Yankees @ Dodgers
October 17, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 11 0
Dodgers 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 11 0
Dodgers 2 7 1

Ron Cey Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .333 .306
OBP .333 .390
At Bats 3 36
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 7

Rich Gossage Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 1
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Dodger Stadium - October 17, 1978
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Out
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Jim Spencer
Brian Doyle
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Gary Thomasson
Paul Blair
Jay Johnstone
Ron Cey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 11 0 6
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 7 1 3
Winning Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher Don Sutton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bucky Dent
Attendance 55,985
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Garvey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Gary Thomasson now playing left field. Jay Johnstone now playing right field. Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jackson strikes out.
Top 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 White strikes out.
Top 9 Blair strikes out.
Bottom 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ferguson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Paul Blair now playing center field. Ferguson hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 8 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Doug Rau now pitching. Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Monday hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Munson strikes out.
Top 7 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rivers strikes out.
Top 6 Bob Welch now pitching. Dent hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Doyle scores.
Top 6 Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Doyle moves to second.
Top 6 Spencer strikes out. There goes Piniella. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Monday strikes out.
Top 5 Jackson strikes out.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cey hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rivers hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dent hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second.
Top 4 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Spencer is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith 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.
Bottom 3 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Lopes. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Lopes steals second.
Bottom 3 Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferguson scores.
Bottom 3 Davalillo bunts towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. Ferguson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ferguson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Ferguson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piniella for the out.
Top 3 Jackson strikes out.
Top 3 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cey hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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. Dent moves to third.
Top 2 Dent hits a ball on the ground to center field. Monday throws towards the plate. Ferguson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ferguson. Spencer scores. Doyle scores. Dent moves to second.
Top 2 Doyle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores. Spencer moves to third.
Top 2 Spencer takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Garvey strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Russell. The throw from Munson and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 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.