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Dodgers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 15, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on October 15, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Beattie |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 56,448 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bill Haller |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Lee Lacy | DH |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Brian Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 15, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Beattie
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Beattie
There goes Lopes. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Beattie
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Beattie
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Beattie
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Beattie
Cey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Hooton
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hooton
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell misplays the ball. That's an error on Russell. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Hooton
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivers moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Hooton
Jackson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Hooton
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Beattie
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Beattie
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Beattie
There goes Monday. The throw from Munson and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Beattie
Lacy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hooton
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hooton
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hooton
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Beattie
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Beattie
Lopes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Beattie
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Russell reaches second base with a double. Lopes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Beattie
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Beattie
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Beattie
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Hooton
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Hooton
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
White vs. Hooton
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dent scores. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Hooton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Hooton
Munson hits a line drive into right field. Smith picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Rivers scores. White scores. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Hooton
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Hooton
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Rautzhan
Lance Rautzhan now pitching.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Beattie
Baker hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Beattie
Monday hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Beattie
Lacy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Rautzhan
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Rautzhan
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Rautzhan
Dent hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Doyle moves to third. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Rautzhan
Rivers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Rautzhan
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey races to the bag, beating White for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Dent scores. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hough
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Hough
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Beattie
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Beattie
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Beattie
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yeager moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Beattie
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Beattie
There goes Russell. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Garvey vs. Beattie
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hough
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hough
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hough
The ball gets by Yeager for a passed ball. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Hough
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Hough
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Hough
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Beattie
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Beattie
Baker hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Beattie
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monday for the out. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Beattie
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Hough
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Hough
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hough
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hough
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Beattie
Johnny Oates pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Oates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Beattie
Lopes takes first base on ball four. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Beattie
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Beattie
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Beattie
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hough
Johnny Oates now catching.
Nettles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hough
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hough
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Hough
The ball gets by Oates for a passed ball. Spencer moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Dent vs. Hough
Dent strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Hough
Rivers strikes out. There goes Spencer. He's safe. There goes Doyle. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Hough
Paul Blair pinch runs for Mickey Rivers.
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Hough
Munson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Monday. Munson reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Hough
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Beattie
Paul Blair now playing center field. Jay Johnstone now playing right field. Gary Thomasson now playing left field.
Cey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Beattie
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Beattie
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Beattie
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Hough
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hough
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hough
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hough
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Hough
Dent hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Dent reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Hough
Blair strikes out. Oates drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Blair out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Beattie
Mike Heath now catching.
Oates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Beattie
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Beattie
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beattie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/15/1978 -- Los Angeles at New York (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 4 2 2 0 Rivers M, cf 5 2 3 1
Russell B, ss 5 0 2 1 Blair P, pr-cf 1 1 0 0
Smith R, rf 4 0 1 1 White R, lf 5 2 2 3
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Johnstone J, rf 0 0 0 0
Cey R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Munson T, c 5 1 3 5
Baker D, lf 4 0 0 0 Heath M, c 0 0 0 0
Monday R, cf 3 0 0 0 Jackson R, dh 3 0 1 0
Lacy L, dh 4 0 0 0 Piniella L, rf 4 0 1 1
Yeager S, c 2 0 1 0 Thomasson G, lf 1 0 0 0
Oates J, ph-c 1 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 5 0 1 0
Spencer J, 1b 4 2 1 0
Doyle B, 2b 5 2 3 0
Dent B, ss 4 2 3 1
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34 2 9 2 42 12 18 11
Los Angeles 101 000 000 -- 2
New York 004 300 41x -- 12
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B (L) 2.1 5 4 3 2 1
Rautzhan L 1.1 3 3 3 0 0
Hough C 4.1 10 5 5 2 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie J (W) 9.0 9 2 2 4 8
E -- Russell B, Smith R, Garvey S
DP -- Los Angeles 2, New York 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, New York 10
2B -- Russell B, Munson T, Dent B
SB -- Lopes D, White R, Rivers M, Russell B
CS -- Monday R
WP -- Hough C
PB -- Yeager S, Oates J
T -- 2:56
A -- 56448
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