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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 2, 1974 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 18,842 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Russ Goetz |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy White | DH |
Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Otto Velez | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
John Ellis | First Baseman |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Oscar Gamble | DH |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Luis Alvarado | Second Baseman |
Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1974
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Peterson
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Peterson
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Velez vs. Peterson
Velez takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a fly ball towards right. Spikes catches it and throws to second to double up Velez. White tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. McDowell
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. McDowell
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. McDowell
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spikes vs. McDowell
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. McDowell
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duffy scores. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. McDowell
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Peterson
Munson hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Peterson
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Peterson
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Peterson
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. McDowell
Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Gamble reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. McDowell
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvarado vs. McDowell
Alvarado bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gamble moves to third. Duncan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowenstein vs. McDowell
Lowenstein hits a line drive towards short. Mason catches it and throws to second to double up Duncan. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duffy vs. McDowell
There go the runners. The throw from Munson to Alomar covering second. The throw back to home, and Gamble is out at the plate. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Peterson
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Peterson
There goes White. The throw from Duncan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Peterson
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Velez vs. Peterson
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a line drive into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. McDowell
Duffy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. McDowell
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. McDowell
Spikes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Spikes reaches second base with a double. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellis vs. McDowell
Ellis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. McDowell
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bell reaches second base with a double. Hendrick scores. Spikes scores. Ellis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gamble vs. McDowell
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Duncan vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Peterson
Munson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Peterson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Peterson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mason vs. Peterson
Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Munson tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Peterson
White takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Peterson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Upshaw
Alvarado hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Upshaw
Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Upshaw
Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Upshaw
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Peterson
Velez hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Upshaw
Spikes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Upshaw
There goes Spikes. The throw from Munson and he is out, Alomar applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Upshaw
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Upshaw
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Upshaw
Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Gamble reaches second base with a double. Williams throws the ball in to Nettles who tags Gamble trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Peterson
Munson hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Peterson
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Peterson
Alomar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mason vs. Peterson
Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Upshaw
Duncan hits a line drive towards short. Mason reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Upshaw
Alvarado hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Upshaw
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Peterson
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Peterson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Upshaw
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Upshaw
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Upshaw, and towards Mason, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Upshaw
Spikes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Upshaw
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Peterson
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Munson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Buskey
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Walt Williams.
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sudakis vs. Buskey
Bill Sudakis pinch hits for Sandy Alomar.
Sudakis takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to third. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mason vs. Buskey
Fernando Gonzalez pinch runs for Bill Sudakis.
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lyle
Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base. Bobby Murcer now playing right field. Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Lyle
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Lyle
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason misplays the ball. That's an error on Mason. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alvarado vs. Lyle
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to home to get Bell. Gamble moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowenstein vs. Lyle
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Duffy vs. Lyle
Munson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Munson. Gamble scores. Duncan moves to third. Alvarado moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duffy vs. Lyle
Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duncan scores. Alvarado scores. Duffy moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Lyle
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Buskey
Rusty Torres now playing left field.
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Buskey
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Buskey
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1974 -- New York at Cleveland (N) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI White R, dh 4 1 2 0 Lowenstein J, lf 5 0 0 0 Maddox E, cf 5 0 0 0 Torres R, lf 0 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 5 0 1 0 Duffy F, ss 5 1 3 2 Velez O, 1b 2 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 5 1 2 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 1 Spikes C, rf 3 1 2 0 Munson T, c 4 1 2 0 Ellis J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Williams W, rf 3 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 1 2 3 Murcer B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 4 1 3 1 Alomar S, 2b 3 0 3 0 Duncan D, c 3 1 0 0 Sudakis B, ph 0 0 0 0 Alvarado L, 2b 3 1 0 0 Gonzalez F, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Mason J, ss 3 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 9 2 34 8 13 7 New York 100 100 000 -- 2 Cleveland 103 010 03x -- 8 New York IP H R ER BB SO McDowell S (L) 2.2 7 4 4 2 4 Upshaw C 4.1 3 1 1 2 2 Lyle S 1.0 3 3 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Peterson F (W) 7.1 8 2 2 3 4 Buskey T 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Duncan D, Mason J, Munson T DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- New York 10, Cleveland 7 2B -- Gamble O 2, Spikes C, Bell B 2, Alomar S SB -- White R CS -- Gamble O, Spikes C SH -- Alvarado L SF -- Nettles G, Mason J WP -- McDowell S T -- 2:50 A -- 18842
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