Posting their 19th victory in the last 25 games, the Yankees scalped the Indians, 9-3. The Yankees jumped to a 3-0 lead in their second turn at bat when they put together four hits, including an RBI double by Cliff Johnson and two-run single by Bucky Dent.

Three more runs followed in the third on singles by Mickey Rivers, Willie Randolph, Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson and a fielder's choice grounder by Lou Piniella. Dick Tidrow evened his record at 3-3 in going the distance for the second time this season. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Yankees      0  3  3    0  2  0    1  0  x  -   9 15  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Norris rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296        Blair ph,cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Grubb lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Randolph 2b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .278
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Munson c              5   1   1   1     0   0   .289
Bell 3b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .289      Jackson rf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .269
Cage 1b               4   2   2   1     0   0   .250      Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Hassey c              3   0   1   2     0   0   .238      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .325
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Nettles 3b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .275
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Johnson dh            2   1   1   1     0   1   .174
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spencer ph,dh       2   0   1   2     0   1   .240
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   0   2   2     0   0   .242
  Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     1   2             Totals               36   9  15   9     4   3

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 15,403
Left on Base: Indians 6, Yankees 7
DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Cage
Doubles: Kuiper (4), Veryzer (3), Cage (1), Johnson (3), Spencer (3)
Triples: Cage (1), Jackson (1)
Stolen Bases: Norris (6), Jackson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Hassey (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(3-4)            2     8   6   6   0   1   0  13   3.49
Fitzmorris              4.2   6   3   3   3   1   0  21   5.40
Kinney                  1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.45
Totals                  8    15   9   9   4   3   0  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(3-3)           9     8   3   3   1   2   0  36   4.23
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   2   0  36

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (third to first); Norris
grounded out (second to first); Grubb grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph struck out;
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Bell made an
out to second; Cage flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Piniella singled to
center; Chambliss forced Piniella (first to shortstop); Nettles
singled to right [Chambliss to second]; Johnson doubled to right
[Chambliss scored, Nettles to third]; Dent singled to left
[Nettles scored, Johnson scored, Dent out at second (left to
third to second)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 3.

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

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to left; Randolph singled to left
[Rivers to second]; Munson singled to right [Rivers scored,
Randolph to third]; Jackson singled to right [Randolph scored,
Munson to third]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Piniella
forced Jackson (shortstop to second) [Munson scored]; Chambliss
forced Piniella (second to shortstop); Nettles flied out to
right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris
singled to pitcher; Norris stole second; Grubb made an out to
second; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 4TH: Johnson struck out; Dent singled to right; Rivers
forced Dent (shortstop to second); Randolph walked [Rivers to
second]; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell walked; Cage tripled to center [Bell scored];
Hassey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cage scored]; Kuiper
doubled to right; Veryzer made an out to second; Manning lined
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Cage dropped
a foul fly hit by Piniella for an error; Piniella made an out to
second; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Nettles was
walked intentionally; SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer
doubled to right [Jackson scored, Nettles scored]; Dent grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Yankees 8.

INDIANS 6TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Norris flied
out to left; Grubb singled to center; Horton singled to left
[Grubb to second]; Bell was called out on strikes; Cage grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees
8.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers singled to center; Randolph forced Rivers
(third to second); Munson hit into a double play (third to
first) [Randolph out at third (first to shortstop)]; Willie
Randolph rounded 2B too far; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Yankees 8.

INDIANS 7TH: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Kuiper flied
out to center; Veryzer doubled to center; Manning grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson tripled to center; Piniella made an out to
shortstop; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson scored]; Nettles
singled to right [Chambliss out at third (right to third),
Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; KINNEY REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); Spencer struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Yankees 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris flied out to center; Grubb grounded out
(second to first); Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent flied out to right; BLAIR BATTED FOR RIVERS;
Blair singled to center; Randolph walked [Blair to second];
Munson flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Yankees 9.

INDIANS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bell flied out
to left; Cage doubled to center; Hassey singled to right [Cage
scored]; Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 9.