Homers by Mickey Rivers and Graig Nettles were the big blows as the Yankees won, 5-2, over the Mariners. Don Gullett got credit for his first win since last September.

The teams were locked in a 0-0 contest after five frames when Jim Spencer opened the Yankee sixth with a double, went to third on a bunt single by Frank Stanley and scored as Brian Doyle bounced into a double play. Rivers then hit a home run. In the seventh, Reggie Jackson walked and Chris Chambliss singled to kayo starter Paul Mitchell. Byron McLaughlin relieved and was greeted by Nettles' 12th homer of the season. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      15, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  7  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    3  0  x  -   5  7  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Rivers cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .257
Reynolds ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .320      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   2   0     0   2   .256      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Roberts rf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .283      Jackson rf            1   1   1   0     2   0   .264
Stanton dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .207      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Meyer 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .185      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   3     0   0   .245
Bochte lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Spencer dh            3   1   1   0     0   1   .256
Bernhardt 3b          2   0   0   1     0   0   .298      Stanley ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .381
  Hale ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .176      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Plummer c             1   0   0   0     1   1   .214      Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stinson ph,c        0   0   0   0     1   0   .271        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     5   5             Totals               28   5   7   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 18,643
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Yankees 1
DP: Mariners 3, Yankees 2
Errors: Plummer
Doubles: Spencer (8)
Home Runs: Rivers (4), Nettles (12)
Stolen Bases: Jackson 2 (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Bernhardt (3)
GIDP: Robertson (1), Doyle (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(2-7)         6.1   5   4   4   2   3   1  23   3.69
McLaughlin              1.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   7   5.77
Totals                  8     7   5   5   2   4   2  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(1-0)          6     6   1   1   1   5   0  25   2.38
Gossage                 2     1   1   1   4   0   0  10   1.71
Lyle SV(7)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.96
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   5   0  37

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz popped to catcher; Reynolds flied out to
left; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White
struck out; Munson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts struck out; Stanton singled to right;
Meyer flied out to right; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second [Jackson to
third (error by Plummer)]; Chambliss hit into a double play
(center to catcher) [Jackson out at home]; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Bernhardt flied out to right; Plummer struck out;
Cruz singled to left; Reynolds singled to left [Cruz to second];
Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer struck out; Stanley flied out to center;
Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to left; Stanton struck out;
Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to right; White flied out to
center; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); Plummer walked; Cruz forced
Plummer (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson singled to right; Jackson stole second;
Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles lined into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds popped to shortstop; Ruppert Jones
singled to shortstop; Roberts popped to shortstop; Stanton
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Spencer doubled to right; Stanley singled to third
[Spencer to third]; Doyle grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Spencer scored (no RBI), Stanley out at
second]; Rivers homered; White grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer singled to right; Bochte singled to right
[Meyer to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Bernhardt
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Meyer scored]; STINSON BATTED FOR
PLUMMER; Stinson walked [Bochte to second]; Cruz lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Bochte out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson walked; Chambliss
singled to right [Jackson to third]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED
MITCHELL (PITCHING); Nettles homered [Jackson scored, Chambliss
scored]; Spencer popped to third; Stanley singled to shortstop;
Doyle flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Yankees 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones singled to right
[Reynolds to third]; Roberts forced Ruppert Jones (third to
second) [Reynolds scored]; Stanton flied out to left; Meyer
forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers struck out; White popped to shortstop;
Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Yankees 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Bochte walked; HALE BATTED FOR BERNHARDT; Hale
walked [Bochte to second]; LYLE REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING);
ROBERTSON BATTED FOR STINSON; Robertson grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Hale to second, Bochte out at third];
Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Yankees 5.