Indians @ Yankees
July 26, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 1 6 0
Yankees 0 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 1 6 0
Yankees 3 6 0

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .300
OBP .000 .352
At Bats 3 250
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 30

Rick Waits Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 10 0
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Yankee Stadium - July 26, 1978
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Home Run
Rick Waits
Gary Alexander
Andre Thornton
Duane Kuiper
Ted Cox
Tom Veryzer
Johnny Grubb
Rick Manning
Jim Norris
Lou Piniella
Thurman Munson
Mickey Rivers

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 1 6 0 7
New York Yankees 3 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Rich Gossage
Losing Pitcher Rick Waits
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Piniella
Attendance 31,631
Time of Game 1 hour 55 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers moves to third.
Bottom 9 Randolph bunts towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jim Norris now playing right field. Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Kuiper strikes out.
Top 9 Jim Norris pinch hits for Horace Speed. Norris is walked intentionally. Carbo moves to second.
Top 9 Cox hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thornton tags and scores.
Top 9 Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thornton moves to third.
Top 9 Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Thornton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Speed hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rivers 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 Alexander hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carbo strikes out.
Top 6 Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Heath for a passed ball. Grubb moves to third.
Top 6 Grubb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Munson. Grubb reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Heath hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Speed. Heath reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 5 White hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Manning strikes out.
Top 5 Veryzer hits a line drive towards the mound. Beattie reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuiper bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Randolph covering, for the out. Speed moves to second.
Top 5 Speed is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cox hits a line drive towards short. Stanley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thornton is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manning moves to third.
Top 3 Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Veryzer hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out.
Top 2 Speed is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Cox is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 1 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 1 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Carbo strikes out.
Top 1 Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.