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Friday October 13, 1978
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New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

World Series Game 3 Played on Friday, October 13, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Yankees      1  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5 10  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Rivers cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .375
Russell ss            4   0   2   1     1   0   .462        Blair pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .231      White lf              3   2   1   1     1   0   .333
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Munson c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .167
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Jackson dh            3   0   1   1     1   0   .455
Baker lf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .500      Piniella rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Lacy dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .167
North cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Yeager c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Mota ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Dent ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
  Grote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferguson c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Sutton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     7   4             Totals               33   5  10   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 56,447
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Yankees 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Garvey (1)
Home Runs: White (1)
Stolen Bases: North (1), Piniella (1)
Caught Stealing: Russell (1), Rivers (1)
GIDP: Lacy 2 (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(0-1)           6.1   9   5   5   3   2   1  30   7.11
Rautzhan                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Hough                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   2   1  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(1-0)           9     8   1   1   7   4   0  39   1.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   7   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe Brinkman, LF - Ed Vargo, RF - Bill Haller


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell singled to center; 
Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Smith walked; 
Garvey forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  
Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Rivers was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White homered; Munson
was called out on strikes; Jackson walked; Piniella flied to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Baker walked; Lacy grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to right; Chambliss walked [Nettles
to second]; Doyle forced Chambliss (shortstop to second)
[Nettles to third]; Dent forced Doyle (third to second) [Nettles
scored]; Rivers singled to right [Dent to second]; White
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Yankees 2.

DODGERS 3RD: North walked; North stole second; Yeager grounded
out (shortstop to first) [North to third]; Lopes lined to third;
Russell singled to shortstop [North scored]; Smith grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); Piniella singled to center; Piniella stole second;
Nettles flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Yankees 2.

DODGERS 4TH: On a bunt Garvey made an out to pitcher; Cey
walked; Baker flied out to right; Lacy was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss singled to third; Doyle flied to left; 
Dent grounded out (first unassisted) [Chambliss to second]; 
Rivers flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

DODGERS 5TH: On a bunt North grounded out (pitcher to first);
Yeager walked; Lopes singled to left [Yeager to second]; Russell
made an out to second; Smith singled to third [Yeager to third,
Lopes to second]; Garvey forced Smith (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 
0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: White walked; Munson flied to right; Jackson forced
White (first to shortstop); Piniella flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey flied to center; Baker singled; Lacy singled to
center [Baker to second]; North flied to left [Baker to third];
MOTA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota walked [Lacy to second]; Lopes
forced Mota (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: GROTE REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING C ); Nettles flied to
right; Chambliss flied to center; Doyle flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to left; Garvey doubled to center [Garvey to third
(error by Dent)]; Cey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent singled to left; On a bunt Rivers singled
[Dent to second]; BLAIR RAN FOR RIVERS; White forced Blair
(shortstop to second) [Dent to third]; Munson singled to third
[Dent scored, White to second]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED SUTTON
(PITCHING); Jackson singled to left [White scored, Munson to
third]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first) [Munson
scored, Jackson to second]; Nettles flied to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

DODGERS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Baker singled to
left; Lacy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Baker out at second]; North grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); FERGUSON
REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); Chambliss grounded out (first to
pitcher); Doyle flied out to center; Dent flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson struck out; Lopes grounded out (third to
first); Russell walked; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.



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