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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 2, 1976
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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 October 2, 1976 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 2, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 2, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,905 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dale Ford |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
| Joe Lis | First Baseman |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Locklear | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | Right Fielder |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Larry Murray | Center Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 2, 1976
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locklear vs. Eckersley
Locklear hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Eckersley
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Eckersley
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Holtzman
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Holtzman
Lis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Holtzman
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Eckersley
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Eckersley
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Eckersley
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Eckersley
There goes Murray. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Murray steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Eckersley
Alomar is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Holtzman
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Holtzman
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Eckersley
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locklear vs. Eckersley
Locklear strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Nettles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Eckersley
There goes Nettles. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Nettles steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Eckersley
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Eckersley
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Holtzman
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blanks moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lis vs. Holtzman
Lis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanks scores. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spikes vs. Holtzman
Spikes hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Holtzman
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Alomar fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Eckersley
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gamble for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Eckersley
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Eckersley
Murray is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Holtzman
Ashby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holtzman
There goes Manning. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manning scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards second. Alomar scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Eckersley
Alomar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Eckersley
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locklear vs. Eckersley
Locklear strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Holtzman
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lis vs. Holtzman
Lis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hendricks fields it and throws to third for the out. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spikes vs. Holtzman
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Holtzman
Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hendrick trying to get to home. Murray throws the ball in to Hendricks who tags Hendrick who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lis moves to second. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Eckersley
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Eckersley
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. Eckersley
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendricks vs. Eckersley
Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Eckersley
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Eckersley
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Eckersley
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Holtzman
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble throws the ball in to Stanley who tags Ashby trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Holtzman
Manning hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Holtzman
Bell 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 -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Holtzman
Blanks is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locklear vs. Buskey
Locklear hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buskey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Buskey
Nettles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning who is chasing the ball. Nettles reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching.
May bunts towards the mound. Hood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nettles scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Hood
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tidrow
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Tidrow
Lis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Tidrow
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Hood
Otto Velez pinch hits for Oscar Gamble.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Hood
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hood
Murray strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Lyle
Otto Velez now playing right field. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Pruitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Lyle
Alfredo Griffin pinch runs for Ron Pruitt. Ray Fosse pinch hits for Alan Ashby.
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Lyle
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Lyle
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/2/1976, game 2 -- Cleveland at New York (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 4 2 2 1 Locklear G, dh 4 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 5 0 1 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 2 0
Blanks L, 2b 4 1 1 0 May C, lf 2 1 2 1
Carty R, dh 4 0 2 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hendrick G, lf 3 0 0 0 Gamble O, rf 3 0 1 0
Lis J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Velez O, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Spikes C, rf 4 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 4 0 0 0
Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0 Murray L, cf 4 1 1 1
Pruitt R, ph 0 0 0 0 Alomar S, 2b 3 0 1 1
Griffin A, pr 0 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 2 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 3 0 2 0
Fosse R, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 11 3 31 4 8 3
Cleveland 000 110 100 -- 3
New York 000 003 10x -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D 5.2 6 3 3 3 8
Buskey T (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Hood D 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (W) 7.0 10 3 3 2 3
Tidrow D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Lyle S (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cleveland 8, New York 6
3B -- Nettles G
HR -- Manning R
SB -- Murray L 2, Nettles G, Manning R, Alomar S
T -- 2:24
A -- 22905
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