Belaboring three Indian pitchers for 14 hits, the Yankees breezed to a 10-1 victory. Unbeaten Ron Guidry struck out a career-high 11 batters. The lefty lost his shutout bid in the seventh inning when charged with a balk with runners on second and third. The Bronx Bombers turned the game into a rout with seven runs in the seventh.

Mickey Rivers led off the big frame with triple and Willie Randolph walked. Al Fitzmorris replaced starter Don Hood on the mound and was greeted with an RBI single by Thurman Munson. Successive singles by Reggie Jackson, Lou Piniella and Chris Chambliss accounted for three more runs before a double by Graig Nettles resulted in two more tallies. A double by Bucky Dent concluded the scoring. Guidry upped his record to 6-0. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 23, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0
Yankees      0  0  1    1  0  1    7  0  x  -  10 14  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .238      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .229        Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Vail lf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .276      Randolph 2b           3   1   0   0     2   1   .277
Horton dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Munson c              5   1   3   2     0   1   .292
Bell 3b               3   0   2   0     1   0   .295      Jackson rf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Cox 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Piniella lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .337
Pruitt c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   3     0   0   .327
Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Nettles 3b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .267
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   3   .164
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .234
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   0     2  11             Totals               38  10  14  10     2   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 20,618
Left on Base: Indians 5, Yankees 6
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Veryzer (2), Munson (10), Nettles (6), Dent (5)
Triples: Rivers (5)
Home Runs: Nettles (7), Chambliss (3)
Caught Stealing: Bell (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood L(3-2)             6.1   8   5   5   2   3   2  29   4.61
Fitzmorris              0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.50
Kinney                  1.2   5   4   4   0   2   0  10   4.66
Totals                  8    14  10  10   2   5   2  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(6-0)           9     5   1   1   2  11   0  33   1.73
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2  11   0  33

Passed Balls: Munson (3)
Balks: Guidry (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


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

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph struck out;
Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
singled to left; Bell was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Cox popped to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella
singled to right; Chambliss made an out to third; Nettles flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Pruitt grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper made
an out to shortstop; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Johnson struck out; Dent singled to left; Rivers
flied out to right; Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Munson
singled to left [Dent scored, Randolph to third]; Jackson popped
to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning flied
out to right; Vail struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to
center; Nettles homered; Johnson singled to shortstop; Dent
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
singled to right; Cox flied out to right; Pruitt struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson doubled to left;
Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper walked; Veryzer doubled to left [Kuiper to
third]; Dade struck out; Manning struck out; Vail struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss homered;
Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnson struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Horton singled to center; Bell walked [Horton to
second]; Cox flied out to left [Horton to third, Bell to
second]; Guidry balked [Horton scored, Bell to third]; Pruitt
made an out to shortstop; Kuiper struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to left; Rivers tripled to center;
Randolph walked; FITZMORRIS REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Munson
singled to left [Rivers scored, Randolph to third]; KINNEY
REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Jackson singled to right
[Randolph scored, Munson to second]; Piniella singled to left
[Munson to third, Jackson to second]; Chambliss singled to right
[Munson scored, Jackson scored, Piniella to second]; Nettles
doubled to right [Piniella scored, Chambliss scored]; Johnson
struck out; Dent doubled to left [Nettles scored]; BLAIR BATTED
FOR RIVERS; Blair made an out to second; 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 10.

INDIANS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Veryzer struck
out; Dade struck out; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph flied out to left; Munson struck out;
Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 10.

INDIANS 9TH: Vail singled to center; Munson allowed a passed
ball [Vail to second]; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bell flied out to right; Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 10.

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