New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
August 2, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 2, Cleveland Indians 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White dh 4 1 2 0
Maddox cf 5 0 0 0
Piniella lf 5 0 1 0
Velez 1b 2 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 1
Munson c 4 1 2 0
Williams rf 3 0 0 0
  Murcer ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 3 0 3 0
  Sudakis ph 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 0 0 1
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein lf 5 0 0 0
  Torres lf 0 0 0 0
Duffy ss 5 1 3 2
Hendrick cf 5 1 2 0
Spikes rf 3 1 2 0
Ellis 1b 3 1 1 1
Bell 3b 3 1 2 3
Gamble dh 4 1 3 1
Duncan c 3 1 0 0
Alvarado 2b 3 1 0 0
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 13 7
New York 100 100 000292
Cleveland 103 010 03x8131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (1-5) 2.2 7 4 4 2 4
  Upshaw   4.1 3 1 1 2 2
  Lyle   1.0 3 3 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
5
4
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (8-6) 7.1 8 2 2 3 4
  Buskey   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
4

  E–Munson (13), Mason (20), Duncan (12).  DP–New York 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–New York Alomar (3,off Peterson), Cleveland Gamble 2 (8,off McDowell,off Upshaw); Spikes (14,off McDowell); Bell 2 (12,off McDowell,off Lyle).  SF–Nettles (6,off Peterson); Mason (4,off Peterson).  SH–Alvarado (1,off McDowell).  SB–White (5,2nd base off Peterson/Duncan).  CS–Gamble (4,Home by McDowell/Munson); Spikes (5,2nd base by Upshaw/Munson).  WP–McDowell (3).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:50.  A–18,842.
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