Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
July 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 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 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 0 1 0
Grubb lf 4 0 3 0
Thornton 1b 4 1 1 0
Carbo dh 4 0 1 0
Alexander c 3 0 0 1
Cox 3b 4 0 0 0
Speed rf 2 0 0 0
  Norris ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0
Munson rf 4 1 2 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 3
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
White dh 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 1 0
Stanley ss 3 0 0 0
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Cleveland 000 000 001160
New York 000 000 003360
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  L (7-11) 8.1 6 3 3 0 4
Totals
8.1
6
3
3
0
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie   8.0 6 1 1 0 8
  Gossage  W (6-9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
9

  E–None.  PB–Heath (1).  2B–Cleveland Grubb (12,off Beattie); Thornton (15,off Beattie), New York Heath (3,off Waits).  3B–New York Randolph (2,off Waits).  HR–New York Piniella (3,9th inning off Waits 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Kuiper (10,off Beattie); Randolph (3,off Waits).  SF–Alexander (3,off Gossage).  HBP–Speed (1,by Beattie).  IBB–Norris (3,by Gossage).  HBP–Beattie (4,Speed).  IBB–Gossage (7,Norris).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–1:55.  A–31,631.
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