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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 1, 1978
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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 1, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 39,189 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Marty Springstead |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Jim Norris | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Wayne Cage | DH |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Dan Briggs | Right Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Fred Stanley | Second Baseman |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 1, 1978
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Hunter
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Hunter
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hunter
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Hunter
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cage vs. Hunter
Cage hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Waits
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Waits
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Waits
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Briggs. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Munson scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Waits
Chambliss strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hunter
Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Hunter
Briggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Hunter
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Hunter
There's a wild pitch. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Hunter
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Hunter
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Norris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Norris reaches second base with a double. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Tidrow
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manning scores. Norris scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Tidrow
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Waits
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Waits
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Waits
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cage vs. Tidrow
Cage strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Tidrow
Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Tidrow
Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Waits
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Waits
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tidrow
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Tidrow
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Tidrow
Manning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Manning reaches second base with a double. Veryzer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Tidrow
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Tidrow
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Waits
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Waits
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Waits
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Tidrow
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cage vs. Tidrow
Cage hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Tidrow
Alexander hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Waits
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Waits
Rivers hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Waits
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Tidrow
Briggs strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tidrow
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Tidrow
Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Waits
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Tidrow
Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Tidrow
Norris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Norris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Tidrow
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Tidrow
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cage vs. Rajsich
Dave Rajsich now pitching.
Cage takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to third. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Rajsich
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Waits
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Waits
Dent hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Rajsich
Briggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Rajsich
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Briggs moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Rajsich
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Rajsich
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Waits
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Waits
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Waits
Munson hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Waits
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. McCall
Larry McCall now pitching.
Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. McCall
Bell takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. McCall
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cage vs. McCall
Cage hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Cage reaches second base with a double. Norris scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. McCall
Alexander hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Cage scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Briggs vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norris. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Waits
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Waits
White hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/1/1978 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 5 2 3 2 Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0
Norris J, lf 5 2 3 0 Munson T, c 4 1 1 0
Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 2 Piniella L, dh 4 1 1 0
Thornton A, 1b 3 1 1 2 Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 1
Cage W, dh 4 1 1 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 2 1
Alexander G, c 5 1 2 2 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Briggs D, rf 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 0 1 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Dent B, ss 2 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 1 1 0 Stanley F, 2b 2 0 0 0
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38 9 13 9 31 2 5 2
Cleveland 240 100 002 -- 9
New York 200 000 000 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter J (L) 1.2 4 5 5 1 0
Tidrow D 5.0 5 2 2 2 3
Rajsich D 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
McCall L 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Lindblad P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, New York 5
2B -- Piniella L, Norris J 2, Manning R, Cage W, Alexander G, Nettles G
HR -- Thornton A, Alexander G
WP -- Hunter J
T -- 2:06
A -- 39189
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