Tuesday October 10, 1978
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Los Angeles Dodgers 11, New York Yankees 5

World Series Game 1 Played on Tuesday, October 10, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 - 5 9 1 Dodgers 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 1 x - 11 15 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopes 2b 5 2 2 5 0 0 .400 Blair cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Russell ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .600 White lf 4 0 1 0 1 3 .250 Smith rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .200 Munson c 4 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Garvey 1b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .400 Jackson dh 4 1 3 1 0 0 .750 Cey 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Piniella rf 4 2 1 1 0 0 .250 Baker lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .750 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Monday cf 2 2 1 0 1 1 .500 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 North ph,cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 Stanley 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Lacy dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Yeager c 4 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .250 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 5 9 5 2 7 Totals 38 11 15 10 3 4 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 55,997 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Dodgers 6 DP: Yankees 2, Dodgers 1 Errors: Dent, Lopes, Russell Doubles: Stanley (1), Monday (1), North (1), Russell (1) Home Runs: Jackson (1), Baker (1), Lopes 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Smith (1) GIDP: Munson (1), Yeager (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa L(0-1) 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 2 10 16.20 Clay 2.1 4 4 3 2 2 1 14 11.57 Lindblad 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 11 11.57 Tidrow 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 5.40 Totals 8 15 11 10 3 4 3 41 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(1-0) 7.2 8 5 3 2 4 1 33 3.52 Forster 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 3 2 7 1 38 Wild Pitches: Clay (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Marty Springstead, LF - Frank Pulli, RF - Joe Brinkman YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White walked; Munson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Russell singled; Smith flied to right; Garvey singled to left [Russell to third]; Cey flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to center; through John's legs; Piniella flied out to right; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Jackson to second]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Baker homered; Monday doubled; Rivers just missed a shoestring catch; Lacy walked; Yeager grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monday to third, Lacy out at second]; Lopes homered [Monday scored]; CLAY REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Russell popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3. YANKEES 3RD: Stanley doubled; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stanley to third]; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 3RD: Smith was called out on strikes; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey walked; Baker forced Cey (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3. YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Jackson grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 4TH: Monday walked; Lacy flied to center; Yeager reached on an error by Dent [Monday to third, Yeager to first]; Lopes homered [Monday scored (unearned), Yeager scored]; Russell singled to center; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Russell to second]; Garvey struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 6. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss flied to left; Stanley walked; Dent forced Stanley (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 5TH: Cey singled to third; Baker singled to right [Cey to third]; Clay threw a wild pitch [Cey scored, Baker to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Monday struck out; Lacy flied to center; Yeager lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 7. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); White struck out; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell flied out to left; Smith lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 7. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson homered; Piniella singled to right; Nettles struck out; Chambliss reached on an error by Lopes [Piniella to second, Chambliss to first]; Stanley grounded out (third to first) [Piniella to third, Chambliss to second]; Dent singled to left [Piniella scored (unearned), Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Garvey singled to left; Cey popped to second; Baker singled to right [Garvey to third, Baker to second (on throw to 3b)]; NORTH BATTED FOR MONDAY; North doubled to left [Garvey scored, Baker scored]; bounced over Nettles's head; Lacy singled to left [North scored]; TIDROW REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Yeager flied out to left; Lopes forced Lacy (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 10. YANKEES 8TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); White singled to left; Munson forced White (pitcher to shortstop); Jackson singled to right [Munson to third]; Piniella forced Jackson (pitcher to shortstop) [Munson scored, Piniella to second (error by Russell)]; Nettles singled to right [Piniella scored]; FORSTER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to center [Nettles to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 10. DODGERS 8TH: DOYLE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Russell doubled; Smith singled to right [Russell scored]; Garvey struck out while Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 11. YANKEES 9TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair struck out; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 11.

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