New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
April 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1974 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 2 0 0 0
Hegan 1b 4 0 1 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Murcer cf 4 0 0 0
Blomberg rf 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0
Sudakis dh 3 0 1 0
Michael 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Mason ss 2 0 0 0
  Clarke ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 0
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein lf 3 1 0 0
Hermoso 2b 3 1 0 0
Hendrick cf 3 1 0 0
Ellis dh 4 1 1 2
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 1
Spikes rf 2 1 1 0
  Torres rf 0 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 2 1 1
Duncan c 4 0 0 1
Duffy ss 4 1 1 3
Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 6 8
New York 010 000 000141
Cleveland 020 600 01x962
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (1-1) 3.2 4 7 5 3 2
  Wright   1.1 1 1 1 2 0
  McDowell   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Lyle   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
9
7
5
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (1-1) 9.0 4 1 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
3
4

  E–Murcer (1), Duffy 2 (2).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–New York Nettles (1,off G Perry); Munson (1,off G Perry), Cleveland Chambliss (1,off Dobson).  HR–Cleveland Duffy (1,4th inning off Dobson 2 on, 2 out); Bell (1,8th inning off Lyle 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bell (1,off Dobson).  HBP–Spikes (1,by Dobson).  SB–Lowenstein 2 (3,2nd base off Dobson/Munson,3rd base off Dobson/Munson).  WP–Wright (1).  BK–Wright (1).  HBP–Dobson (1,Spikes).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:30.  A–6,101.
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