Cleveland Indians 9, New York Yankees 2 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 9, New York Yankees 2

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SABR Article

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Game Played on Sunday, October 1, 1978 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

CLE A 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 13 0 NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0

BATTING

Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Manning cf 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 Norris lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 Bell 3b 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 3 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 2 2 0 8 1 Cage dh 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Alexander c 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 0 Briggs rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 Kuiper 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 Veryzer ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 38 9 13 9 5 4 27 10

FIELDING - DP: 1. Bell-Thornton.

BATTING - 2B: Norris 2 (14,off Tidrow 2); Manning (27,off Tidrow); Cage (6,off McCall); Alexander (20,off McCall). HR: Thornton (33,1st inning off Hunter 1 on 2 out); Alexander (27,2nd inning off Hunter 0 on 0 out). GDP: Cage (2,off Tidrow); Thornton (16,off McCall). Team LOB: 7.

New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Piniella dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 9 1 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 Stanley 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rajsich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McCall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 3 3 27 10

FIELDING - DP: 2. Stanley-Chambliss, Dent-Stanley-Chambliss.

BATTING - 2B: Piniella (34,off Waits); Nettles (23,off Waits). SF: Jackson (4,off Waits). GDP: Dent (10,off Waits). Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Waits W(13-15) 9 5 2 2 3 3 0 34

New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hunter L(12-6) 1.2 4 5 5 1 0 2 10 Tidrow 5 5 2 2 2 3 0 21 Rajsich 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 McCall 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 5 Lindblad 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 13 9 9 5 4 2 43

WP: Hunter (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Tidrow 1-1; Rajsich 2-0; Lindblad 1-0. .

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead

Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 39189

Starting Lineups:

Cleveland Indians New York Yankees

1. Manning cf Rivers cf
2. Norris lf Munson c
3. Bell 3b Piniella dh
4. Thornton 1b Jackson rf
5. Cage dh Nettles 3b
6. Alexander c Chambliss 1b
7. Briggs rf White lf
8. Kuiper 2b Dent ss
9. Veryzer ss Stanley 2b Waits p Hunter p

INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to shortstop; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to second]; Bell made an out to second; Thornton homered [Manning scored]; Cage made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Munson singled to left; Piniella doubled to right [Munson to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to shortstop [Munson scored]; Nettles singled to center [Piniella scored]; Chambliss struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander homered; Briggs walked; Kuiper forced Briggs (first to shortstop); Hunter threw a wild pitch [Kuiper to second]; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning singled to center [Kuiper scored]; TIDROW REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Norris doubled to left [Manning to third]; Bell singled to center [Manning scored, Norris scored, Bell to second (on throw to home)]; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (third to first); Dent walked; Stanley forced Dent (second to shortstop); Rivers forced Stanley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Cage struck out; Alexander was called out on strikes; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to right; Piniella flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer singled to center; Manning doubled to left [Veryzer scored]; Norris grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; Bell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to right; Chambliss walked; White singled to third [Chambliss to second]; Dent grounded into a double play (third to first) [Chambliss out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton walked; Cage grounded into a double play (second to first) [Thornton out at second]; Alexander popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Briggs struck out; Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning flied out to right; Norris doubled to left; Bell flied out to left; Thornton walked; RAJSICH REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Cage walked [Norris to third, Thornton to second]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to center; White grounded out (third to first); Dent lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Briggs singled to left; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Briggs to second]; Veryzer flied out to right; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley walked; Rivers flied out to right; Munson lined to third; Piniella forced Stanley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 9TH: MCCALL REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Norris singled to left; Bell walked [Norris to second]; Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Norris to third, Bell out at second]; Cage doubled to left [Norris scored]; Alexander doubled to center [Cage scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED MCCALL (PITCHING); Briggs flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson lined to first; Nettles doubled to left; Chambliss struck out; White flied out to right; the Red Sox would defeat Toronto 5-0 a few moments later, thus tying Boston and New York for first place; the two teams played a one-game playoff the next afternoon at Fenway Park; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Yankees 2.

Final Totals R H E LOB Indians 9 13 0 7 Yankees 2 5 0 5

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