Notching his ninth shutout of the season, Ron Guidry pitched a 4-0 victory over the Indians, enabling the Yankees to maintain their one-game lead over the Red Sox in the East division. The Yankees scored two runs in the fourth inning on singles by Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Graig Nettles and Lou Piniella and added another pair in the seventh on hits by Bucky Dent, Willie Randolph, Munson and Jackson. Only one Tribe runner reached second base.

The nine shutouts by Guidry tied the league record for southpaws set by Babe Ruth with the Red Sox in 1916. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  0  -   4 15  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .169      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Randolph 2b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .283      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Munson c              5   1   2   1     0   0   .294      Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Jackson dh            5   1   2   1     0   3   .280      Cage dh               2   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .272      Pruitt rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Piniella rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .313      Cox lf                3   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Speed lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Thomasson lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Kuiper 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .286
Dent ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4  15   4     0   5             Totals               28   0   2   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 15,855
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Indians 3
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 0
Errors: Thornton
Doubles: Randolph (18)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (36)
Caught Stealing: Thomasson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (15)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(23-3)          9     2   0   0   1   8   0  30   1.74
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   8   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton L(12-10)         6.2  11   4   4   0   3   0  30   3.63
Monge                   0.2   3   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.80
Spillner                1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.95
Hood                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.54
Totals                  9    15   4   4   0   5   0  40

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


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

INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Bell grounded out (third to
first); Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Nettles flied
out to center; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander flied out to right; Cage walked; Pruitt
struck out; Cox forced Cage (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Thomasson
singled to center; Thomasson was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Dent singled to left; Rivers grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kuiper to second]; Manning was called
out on strikes; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled to right; Jackson singled to right [Munson to third];
Nettles singled to center [Munson scored, Jackson to third,
Nettles out at second (center to shortstop to first to second)];
Piniella singled to center [Jackson scored]; Chambliss reached
on an error by Thornton [Piniella to second]; Thomasson made an
out to third; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to left; Alexander struck out;
Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers singled to
shortstop; Randolph singled to center [Rivers to third];
Randolph stole second; Munson lined to second; Jackson struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Cox was
called out on strikes; Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer forced
Kuiper (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to left; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning flied out to center; Bell flied out to
right; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Thomasson struck out; Dent singled to shortstop;
Rivers flied out to center; Randolph singled to third [Dent to
second]; Munson singled to left [Dent scored, Randolph to
second]; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Jackson singled to
right [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Nettles flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Alexander grounded out (third to first); Cage made
an out to shortstop; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella singled to right; Chambliss forced
Piniella (first to shortstop); Thomasson singled to left
[Chambliss to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING);
Thomasson was picked off first (catcher to first); Dent flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Cox struck out
(catcher to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first);
Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Indians 0.

YANKEES 9TH: SPEED REPLACED COX (PLAYING LF); Blair struck out;
Randolph doubled to left; Yankees Coach Dick Howser ejected
by 3B umpire Greg Kosc Yankees coach Dick Howser was ejected by
3rd base umpire arguing a foul ball hit by Thurmon Munson;
Munson flied out to right; HOOD REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING);
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Indians 0.