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Consecutive run-scoring singles by Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson and Lou Piniella in the eighth inning carried the Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Indians and enabled them to retain their one-game lead over the Red Sox in the East division battle. The Indians scored their run off Jim Beattie in the top half of the eighth on a double by Tom Veryzer and single by Rick Manning. New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 1Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IIndians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 1
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 3 8 0
Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Manning cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Rivers cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .264
Norris lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .279
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Doyle pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217
Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .263 Munson c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .295
Cage dh 4 0 0 0 0 4 .244 Jackson dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 .276
Alexander c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Piniella rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .315
Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Thomasson pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Briggs rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276
Veryzer ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275
Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184
Stanley pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223
Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 1 4 1 2 9 Totals 29 3 8 3 4 4
Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 30,253
Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 8
DP: Indians 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Veryzer (18)
Caught Stealing: Manning (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (9), Rivers 2 (7)
GIDP: Munson (19), White (9)
Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Clyde 7.1 4 1 1 3 4 0 28 4.28
Kern L(10-10) 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 3.08
Monge 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.76
Totals 8 8 3 3 4 4 0 35
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Beattie W(6-9) 8 4 1 1 1 7 0 28 3.73
Gossage SV(26) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 1.91
Totals 9 4 1 1 2 9 0 32
Wild Pitches: Beattie (8)
Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans
INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Norris flied out to
left; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0,
Yankees 0.
YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to third; Randolph walked;
Munson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0,
Yankees 0.
INDIANS 2ND: Thornton struck out; Cage struck out; Alexander
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to left;
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Piniella to second];
Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0,
Yankees 0.
INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Briggs struck
out; Veryzer singled to third; Manning forced Veryzer (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
INDIANS 4TH: Norris walked; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Norris to second]; Thornton grounded out (third to
first); Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0,
Yankees 0.
YANKEES 4TH: Randolph flied out to center; Munson singled to
left; Jackson flied out to center; Piniella flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
INDIANS 5TH: Alexander flied out to center; Kuiper singled to
center; Beattie threw a wild pitch [Kuiper to second]; Briggs
flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Chambliss lined to
first; White grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians
0, Yankees 0.
INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Norris
flied out to center; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 6TH: Dent reached on an error by Bell; Rivers out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Dent to second]; Randolph
struck out; Munson was walked intentionally; Jackson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
INDIANS 7TH: Thornton struck out; Cage struck out (catcher to
first); Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to right; Chambliss made an out to third; White flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Briggs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer doubled to right;
Manning singled to right [Veryzer scored]; Manning was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR DENT; Johnson walked; STANLEY
RAN FOR JOHNSON; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Stanley to second]; KERN REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING);
Randolph singled to third [Stanley stayed at second]; DOYLE RAN
FOR RANDOLPH; Munson singled to center [Stanley scored, Doyle to
second]; Jackson singled to right [Doyle scored, Munson to
third]; Piniella singled [Munson scored, Jackson to second];
THOMASSON RAN FOR PINIELLA; MONGE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING);
Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss walked [Jackson to third,
Thomasson to second]; White grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.
INDIANS 9TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMASSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
GOSSAGE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Norris struck out; Bell
grounded out (second to first); Thornton walked; Cage struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.
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