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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 27, 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 July 27, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Clyde |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Rich Garcia |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | DH |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Larvell Blanks | Third Baseman |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Horace Speed | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy White | DH |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 27, 1978
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Figueroa
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Figueroa
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Figueroa
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Clyde
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Clyde
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Clyde
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Clyde
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Clyde
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Clyde
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Clyde
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Figueroa
Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Figueroa
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Figueroa
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Figueroa
Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Clyde
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Clyde
Stanley bunts towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blair vs. Clyde
Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers.
Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Clyde
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Clyde
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Clyde
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Reuschel
Paul Reuschel now pitching.
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Reuschel
There's a wild pitch. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Reuschel
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Reuschel
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Reuschel
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Reuschel
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Figueroa
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Figueroa
Speed hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Figueroa
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Reuschel
Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Reuschel
Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Reuschel
Munson is hit by the pitch. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Reuschel
Piniella hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Reuschel
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Figueroa
Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Figueroa
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thornton vs. Figueroa
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carbo vs. Figueroa
Carbo hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Reuschel
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Reuschel
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Reuschel
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Reuschel
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Reuschel
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Figueroa
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Figueroa
Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Figueroa
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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Reuschel
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Reuschel
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Reuschel
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Reuschel
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Reuschel
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. Thomasson moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Reuschel
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Figueroa
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Figueroa
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Figueroa
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Reuschel
White hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Reuschel
Stanley hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Reuschel
Blair hits a popup towards third. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Figueroa
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Figueroa
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Figueroa
Carbo takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to third. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Figueroa
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blanks vs. Figueroa
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Reuschel
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Reuschel
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Reuschel
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. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Lyle
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Lyle
Speed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Lyle
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Lyle
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Reuschel
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Reuschel
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Reuschel
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Reuschel
White hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Lyle
Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Lyle
Thornton hits a popup in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Lyle
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Lyle
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Lyle
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1978, game 1 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 0 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 0 0 0 Blair P, ph-cf 4 1 2 1
Grubb J, lf 4 0 2 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 2 1 1
Thornton A, 1b 3 0 1 0 Doyle B, 2b 1 0 1 0
Carbo B, dh 2 0 0 0 Munson T, c 3 2 2 2
Dade P, ph 0 0 0 0 Heath M, c 0 0 0 0
Alexander G, c 4 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 4 1 2 0
Blanks L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Thomasson G, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 2 1
Speed H, rf 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 3 2 3 3
Johnstone J, rf 1 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 5 1 2 1
White R, dh 5 1 2 1
Stanley F, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 39 11 17 10
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 270 110 00x -- 11
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde D (L) 1.2 7 6 6 1 1
Reuschel P 6.1 10 5 4 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (W) 7.0 3 0 0 2 1
Lyle S 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Speed H, Veryzer T, Thomasson G, Heath M
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, New York 9
2B -- White R, Piniella L
3B -- Randolph W, Grubb J
HR -- Jackson R
SH -- Stanley F
SF -- Munson T
HBP -- by Reuschel P (Munson T)
WP -- Reuschel P
T -- 2:12
A -- 0
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