Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees
September 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1978 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 2, New York Yankees 6

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 5 0 0 1
Reynolds ss 5 0 2 0
Jones cf 4 0 2 0
Roberts rf 4 0 1 0
Bochte dh 4 0 0 0
Meyer 1b 3 1 1 1
Stein 3b 4 0 0 0
Paciorek lf 4 1 3 0
Plummer c 2 0 1 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 2 1
Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0
Munson c 3 0 1 2
Jackson rf 3 1 1 2
Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1
Spencer dh 4 0 1 0
Thomasson lf 4 1 2 0
Dent ss 4 1 2 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 13 6
Seattle 010 000 0012100
New York 200 103 00x6130
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn  L (4-10) 5.1 10 5 5 2 3
  Rawley   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Todd   2.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
3
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  W (14-9) 9.0 10 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Seattle Plummer (5,off Figueroa); Paciorek (15,off Figueroa).  HR–Seattle Meyer (8,2nd inning off Figueroa 0 on, 0 out), New York Jackson (20,1st inning off Colborn 1 on, 2 out); Chambliss (10,4th inning off Colborn 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Plummer (1,off Figueroa).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:16.  A–18,530.
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