Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
April 8, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein lf 4 0 2 0
Gamble dh 5 1 1 2
Hendrick cf 5 0 1 0
Ellis c 4 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 1
Spikes rf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Duffy ss 3 0 0 0
  Brohamer ph 1 0 1 0
Hermoso 2b 3 1 1 0
  Lee ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 1 1 0 0
Hegan 1b 5 0 3 1
Munson c 2 0 0 1
Murcer cf 2 0 1 0
Blomberg rf 4 1 2 0
  Maddox rf 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 1
Sudakis dh 4 1 1 1
Michael 2b 3 1 2 0
Mason ss 4 0 1 1
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 12 5
Cleveland 001 010 0103111
New York 010 011 20x5121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   4.0 2 2 1 6 3
  Upshaw   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf  L (0-1) 2.2 7 3 3 1 2
  Sanders   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
5
4
8
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  W (1-0) 8.0 11 3 3 0 3
  Buskey  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
4

  E–Ellis (1), Mason (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Cleveland Ellis (1,off Medich), New York Michael (1,off Hilgendorf).  HR–Cleveland Gamble (1,5th inning off Medich 0 on, 1 out), New York Nettles (2,2nd inning off B Johnson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Michael (1,off B Johnson); Munson (1,off Sanders).  SF–Munson (1,off Upshaw).  IBB–White (1,by Hilgendorf); Murcer (2,by Sanders).  CS–White (1,2nd base by B Johnson/Ellis).  WP–Medich (1).  IBB–Hilgendorf (1,White); Sanders (1,Murcer).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–3:00.  A–8,151.
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