New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 11, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 11, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 5 2 2 0
Thomasson cf 3 0 1 0
  Blair ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Jackson dh 4 0 1 3
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Piniella rf 4 0 2 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley 2b 0 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 4 2 1 0
Garvey 1b 3 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 1 2 4
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
  North cf 0 0 0 0
Lacy dh 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 1 0
Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Welch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
New York 002 000 1003110
Los Angeles 000 103 00x470
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (0-1) 6.0 7 4 4 0 2
  Gossage   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
0
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (1-0) 6.0 8 3 3 1 5
  Forster   2.1 3 0 0 1 3
  Welch  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
9

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Munson (1,off Hooton); Jackson (1,off Hooton); Blair (1,off Forster).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (1,6th inning off Hunter 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Jackson (1,by Hooton).  SB–White (1,2nd base off Hooton/Yeager).  CS–Thomasson (1,2nd base by Hooton/Yeager).  WP–Hooton (1).  HBP–Hooton (1,Jackson).  U–Bill Haller (AL), John Kibler (NL), Marty Springstead (AL), Frank Pulli (NL), Ed Vargo (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL).  T–2:37.  A–55,982.
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