Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees
October 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 18, 1977 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Yankees 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 2 1 1
Cey 3b 3 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 2
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Yeager c 3 0 1 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 1 1
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Rau p 0 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 2 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 0 0
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Jackson rf 3 4 3 5
Chambliss 1b 4 2 2 2
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 0 1
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
Torrez p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 8 8
Los Angeles 201 000 001490
New York 020 320 01x881
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (1-1) 3.0 3 4 4 1 1
  Sosa   1.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Rau   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hough   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals 8.0 8 8 8 2 5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  W (2-0) 9.0 9 4 2 2 6
Totals 9.0 9 4 2 2 6

  E–Dent (1).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Munson (1).  2B–New York Chambliss (2,off Sosa).  3B–Los Angeles Garvey (1,off Torrez).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (3,3rd inning off Torrez 0 on, 2 out), New York Chambliss (1,2nd inning off Hooton 1 on, 0 out); Jackson 3 (5,4th inning off Hooton 1 on, 0 out,5th inning off Sosa 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Hough 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Piniella (1,off Sosa).  U-HP–John McSherry (NL), 1B–Nestor Chylak (AL), 2B–Ed Sudol (NL), 3B–Larry McCoy (AL), LF–Jim Evans (AL), RF–Jerry Dale (NL).  T–2:18.  A–56,407.

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