Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1978 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, New York Yankees 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade rf 4 0 0 0
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Vail lf 4 0 1 0
Horton dh 4 1 1 0
Bell 3b 3 0 2 0
Cox 1b 4 0 0 0
Pruitt c 3 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 2 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0
Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 1 0
  Blair ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0
Munson c 5 1 3 2
Jackson rf 5 1 1 1
Piniella lf 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 2 2 3
Nettles 3b 4 2 2 3
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
Dent ss 4 1 2 1
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
Cleveland 000 000 100150
New York 001 101 70x10140
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hood  L (3-2) 6.1 8 5 5 2 3
  Fitzmorris   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Kinney   1.2 5 4 4 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (6-0) 9.0 5 1 1 2 11
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
11

  E–None.  PB–Munson (3).  2B–Cleveland Veryzer (2,off Guidry), New York Munson (10,off Hood); Nettles (6,off Kinney); Dent (5,off Kinney).  3B–New York Rivers (5,off Hood).  HR–New York Nettles (7,4th inning off Hood 0 on, 2 out); Chambliss (3,6th inning off Hood 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Bell (1,2nd base by Guidry/Munson).  BK–Guidry (1).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:18.  A–20,618.
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