP: Kravec (15-14) LP: Torrez
Keys to the game: CLE 1B Mike Ivie hit a two-run homer and CF Rick Manning popped a grand slam as the Indians scored six runs in the 8th to propel the Indians past the Yankees 10-3. Manning drove in five runs for the Tribe.
The win moved the Indians back to within a game of division-leading New York.
ATTENDANCE: 52,803
Game 4
Game Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 66
Starting Line-ups
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C (Left game with an injury in the 6th. Out 5 games. Replaced by Buck Martinez.)
Tom Shopay LF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
Starting Pitcher: Don Gullett
CLE 050 000 000 - 5 9 0
NYY 010 411 00x - 7 10 0
HOW THEY SCORED
TOP 2ND: Lemon singled. Velez doubled. Lemon scored. Bell doubled. Velez scored. Cox singled. Bell scored. Duffy homered. Cox scored. CLE 5, NYY 0
BOT 2ND: Nettles homered. CLE 5, NYY 1
BOT 4TH: Munson singled. Nettles walked. Munson to second. Piniella singled. Bases loaded. Chambliss singled. Munson and Nettles scored. Piniella to second. White grounded into a 3-2 force out. Chambliss to second. White at first. Dent singled. Bases loaded. Wayne Twitchell relieved Garland with the bases loaded and 2 out. Rivers hit by pitch. Chambliss scored. Bases loaded. Randolph singled. White scored. CLE 5, NYY 5
BOT 5TH: Jackson homered. CLE 5, NYY 6
BOT 6TH: White tripled. White scored on a passed ball. CLE 5, NYY 7
WP: Gullett SV: Lyle LP: Twitchell (7-7)
Keys to the game: The Indians jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning and it looked like they would split the four-game set with the Yankees and leave tied for first; but the Yankees rallied from the five-run deficit and scored the next seven runs in a 7-5 win over the Indians. NYY 3B Graig Nettles homered for the third time int he series and DH Reggie Jackson hit what would turn out to be the game-winning homer in the fifth against Cleveland reliever Wayne Twitchell. CLE ace SP Wayne Garland was chased in the fourth inning by the Yankees.
The lethal loss means the Indians lost three of four in the Bronx and trail the Yanks by two games with each team having just three games left to play.
A lot of things will now have to happen for the Indians to make the post-season.
Final 3 games: CLE (@ Tor) NYY (vs. Det)
ATTENDANCE: 50,201
CLE RECORD: 83-76 (2 GB)
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
MON.-THU. - SEPT. 26-29
YANKEE STADIUM - BRONX, NY
Current AL East standings: NYY 82-73, CLE 82-73, O's 2 or 3 games back (Lost daily schedule for these dates)
* If the Yankees or Indians sweep this 4-game series then they win the East.
Series 55
Game 1
Game Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 68
Starting Line-ups
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Ron Pruitt LF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
Starting Pitcher: Ron Guidry
CLE 100 000 200 - 3 6 1
NYY 004 000 02x - 6 12 1
HOW THEY SCORED
TOP 1ST: Kuiper reached on an error by Dent. Bonnell walked. Kuiper to second. Ivie walked. Bases loaded. Velez sac fly to left. Kuiper scored. CLE 1, NYY 0
BOT 3RD: Rivers reached on an error by Bibby. Randolph singled. Rivers to third. Munson grounded into a 1-2 force out. Munson at first. Randolph to second. Jackson homered. Randolph and Munson scored. Nettles homered. CLE 1, NYY 4
TOP 7TH: Velez singled. Bell singled. Velez to second. Cox doubled. Velez scored. Bell to third. Kuiper singled. Bell scored. CLE 3, NYY 4
CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Jim Bibby with 2 on and 1 out in the 7th.
BOT 8TH: Piniella singled. Chambliss grounded into a 6-4 force out. Chambliss at first. White doubled. Chambliss scored. Dent singled. White scored. Randy Moffitt relieved Tomlin with 2 on and 2 out. CLE 3, NYY 6
WP: Guidry (CG) LP: Bibby (16-13)
Keys to the game: NYY DH Reggie Jackson and 3B Graig Nettles went deep back-to-back in a four-run fourth and SP Ron Guidry went the distance pitching a six-hitter and whiffed nine as the Yanks downed the Tribe 6-3 in the opener of the most important series of the season.
