New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Chambliss dh 3 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 1 0
Blair rf 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
  Alston ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade rf 3 1 2 0
Norris lf 3 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 2 2 1
Cage 1b 3 0 1 1
  Thornton ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Manning cf 4 0 2 1
Cox dh 3 0 1 0
  Lintz pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Horton ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0
Hassey c 3 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 1 1 0
Wise p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 12 5
New York 000 000 100142
Cleveland 000 002 03x5120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  L (3-4) 5.2 6 2 1 1 0
  Lyle   2.1 6 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
5
4
1
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (3-8) 9.0 4 1 1 0 8
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
8

  E–Rivers (5), Munson (5).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Spencer (4,off Wise).  HR–New York Chambliss (4,7th inning off Wise 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Dade (1,off Tidrow).  HBP–Kuiper (1,by Lyle).  CS–Rivers (2,3rd base by Wise/Hassey); Kuiper (4,2nd base by Tidrow/Munson); Lintz (2,2nd base by Lyle/Munson).  SB–Dade (6,2nd base off Tidrow/Munson).  HBP–Lyle (2,Kuiper).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:18.  A–6,069.
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