Entering the game in the sixth inning as a pinch-runner, Mickey Rivers remained in the lineup and tripled home the tie-breaking run in the seventh stanza as the Yankees rallied to beat the Indians, 5-3. Trailing, 3-0, going into the sixth, the Yanks got moving as Roy White opened with an infield hit. White pulled a muscle on the play and was replaced by Rivers.

Thurman Munson hit a single and after Reggie Jackson bounced out, Lou Piniella tripled home two runs. A bloop single by Chris Chambliss plated Pinlella. After two were out in the seventh, Willie Randolph walked and stole second. Rivers lined a 2-1 pitch to the right field fence to snap the tie and scored an insurance run when Munson followed with a double. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       18, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  3    2  0  0  -   5  9  0
Indians      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           2   1   0   0     3   0   .254      Dade cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
White lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Rivers pr,cf        2   2   1   1     0   0   .274      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .315
Munson c              5   1   3   1     0   1   .280      Vail rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .350
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .228
Piniella rf,lf        4   1   1   2     0   0   .355      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .288        Cage pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cox lf                3   0   0   0     0   2   .161
Blair cf,rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Dent ss               2   0   1   0     2   0   .204      Pruitt c              3   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Manning ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .190
                                                          Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     6   2             Totals               32   3   6   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 13,625
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 5
DP: Yankees 1, Indians 3
Doubles: Munson (7), Dent (4)
Triples: Piniella (2), Rivers (3)
Home Runs: Thornton (6)
Stolen Bases: Randolph 2 (9)
GIDP: Jackson (3), Randolph (2), Nettles (4), Kuiper (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(5-0)           8.1   6   3   3   3   5   1  33   1.84
Gossage SV(5)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.03
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   5   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    5.1   5   3   3   4   1   0  23   4.28
Kinney L(0-2)           2.2   3   2   2   1   1   0  11   3.71
Fitzmorris              1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   5   6   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; White forced Randolph (shortstop
to second); Munson singled to left [White to third]; Jackson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
lined to third; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Vail struck out; Thornton grounded out (third to
first); Horton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Blair flied out to right; Dent walked; Randolph
flied out to right; White forced Dent (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Cox grounded out (third to first); Pruitt grounded
out (first unassisted); Veryzer walked; Dade flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Jackson flied out to center;
Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper singled to shortstop; Bell grounded out
(third to first) [Kuiper to second]; Vail flied out to left;
Thornton homered [Kuiper scored]; Horton flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out to center;
Blair singled to left [Chambliss to second]; Dent walked
[Chambliss to third, Blair to second]; Randolph grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Cox struck out; Pruitt singled to center; Veryzer
singled to left [Pruitt to third]; Dade singled to center
[Pruitt scored, Veryzer to second]; Kuiper grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dade out at second];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to shortstop; RIVERS RAN FOR WHITE;
Munson singled to left [Rivers to second]; Jackson grounded out
(pitcher unassisted) [Rivers to third, Munson to second];
Piniella tripled to center [Rivers scored, Munson scored];
KINNEY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to left
[Piniella scored]; Nettles grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PINIELLA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail lined to
pitcher; Thornton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Indians 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Blair struck out; Dent flied out to right; Randolph
walked; Randolph stole second; Rivers tripled to right [Randolph
scored]; Munson doubled to center [Rivers scored]; Jackson flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Horton flied out to right; Cox struck out; Pruitt
singled to center; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss flied out
to right; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Dade grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bell walked; Vail forced Bell (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 3.

YANKEES 9TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); Blair popped
to first in foul territory; Dent doubled to left; Randolph
walked; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dent to third,
Randolph stayed at first]; Randolph stole second; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton struck out; Horton walked; CAGE RAN FOR
HORTON; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); NORRIS BATTED FOR
COX; Norris flied out to left; MANNING BATTED FOR PRUITT;
Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Indians 3.