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Yankees
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
October 10, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, played on October 10, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | October 10, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 10, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 55,997 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Bill Haller 2B: John Kibler 3B: Marty Springstead |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Reggie Jackson | DH |
Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Fred Stanley | Second Baseman |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
October 10, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. John
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 -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. John
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. John
Munson 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
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Figueroa
Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Figueroa
Russell hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Figueroa
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Figueroa
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Figueroa
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. John
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. John
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. John
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. John
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Figueroa
Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Figueroa
Monday hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Monday reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Figueroa
Lacy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Figueroa
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopes vs. Figueroa
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Clay
Ken Clay now pitching.
Russell hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. John
Stanley hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Monday. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. John
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Rivers vs. John
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
White vs. John
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Clay
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Clay
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Clay
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Clay
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Munson vs. John
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. John
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. John
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Clay
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Clay
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Clay
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dent. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopes vs. Clay
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Clay
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Clay
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Clay
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. John
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. John
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. John
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. John
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Clay
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Clay
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Clay
There's a wild pitch. Cey scores. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Lindblad
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Lindblad
Yeager hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. John
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. John
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. John
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lindblad
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lindblad
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lindblad
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. John
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. John
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. John
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. John
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lopes. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. John
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Dent vs. John
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Chambliss scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. John
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lindblad
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Lindblad
Cey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Lindblad
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garvey moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
North vs. Lindblad
Bill North pinch hits for Rick Monday.
North hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of White. North reaches second base with a double. Garvey scores. Baker scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Lindblad
Lacy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Yeager hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Tidrow
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. John
Bill North now playing center field.
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. John
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. John
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. John
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John throws to second for one, and Russell throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Munson scores. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. John
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Forster
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Tidrow
Brian Doyle now playing second base.
Russell hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Tidrow
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Tidrow
Garvey strikes out. There goes Smith. The throw from Munson to second, and Smith is out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Tidrow
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Forster
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Forster
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Forster
White strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/10/1978 -- New York at Los Angeles (N) New York AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 5 2 2 5 Blair P, cf 1 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 5 1 3 0 White R, lf 4 0 1 0 Smith R, rf 5 0 1 1 Munson T, c 4 1 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 5 1 2 0 Jackson R, dh 4 1 3 1 Cey R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, rf 4 2 1 1 Baker D, lf 4 2 3 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Monday R, cf 2 2 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 0 North B, ph-cf 1 1 1 2 Stanley F, 2b 2 0 1 0 Lacy L, dh 3 0 1 1 Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 4 1 0 0 Doyle B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 4 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 9 5 38 11 15 10 New York 000 000 320 -- 5 Los Angeles 030 310 31x -- 11 New York IP H R ER BB SO Figueroa E (L) 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 Clay K* 2.1 4 4 3 2 2 Lindblad P 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 Tidrow D 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO John T (W) 7.2 8 5 3 2 4 Forster T 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- Dent B, Lopes D, Russell B DP -- New York 2, Los Angeles 1 LOB -- New York 6, Los Angeles 6 2B -- Monday R, Stanley F, North B, Russell B HR -- Baker D, Lopes D 2, Jackson R CS -- Smith R WP -- Clay K T -- 2:48 A -- 55997
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