Indians @ Yankees
July 27, 1978

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Indians 0 5 2
Yankees 11 17 2
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Indians 0 5 2
Yankees 11 17 2

Gary Alexander Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .233
OBP .333 .322
At Bats 3 317
Hits 1 74
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 0 52

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 1 7
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Yankee Stadium - July 27, 1978
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Strikeout
Sparky Lyle
Mike Heath
Chris Chambliss
Brian Doyle
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Gary Thomasson
Paul Blair
Jay Johnstone
Gary Alexander
Paul Dade
Johnny Grubb
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Alexander strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Paul Dade pinch hits for Bernie Carbo. Dadehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Heath interferes with Dade who is awarded first base. Grubb moves to second.
Top 9 Thornton hits a popup in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Speed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Mike Heath now catching. Jay Johnstone now playing right field. Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carbo takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to third. Thornton moves to second.
Top 7 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Grubb hits a fly ball towards left. Thomasson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thomasson. Grubb moves to second.
Bottom 6 Blair hits a popup towards third. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gary Thomasson now playing left field. Brian Doyle now playing second base. Speed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. Thomasson moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Lou Piniella. Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Carbo hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grubb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Grubb reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson is hit by the pitch. Blair moves to second.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Speed hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Paul Blair now playing center field. Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into right field. Speed picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Speed. Jackson scores. Nettles goes all the way around to score. White moves to third.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Chambliss moves to third.
Bottom 2 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Piniella reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Speed who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. Blair goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers. Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 2 Stanley bunts towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alexander strikes out.
Top 2 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. Chambliss moves to second.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.