New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 World Series Game 4 Played on Saturday, October 14, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium Dodgers 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 - 4 9 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .222 Blair cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .500 Russell ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .444 Rivers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Smith rf 4 1 1 3 1 2 .235 White lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .333 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Munson c 3 1 2 1 2 0 .267 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Jackson dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .467 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .357 Piniella rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Monday dh 2 0 1 0 2 0 .286 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 North cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Yeager c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .182 Stanley 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Grote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 6 3 5 8 Totals 36 4 9 3 3 5 Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 56,445 Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Yankees 8 DP: Dodgers 0, Yankees 1 Errors: Russell Doubles: Yeager (1), Munson (2) Home Runs: Smith (1) Stolen Bases: Garvey (1), Munson (1) Sacrifice Hits: White (1) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (2,by Forster) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John 7 6 3 2 2 2 0 28 3.07 Forster 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Welch L(0-1) 2.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 10 3.00 Totals 9.2 9 4 3 3 5 0 41 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa 5 4 3 3 4 2 1 22 8.10 Tidrow 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 11 1.93 Gossage W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0.00 Totals 10 6 3 3 5 8 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Forster (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Ed Vargo, LF - Bill Haller, RF - John Kibler DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; On a bunt Russell singled to pitcher; Smith walked [Russell to second]; Garvey lined into a double play (right to first to shortstop) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Blair singled to third; White grounded out (second to first) [Blair to second]; Munson singled to right [Blair out at home (right to catcher)]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Baker made an out to shortstop; Monday walked [Cey to second]; North flied out to center [Cey to third]; Yeager made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes lined to third; Russell popped to second; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Stanley flied to center; Dent singled; rain delay of 40 minutes; Blair made an out to shortstop; White flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey walked; Garvey stole second; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker flied out to left [Garvey to third]; Monday popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson walked; Jackson struck out while Munson stole second; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0. DODGERS 5TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager doubled; Lopes walked; Russell struck out; Smith homered [Yeager scored, Lopes scored]; Garvey flied to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss popped to catcher in foul territory; Stanley grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 0. DODGERS 6TH: TIDROW REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Cey struck out; Baker struck out; Monday singled to center; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Blair struck out; White singled to center; Munson walked [White to second]; Jackson singled to right [White scored, Munson to second]; Piniella forced Jackson (shortstop unassisted) [Munson scored (error by Russell) (unearned), Piniella to first]; Russell's throw to first for the DP hit Jackson and caromed toward right field; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 2. DODGERS 7TH: Yeager struck out; Lopes flied out to right; Russell singled to center; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 2. DODGERS 8TH: Garvey flied to left; Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Blair singled to left; FORSTER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); White out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Blair to second]; Munson doubled to left [Blair scored]; Jackson was hit by a pitch; WELCH REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Piniella popped to first; Nettles struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 3. DODGERS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Monday walked; On a bunt North made an out to third; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo flied out to left; Lopes popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 9TH: GROTE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); Chambliss struck out; SPENCER BATTED FOR STANLEY; Spencer struck out; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 3. DODGERS 10TH: DOYLE REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); Russell flied out to center; Smith struck out; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 10TH: RIVERS BATTED FOR BLAIR; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; White walked; Munson made an out to shortstop; Jackson singled to right [White to second]; Piniella singled to center [White scored, Jackson to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 4.

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