Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Yankees 3 World Series Game 2 Played on Wednesday, October 11, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium Yankees 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 x - 4 7 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .333 Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Thomasson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .444 Blair ph,cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Smith rf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .222 Munson c 4 1 1 0 1 2 .125 Garvey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Jackson dh 4 0 1 3 0 2 .500 Cey 3b 3 1 2 4 0 0 .429 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .125 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Piniella rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .375 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 North cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Lacy dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yeager c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Stanley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Hooton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 11 3 2 9 Totals 30 4 7 4 0 2 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 55,982 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Dodgers 2 DP: Yankees 1, Dodgers 1 Doubles: Munson (1), Jackson (1), Blair (1) Home Runs: Cey (1) Stolen Bases: White (1) Caught Stealing: Thomasson (1) GIDP: Johnson (1), Baker (1) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Hooton) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter L(0-1) 6 7 4 4 0 2 1 24 6.00 Gossage 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 7 4 4 0 2 1 30 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(1-0) 6 8 3 3 1 5 0 28 4.50 Forster 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 10 0.00 Welch SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 9 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Hooton (1) Wild Pitches: Hooton (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Frank Pulli, LF - Joe Brinkman, RF - Ed Vargo YANKEES 1ST: White lined to right; Thomasson singled to center; Thomasson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Thomasson out after oversliding; Munson doubled to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to third in foul territory; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Piniella flied to right; Spencer singled; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Dent made an out to shortstop; White singled; Thomasson flied out to left; White stole second; Munson walked; Jackson doubled to right [White scored, Munson scored]; Nettles struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Monday struck out; Lacy lined to right; Yeager singled to third; Lopes flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 0. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to left; Spencer made an out to second; Doyle singled to right; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Russell singled to left; Smith forced Russell (third to second); Garvey singled to left [Smith to second]; Cey singled to center [Smith scored, Garvey to second]; Baker grounded into a double play (third to first) [Garvey out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 1. YANKEES 5TH: White made an out to shortstop; Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher); Munson struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Jackson was hit by a pitch [Munson to second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Lacy made an out to second; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 1. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella singled to shortstop; Spencer popped to third in foul territory; Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Piniella to second]; Dent struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to left; On a bunt Russell popped to first in foul territory; Smith singled to right [Lopes to third]; Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey homered [Lopes scored, Smith scored]; Baker flied to left in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 4. YANKEES 7TH: White singled to left; FORSTER REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); BLAIR BATTED FOR THOMASSON; Blair doubled [White to third]; Munson struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [White scored, Blair to third]; Nettles struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GOSSAGE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Monday grounded out (second to first); Lacy lined to third; Yeager grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 4. YANKEES 8TH: NORTH REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Piniella singled; Spencer struck out; JOHNSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Lopes flied out to center; Russell flied out to center; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 4. YANKEES 9TH: Dent singled to left; White grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; Blair walked; WELCH REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Munson flied out to right; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 4.

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