With Andy Messersmith and Rawly Eastwick combining on a one-hitter, the Yankees whitewashed the Indians, 2-0. Messersmith, making his first appearance of this season and first since July 3, 1977, yielded a single in the first inning and then stifled the Tribe until leaving the game. He had been sidelined since spring training because of a shoulder separation.

The Yankees' runs came in the seventh on a two-out homer by Graig Nettles. Lou Piniella, who had singled with one out, scored ahead of Nettles. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Monday, May       29, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .274      Norris rf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .286
Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Piniella lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .345      Grubb lf              2   0   0   0     1   2   .264
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Cage 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .271      Cox dh                3   0   0   0     0   1   .170
Johnson dh            3   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Blair rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Hassey c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Messersmith p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   4             Totals               26   0   1   0     1   7

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 19,563
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Indians 1
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 1
Errors: Munson
Home Runs: Nettles (8)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (4), Grubb (3), Hassey (2)
GIDP: Chambliss (4), Bell (11), Manning (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hassey (1,by Messersmith)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             5     1   0   0   1   3   0  16   0.00
Eastwick W(2-0)         4     0   0   0   0   4   0  12   1.56
Totals                  9     1   0   0   1   7   0  28

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(3-5)            9     6   2   2   2   4   1  33   3.29
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   4   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (1)
Wild Pitches: Waits (6)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
walked; Waits threw a wild pitch [Randolph to second]; Munson
singled to left [Randolph out at home (left to third to catcher
to third), Munson to second (on throw to home)]; Piniella
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to right; Norris singled to
center; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb walked; Cage lined to third; Cox flied out to
right; Grubb stole second [Grubb to third (error by Munson)];
Kuiper popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied
out to left; Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; Randolph was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hassey was hit by a pitch; Hassey stole second;
Veryzer reached on a fielder's choice [Hassey out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Manning grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson popped to first in foul territory; Piniella
singled to left; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris struck out; Bell struck out; Grubb struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to left; Johnson flied out to
left; Blair popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Cage lined to second; Cox grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kuiper made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent flied out to center; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Randolph lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Hassey
grounded out (second to first); Veryzer lined to shortstop;
Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Piniella
singled to left; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles homered
[Piniella scored]; Johnson singled to left; Blair forced Johnson
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians
0.

INDIANS 7TH: Norris struck out (catcher to first); Bell flied
out to center; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded
out (second to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Cage struck out; Cox struck out; Kuiper grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians
0.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson singled to shortstop; Piniella flied out to
right; Chambliss struck out; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Hassey flied out to center; Veryzer popped to third
in foul territory; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.