The Indians, who had lost six in a row, pounded Catfish Hunter and Dick Tidrow for six runs in the first two innings. Andre Thornton hit a two-run homer in the first while Gary Alexander's leadoff shot in the second snapped a 2-2 tie and touched off a four-run uprising that was capped by Buddy Bell's two-run single.

Cleveland's Rick Waits, 15-15, settled down after yielding two runs in the bottom of the first and allowed only one more hit the rest of the way, finishing with a five-hitter. [ap]

Cleveland Indians 9, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Sunday, October 1, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 13 0 Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .263 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Norris lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .283 Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Bell 3b 4 0 1 2 1 0 .282 Piniella dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 2 2 0 .262 Jackson rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .274 Cage dh 4 1 1 1 1 1 .245 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .278 Alexander c 5 1 2 2 0 2 .225 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274 Briggs rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .163 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Kuiper 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .283 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Veryzer ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Stanley 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter 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 McCall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 13 9 5 4 Totals 31 2 5 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 39,189 Left on Base: Indians 7, Yankees 5 DP: Indians 1, Yankees 2 Doubles: Norris 2 (14), Manning (27), Cage (6), Alexander (20), Piniella (34), Nettles (23) Home Runs: Thornton (33), Alexander (27) GIDP: Cage (2), Thornton (16), Dent (10) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits W(13-15) 9 5 2 2 3 3 0 34 3.20 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 3 0 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter L(12-6) 1.2 4 5 5 1 0 2 10 3.58 Tidrow 5 5 2 2 2 3 0 21 3.84 Rajsich 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.05 McCall 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 5 5.63 Lindblad 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.88 Totals 9 13 9 9 5 4 2 43 Wild Pitches: Hunter (2) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to shortstop; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to second]; Bell made an out to second; Thornton homered [Manning scored]; Cage made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Munson singled to left; Piniella doubled to right [Munson to third]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop unassisted) [Munson scored]; Nettles singled to center [Piniella scored]; Chambliss struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 2. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander homered; Briggs walked; Kuiper forced Briggs (first to shortstop); Hunter threw a wild pitch [Kuiper to second]; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning singled to center [Kuiper scored]; TIDROW REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Norris doubled to left [Manning to third]; Bell singled to center [Manning scored, Norris scored, Bell to second (on throw to home)]; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (third to first); Dent walked; Stanley forced Dent (second to shortstop); Rivers forced Stanley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 2. INDIANS 3RD: Cage struck out; Alexander was called out on strikes; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to right; Piniella flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 2. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer singled to center; Manning doubled to left [Veryzer scored]; Norris grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; Bell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to right; Chambliss walked; White singled to third [Chambliss to second]; Dent grounded into a double play (third to first) [Chambliss out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. INDIANS 5TH: Thornton walked; Cage grounded into a double play (second to first) [Thornton out at second]; Alexander popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. INDIANS 6TH: Briggs struck out; Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. INDIANS 7TH: Manning flied out to right; Norris doubled to left; Bell flied out to left; Thornton walked; RAJSICH REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Cage walked [Norris to third, Thornton to second]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to center; White grounded out (third to first); Dent lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. INDIANS 8TH: Briggs singled to left; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Briggs to second]; Veryzer flied out to right; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Stanley walked; Rivers flied out to right; Munson lined to third; Piniella forced Stanley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 2. INDIANS 9TH: MCCALL REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Norris singled to left; Bell walked [Norris to second]; Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Norris to third, Bell out at second]; Cage doubled to left [Norris scored]; Alexander doubled to center [Cage scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED MCCALL (PITCHING); Briggs flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: Jackson lined to first; Nettles doubled to left; Chambliss struck out; White flied out to right; the Red Sox would defeat Toronto 5-0 a few moments later, thus tying Boston and New York for first place; the two teams played a one-game playoff the next afternoon at Fenway Park; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Yankees 2.

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