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August 27, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 5 0
Yankees 6 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 6 0
Yankees 6 8 0

Rico Carty Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .295
OBP .333 .351
At Bats 3 424
Hits 1 125
• Singles 0 82
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 23
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 1 78

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 10 17
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Yankee Stadium - August 27, 1978
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Double
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Fred Stanley
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Rico Carty
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Carty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Carty reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Revering strikes out.
Top 9 Alston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Chambliss strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wayne Gross now playing third base. Taylor Duncan now playing second base. Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dilone 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 8 Wayne Gross pinch hits for Rob Picciolo. Gross strikes out.
Top 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley 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. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivers strikes out.
Bottom 7 Stanley strikes out.
Top 7 Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Page hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dent hits a line drive towards first. Revering reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alston hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a popup in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rob Picciolo now playing second base. Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Edwards. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Top 5 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Page hits a popup into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Alston. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Top 3 Alston takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dilone 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 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Edwards reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dent hits a popup in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer strikes out.
Top 2 Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Page scores.
Top 2 Page hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. Page reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rivers strikes out.
Top 1 Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alston 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 1 Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.