Indians @ Yankees
October 1, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 9 13 0
Yankees 2 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 9 13 0
Yankees 2 5 0

Roy White Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .269
OBP .333 .348
At Bats 3 342
Hits 1 92
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 43

Rick Waits Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 15 0
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Yankee Stadium - October 1, 1978
Out
Rick Waits
Gary Alexander
Andre Thornton
Duane Kuiper
Buddy Bell
Tom Veryzer
Jim Norris
Rick Manning
Dan Briggs
Roy White
Graig Nettles

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 9 13 0 7
New York Yankees 2 5 0 5
Winning Pitcher Rick Waits
Losing Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gary Alexander
Attendance 39,189
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

White hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Chambliss strikes out.
Bottom 9 Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norris. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Paul Lindblad now pitching. Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alexander hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Cage scores.
Top 9 Cage hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Cage reaches second base with a double. Norris scores.
Top 9 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Norris moves to third.
Top 9 Bell takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to second.
Top 9 Larry McCall now pitching. Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Manning hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Briggs moves to second.
Top 8 Briggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alexander strikes out.
Top 7 Dave Rajsich now pitching. Cage takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to third. Thornton moves to second.
Top 7 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Norris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Norris reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella 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 6 Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Briggs strikes out.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivers hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alexander hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cage hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss moves to second.
Bottom 4 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to third.
Top 4 Manning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Manning reaches second base with a double. Veryzer goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alexander is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Cage strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manning scores. Norris scores. Bell moves to second.
Top 2 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Norris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Norris reaches second base with a double. Manning moves to third.
Top 2 Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuiper scores.
Top 2 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Kuiper moves to second.
Top 2 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Briggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Chambliss strikes out.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Munson scores.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Briggs. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Munson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Top 1 Cage hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second.
Top 1 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.