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Indians 3 @ Yankees 5
Shea Stadium
April 8, 1974

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 8, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Indians with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 8, 1974 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 3 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 5 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherDoc Medich  
Losing PitcherTom Hilgendorf  
SaveTom Buskey  
Game Winning RBIMike Hegan 

Game Info

DateApril 8, 1974 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Johnson  
Home Starting PitcherDoc Medich  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance8,151 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Don Denkinger
1B: Hank Morgenweck
2B: Marty Springstead
3B: Russ Goetz

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
John Lowenstein  Left Fielder 
Oscar Gamble  DH 
George Hendrick  Center Fielder 
John Ellis  Catcher 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Charlie Spikes  Right Fielder 
Buddy Bell  Third Baseman 
Frank Duffy  Shortstop 
Remy Hermoso  Second Baseman 
Ken Aspromonte  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy White  Left Fielder 
Mike Hegan  First Baseman 
Thurman Munson  Catcher 
Bobby Murcer  Center Fielder 
Ron Blomberg  Right Fielder 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Bill Sudakis  DH 
Gene Michael  Second Baseman 
Jim Mason  Shortstop 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Indians 3 @ Yankees 5
Shea Stadium
April 8, 1974

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         Game of 4/8/1974 -- Cleveland at New York (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Lowenstein J, lf      4  0  2  0   White R, lf           1  1  0  0   
Gamble O, dh          5  1  1  2   Hegan M, 1b           5  0  3  1   
Hendrick G, cf        5  0  1  0   Munson T, c           2  0  0  1   
Ellis J, c            4  1  1  0   Murcer B, cf          2  0  1  0   
Chambliss C, 1b       4  0  2  1   Blomberg R, rf        4  1  2  0   
Spikes C, rf          4  0  1  0   Maddox E, rf          1  0  0  0   
Bell B, 3b            4  0  1  0   Nettles G, 3b         5  1  2  1   
Duffy F, ss           3  0  0  0   Sudakis B, dh         4  1  1  1   
Brohamer J, ph        1  0  1  0   Michael G, 2b         3  1  2  0   
Hermoso R, 2b         3  1  1  0   Mason J, ss           4  0  1  1   
Lee L, ph             1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  3 11  3                        31  5 12  5

Cleveland        001 010 010 --  3
New York         010 011 20x --  5

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson B*            4.0  2  2  1  6  3
Upshaw C              0.1  2  0  0  0  0
Hilgendorf T (L)      2.2  7  3  3  1  2
Sanders K             1.0  1  0  0  1  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Medich D (W)+         8.0 11  3  3  0  3
Buskey T (S)          1.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Mason J, Ellis J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, New York 13
2B -- Michael G, Ellis J
HR -- Nettles G, Gamble O
CS -- White R
SH -- Michael G, Munson T
SF -- Munson T
WP -- Medich D
T -- 3:00
A -- 8151

    

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