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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 2 0 0 0
  Blair ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 4 0
Munson c 3 1 0 0
  Johnson c 1 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 0 1 0
Piniella rf 4 0 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 1 0 0 0
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Rajsich p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 5 1 3 2
Norris lf 3 1 2 2
  Dade ph 0 0 0 1
  Speed lf 0 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Thornton 1b 5 2 2 1
Cage dh 5 1 2 2
Alexander c 4 1 1 0
Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 1
Briggs rf 2 2 1 0
Veryzer ss 3 1 2 0
Clyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 15 9
New York 100 000 000191
Cleveland 041 300 11x10150
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  L (5-9) 2.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Tidrow   1.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Rajsich   3.1 2 1 1 2 3
  Davis   1.2 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
10
9
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde  W (8-11) 9.0 9 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
1

  E–Piniella (7).  DP–New York 2, Cleveland 1.  PB–Munson (7), Johnson (2).  2B–New York White (13,off Clyde); Nettles (22,off Clyde), Cleveland Cage (4,off Tidrow); Thornton (22,off Davis).  3B–Cleveland Norris (5,off Beattie).  HR–Cleveland Cage (4,3rd inning off Tidrow 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Kuiper (3,off Rajsich); Dade (1,off Rajsich).  HBP–Veryzer (5,by Beattie).  IBB–Alexander (5,by Tidrow).  SB–Randolph (35,2nd base off Clyde/Alexander); Norris (11,2nd base off Rajsich/Munson).  WP–Beattie (7), Clyde (12).  HBP–Beattie (8,Veryzer).  IBB–Tidrow (3,Alexander).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:23.  A–17,452.
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