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.