Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees
October 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 15, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Yankees 12

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 2 2 0
Russell ss 5 0 2 1
Smith rf 4 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Lacy dh 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 2 0 1 0
  Oates ph,c 1 0 1 0
Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 2 3 1
  Blair pr,cf 1 1 0 0
White lf 5 2 2 3
  Johnstone rf 0 0 0 0
Munson c 5 1 3 5
  Heath c 0 0 0 0
Jackson dh 3 0 1 0
Piniella rf 4 0 1 1
  Thomasson lf 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 2 1 0
Doyle 2b 5 2 3 0
Dent ss 4 2 3 1
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 18 11
Los Angeles 101 000 000293
New York 004 300 41x12180
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (1-1) 2.1 5 4 3 2 1
  Rautzhan   1.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Hough   4.1 10 5 5 2 5
Totals
8.0
18
12
11
4
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  W (1-0) 9.0 9 2 2 4 8
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
8

  E–Russell (3), Smith (1), Garvey (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2, New York 1.  PB–Yeager (1), Oates (1).  2B–Los Angeles Russell (2,off Beattie), New York Munson (3,off Hough); Dent (1,off Hough).  IBB–Jackson (1,by Hooton).  SB–Lopes (1,2nd base off Beattie/Munson); Russell (1,2nd base off Beattie/Munson); Rivers (1,3rd base off Hooton/Yeager); White (2,2nd base off Hooton/Yeager).  CS–Monday (1,2nd base by Beattie/Munson).  WP–Hough (1).  IBB–Hooton (1,Jackson).  U–Frank Pulli (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL), Ed Vargo (NL), Bill Haller (AL), Marty Springstead (AL), John Kibler (NL).  T–2:56.  A–56,448.
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