Showing no respect for the Yankees, the Indians pounded their way to a 10-1 victory over the East division leaders. The defeat was the third in the last five games for the Yankees, whose lead over the Red Sox was cut to one game. After the Yankees scored their lone run on a single by Lou Piniella in the first inning, the Indians erupted for four runs in the second inning.

Gary Alexander singled, Dan Briggs walked and Tom Veryzer was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Rick Manning singled, driving in two runs, and Jim Norris tripled to account for two more. Wayne Cage hit a homer in the third. David Clyde held the Yankees to nine hits, four by Willie Randolph, who had a perfect day at the plate. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Indians      0  4  1    3  0  0    1  1  x  -  10 15  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Manning cf            5   1   3   2     0   1   .265
  Blair ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Norris lf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .285
Randolph 2b           4   0   4   0     0   0   .280        Dade ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .254
Munson c              3   1   0   0     0   0   .293        Speed lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Johnson c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .290
Jackson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Thornton 1b           5   2   2   1     0   2   .267
Piniella rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .311      Cage dh               5   1   2   2     0   1   .263
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Alexander c           4   1   1   0     1   0   .226
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .272      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .284
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Briggs rf             2   2   1   0     2   1   .194
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Veryzer ss            3   1   2   0     0   0   .271
  Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   9   1     2   1             Totals               35  10  15   9     5   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 17,452
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Indians 9
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 1
Errors: Piniella
Doubles: White (13), Nettles (22), Cage (4), Thornton (22)
Triples: Norris (5)
Home Runs: Cage (4)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (35), Norris (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Kuiper (3), Dade (1)
GIDP: Thornton (15), Bell (23)
Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (5,by Beattie)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie L(5-9)          2     4   4   4   2   1   0  12   3.90
Tidrow                  1     8   4   4   1   1   1  12   3.84
Rajsich                 3.1   2   1   1   2   3   0  14   4.50
Davis                   1.2   1   1   0   0   0   0   5  11.57
Totals                  8    15  10   9   5   5   1  43

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde W(8-11)           9     9   1   1   2   1   0  37   4.44
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   1   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Beattie (8)
Passed Balls: Munson (7), Johnson (2)
Wild Pitches: Beattie (7), Clyde (12)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph singled to
center; Munson forced Randolph (shortstop to second); Jackson
singled to right [Munson to second]; Piniella singled to center
[Munson scored, Jackson to second]; Chambliss grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to right; Beattie threw a wild
pitch [Manning to second]; Norris grounded out (first
unassisted) [Manning to third]; Bell walked; Thornton grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Bell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); White
doubled to left; Dent flied out to left; Rivers flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Cage struck out; Alexander singled to right; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first) [Alexander to second]; Briggs
walked; Veryzer was hit by a pitch [Alexander to third, Briggs
to second]; Manning singled to left [Alexander scored, Briggs
scored, Veryzer to second]; Norris tripled to center [Veryzer
scored, Manning scored]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to left; Randolph stole second;
Munson flied out to right; Jackson struck out; Clyde threw a
wild pitch [Randolph to third]; Piniella grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: TIDROW REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Thornton was
called out on strikes; Cage homered; Alexander grounded out
(second to first); Kuiper singled to right; Briggs singled to
second [Kuiper to second]; Veryzer singled to third [Kuiper to
third, Briggs to second]; Manning grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
doubled to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Nettles to third]; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris singled to left; Bell singled to right
[Norris scored (error by Piniella), Bell to third]; Thornton
singled to left [Bell scored]; Cage doubled to left [Thornton to
third]; Alexander was walked intentionally; RAJSICH REPLACED
TIDROW (PITCHING); Kuiper hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thornton
scored, Cage to third]; Briggs struck out; Veryzer forced
Alexander (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Indians 8.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers walked; Randolph singled to left [Rivers to
second]; Munson flied out to right; Jackson lined into a double
play (third to second) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning struck out; Norris walked; Bell flied out
to center; Norris stole second; Munson allowed a passed ball
[Norris to third]; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
flied out to left; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Cage made an
out to shortstop; Alexander grounded out (second to first);
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 8.

YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to center; Dent lined to second;
BLAIR BATTED FOR RIVERS; Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STANLEY REPLACED
DENT (PLAYING SS); Briggs walked; Veryzer singled to left
[Briggs to second]; Manning singled to first [Briggs to third,
Veryzer to second]; DADE BATTED FOR NORRIS; Dade hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Briggs scored, Veryzer to third]; DAVIS REPLACED
RAJSICH (PITCHING); Bell grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Manning out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 9.

YANKEES 8TH: SPEED REPLACED DADE (PLAYING LF); Randolph singled
to center; Johnson flied out to left; Jackson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Randolph to second]; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Thornton doubled to left; Johnson allowed a passed
ball [Thornton to third]; Cage grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Thornton scored (unearned)]; Alexander lined to first; Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 10.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss singled to center; Nettles walked
[Chambliss to second]; White flied out to left; Stanley flied
out to right; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 10.