Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees
October 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 14, 1978 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Yankees 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 0 0
Russell ss 5 0 2 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 3
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Monday dh 2 0 1 0
North cf 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 1 1 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Grote c 0 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Welch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 4 1 2 0
  Rivers ph 1 0 0 0
White lf 3 2 1 0
Munson c 3 1 2 1
Jackson dh 4 0 2 1
Piniella rf 5 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Stanley 2b 3 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 3
Los Angeles 000 030 000 0361
New York 000 002 010 1490
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John   7.0 6 3 2 2 2
  Forster   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Welch  L (0-1) 2.1 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.2
9
4
3
3
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa   5.0 4 3 3 4 2
  Tidrow   3.0 2 0 0 0 4
  Gossage  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
6
3
3
5
8

  E–Russell (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Yeager (1,off Figueroa), New York Munson (2,off Forster).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (1,5th inning off Figueroa 2 on, 2 out).  SH–White (1,off Forster).  HBP–Jackson (2,by Forster).  SB–Garvey (1,2nd base off Figueroa/Munson); Munson (1,2nd base off John/Yeager).  HBP–Forster (1,Jackson).  U–Marty Springstead (AL), Frank Pulli (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL), Ed Vargo (NL), John Kibler (NL), Bill Haller (AL).  T–3:17.  A–56,445.
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