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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 8, 1975
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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 April 8, 1975 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 8, 1975 |
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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 | April 8, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doc Medich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 56,715 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Terry Cooney |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
Ron Blomberg | Right Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Ed Herrmann | DH |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Oscar Gamble | Left Fielder |
Frank Robinson | DH |
George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
John Ellis | Catcher |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Ed Crosby | Shortstop |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 8, 1975
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Perry
Alomar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Perry
There goes Alomar. The throw from Ellis and he is out, Crosby applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Perry
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Medich
Gamble hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Medich
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Medich
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Blomberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Medich
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Perry
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrmann vs. Perry
Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blomberg moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chambliss vs. Perry
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Blomberg scores. Nettles scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Perry
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Perry
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Perry
Alomar is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Medich
Powell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Medich
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Medich
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brohamer vs. Medich
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Powell tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Medich
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Perry
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Perry
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Medich
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Medich
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Medich
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Blomberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Perry
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Perry
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Perry
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mason vs. Perry
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Medich
Spikes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Medich
Powell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Medich
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Medich
Bell 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, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Perry
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Perry
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Medich
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Medich covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Medich
Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Medich
There goes Crosby. The throw from Munson and he is out, Mason applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Medich
Gamble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Medich
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Perry
Blomberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Perry
Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Medich
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Medich
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Medich
There goes Hendrick. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Hendrick steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Medich
Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blomberg. Powell reaches second base with a double. Hendrick scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Medich
Ellis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Medich
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brohamer vs. Medich
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. May
Rudy May now pitching.
The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosby vs. May
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Perry
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Perry
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Perry
Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perry
Alex Johnson pinch hits for Sandy Alomar.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. May
Fred Stanley now playing second base.
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. May
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. May
Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. May
Spikes strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Perry
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Perry
Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Lyle
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Powell trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lyle
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lyle. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Lyle
Brohamer bunts towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ellis moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosby vs. Lyle
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to home to get Ellis. Bell moves to third. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gamble vs. Lyle
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Perry
Herrmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Perry
Roy White pinch runs for Ed Herrmann.
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Perry
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/8/1975 -- New York at Cleveland (D) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Alomar S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gamble O, lf 5 0 1 0 Johnson A, ph 1 0 0 0 Robinson F, dh 3 1 1 1 Stanley F, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 3 1 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 4 0 0 0 Bonds B, cf 4 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 3 3 3 2 Blomberg R, rf 4 1 2 0 Ellis J, c 3 0 2 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Herrmann E, dh 4 0 1 0 Brohamer J, 2b 3 0 2 2 White R, pr 0 0 0 0 Crosby E, ss 4 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 3 2 Munson T, c 4 0 2 1 Mason J, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 9 3 32 5 10 5 New York 030 000 000 -- 3 Cleveland 110 102 00x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Medich D (L) 5.2 8 5 5 2 2 May R 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 Lyle S 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 6 E -- Lyle S DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- New York 5, Cleveland 8 2B -- Chambliss C, Powell B HR -- Robinson F, Powell B SB -- Hendrick G CS -- Alomar S, Crosby E SF -- Brohamer J PB -- Munson T T -- 2:43 A -- 56715
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