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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".