Tuesday October 17, 1978
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New York Yankees 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

World Series Game 6 Played on Tuesday, October 17, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Yankees 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 7 11 0 Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Lopes 2b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .308 Blair cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 Russell ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .423 White lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .333 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Thomasson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Munson c 5 0 1 0 0 2 .320 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Jackson dh 5 1 1 2 0 3 .391 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Piniella rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Johnstone rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ferguson c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .160 Davalillo dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Spencer 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .167 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle 2b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .438 Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 0 3 3 0 0 .417 Rau p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 11 7 2 11 Totals 30 2 7 2 1 5 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 55,985 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Dodgers 3 DP: Yankees 2, Dodgers 0 Errors: Ferguson Doubles: Doyle (1), Ferguson 2 (2) Home Runs: Jackson (2), Lopes (3) Stolen Bases: Lopes (2) Caught Stealing: Russell (2) Sacrifice Hits: Davalillo (1) GIDP: Smith (1), Russell (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(1-1) 7 6 2 2 1 3 1 26 4.15 Gossage 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 5 1 32 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(0-2) 5.2 8 5 5 1 6 0 26 7.50 Welch 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 1 7 6.23 Rau 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 0.00 Totals 9 11 7 7 2 11 1 40 Wild Pitches: Sutton (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - John Kibler, LF - Marty Springstead, YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White singled to left; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Russell singled; Smith was called out on strikes; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Garvey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 1. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles singled; Spencer walked [Nettles to second]; Doyle doubled to left [Nettles scored, Spencer to third]; Dent singled to center [Spencer scored, Doyle scored, Dent to second (error by Ferguson)]; Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Dent to third]; White flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied to left; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 1. YANKEES 3RD: Munson struck out; Jackson struck out; Piniella grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson doubled; Davalillo out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Ferguson to third]; Lopes singled to center [Ferguson scored]; Lopes stole second; Russell walked; Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Russell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 2. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied to center; Spencer was called out on strikes; Doyle singled to pitcher; Dent singled to center [Doyle to second]; Rivers lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey popped to shortstop; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 2. YANKEES 5TH: White struck out; Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Monday struck out; Ferguson flied out to center; Davalillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 2. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella singled to left; Nettles flied out to right; Spencer struck out while Piniella advanced to second on a wild pitch; Doyle singled to center [Piniella scored, Doyle to second (on throw to home)]; WELCH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Dent singled to left [Doyle scored]; Rivers struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell flied out to left; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 2. YANKEES 7TH: White walked; Munson struck out; Jackson homered [White scored]; Piniella flied to center; Nettles flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey singled to left; Baker flied out to left; Monday made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Dodgers 2. YANKEES 8TH: RAU REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING); Spencer popped to third in foul territory; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Ferguson doubled; GOSSAGE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Davalillo singled to second [Ferguson to third]; Lopes struck out; Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Davalillo out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Dodgers 2. YANKEES 9TH: Blair struck out; White struck out; Munson singled to third; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: THOMASSON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); JOHNSTONE REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); Smith flied to left; Garvey was called out on strikes; Cey popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Dodgers 2.

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