ATTENDANCE: 49,683
Game 2
Game Time 7:30pm
Temp: 71
Starting Line-ups
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Don Hood
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
Starting Pitcher: Ed Figueroa
CLE 010 000 002 - 3 9 2
NYY 300 310 01x - 8 14 1
HOW THEY SCORED
BOT 1ST: Rivers walked. Randolph singled. Rivers to second. Munson grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. Rivers to third. Jackson doubled. Rivers scored. Nettles homered. Jackson scored. CLE 0, NYY 3
TOP 2ND: Velez singled. Cox walked. Velez to second. Manning reached on a two-base error by Piniella. Velez scored. CLE 1, NYY 3
BOT 4TH: Nettles singled. Piniella reached on an error by Cox. Nettles to second. Chambliss singled. Nettles scored. Piniella to third. White singled. Piniella scored. Chambliss to second. Dent hit into a 5-4 force out. Chambliss to third. Dent at first. Rivers singled. Chambliss scored. CLE 1, NYY 6
BOT 5TH: Munson tripled. Wilbur Wood replaced Don Hood with 1 on and 0 out. Jackson grounded out 3-2. Jackson at first. Piniella singled. Jackson to second. Chambliss singled. Jackson scored. CLE 1, NYY 7
BOT 8TH: Rivers singled. Ranbdolph singled. Rivers to second. Munson grounded out 6-3. Runners advanced. Nettles reached on an error by Duffy. Rivers scored. CLE 1, NYY 8
TOP 9TH: Cox singled. Manning singled. Cox to second. PH Rico Carty (batting for SS Duffy) singled. Cox scored. Manning to third. Kuiper hit into a 1-6-3 double play. Manning scored. CLE 3, NYY 8
WP: Figueroa (CG) LP: Hood (13-6)
Keys to the game: NYY 3B Graig Nettles belted a two-run homer as part of a three-run first inning and the Yankees jumped out to an 8-1 lead before the Indians tried to rally in the 9th but fell far short in an 8-3 loss to the Bronx Bombers. NYY SP Ed Figueroa pitched the second straight complete game for the Pinstripes. Red hot CLE SP Don Hood was cooled down by New York's offense as Hood allowed six runs in just over four innings of work.
By winning the first two games of the series, the Yanks have opened up a two-game lead over the Indians with five left to play for each team.
ATTENDANCE: 47,578
Game 3
Game Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 72
Starting Line-ups
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell LF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
Starting Pitcher: Mike Torrez
CLE 000 100 306 - 10 14 1
NYY 000 000 003 - 3 7 0
HOW THEY SCORED
TOP 4TH: Velez doubled. Manning doubled. Velez scored. CLE 1, NYY 0
TOP 7TH: Duffy walked. Kuiper tripled. Duffy scored. Bonnell sac fly to left. Kuiper scored. Ivie singled. Dick Tidrow relieved Torrez with 1 on and 1 out. Lemon doubled. Ivie scored. CLE 4, NYY 0
CLE Jim Kern relieved Kravec with 2 on and 1 out in the 8th.
TOP 9TH: Bonnell singled. Ivie homered. Bonnell scored. Lemon walked. Velez singled. Lemon to second. Cox walked. Bases loaded. Manning grand slam homer. Lemon, Velez and Cox scored. CLE 10, NYY 0
BOT 9TH: Dent tripled. Randolph singled. Dent scored. Jackson singled. Randolph to third. Nettles walked. Bases loaded. Piniella doubled. Randolphj and Jackson scored. Dave Tomlin relieved Kern with 1 on and 2 out. CLE 10, NYY 3
WP: Kravec (15-14) LP: Torrez
Keys to the game: CLE 1B Mike Ivie hit a two-run homer and CF Rick Manning popped a grand slam as the Indians scored six runs in the 8th to propel the Indians past the Yankees 10-3. Manning drove in five runs for the Tribe.
The win moved the Indians back to within a game of division-leading New York.
ATTENDANCE: 52,803
Game 4
Game Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 66
Starting Line-ups
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Barry Bonnell CF
Mike Ivie 1B
Chet Lemon DH
Otto Velez RF
Buddy Bell 3B
Larry Cox C (Left game with an injury in the 6th. Out 5 games. Replaced by Buck Martinez.)
Tom Shopay LF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Wayne Garland
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Lou Piniella RF
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
Starting Pitcher: Don Gullett
CLE 050 000 000 - 5 9 0
NYY 010 411 00x - 7 10 0
HOW THEY SCORED
TOP 2ND: Lemon singled. Velez doubled. Lemon scored. Bell doubled. Velez scored. Cox singled. Bell scored. Duffy homered. Cox scored. CLE 5, NYY 0
BOT 2ND: Nettles homered. CLE 5, NYY 1
BOT 4TH: Munson singled. Nettles walked. Munson to second. Piniella singled. Bases loaded. Chambliss singled. Munson and Nettles scored. Piniella to second. White grounded into a 3-2 force out. Chambliss to second. White at first. Dent singled. Bases loaded. Wayne Twitchell relieved Garland with the bases loaded and 2 out. Rivers hit by pitch. Chambliss scored. Bases loaded. Randolph singled. White scored. CLE 5, NYY 5
BOT 5TH: Jackson homered. CLE 5, NYY 6
BOT 6TH: White tripled. White scored on a passed ball. CLE 5, NYY 7
WP: Gullett SV: Lyle LP: Twitchell (7-7)
Keys to the game: The Indians jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning and it looked like they would split the four-game set with the Yankees and leave tied for first; but the Yankees rallied from the five-run deficit and scored the next seven runs in a 7-5 win over the Indians. NYY 3B Graig Nettles homered for the third time int he series and DH Reggie Jackson hit what would turn out to be the game-winning homer in the fifth against Cleveland reliever Wayne Twitchell. CLE ace SP Wayne Garland was chased in the fourth inning by the Yankees.
The lethal loss means the Indians lost three of four in the Bronx and trail the Yanks by two games with each team having just three games left to play.
A lot of things will now have to happen for the Indians to make the post-season.
Final 3 games: CLE (@ Tor) NYY (vs. Det)
ATTENDANCE: 50,201
CLE RECORD: 83-76 (2 GB)