Entering the game in the sixth inning as a pinch-runner, Mickey Rivers remained in the lineup and tripled home the tie-breaking run in the seventh stanza as the Yankees rallied to beat the Indians, 5-3. Trailing, 3-0, going into the sixth, the Yanks got moving as Roy White opened with an infield hit. White pulled a muscle on the play and was replaced by Rivers.

Thurman Munson hit a single and after Reggie Jackson bounced out, Lou Piniella tripled home two runs. A bloop single by Chris Chambliss plated Pinlella. After two were out in the seventh, Willie Randolph walked and stole second. Rivers lined a 2-1 pitch to the right field fence to snap the tie and scored an insurance run when Munson followed with a double. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Thursday, May 18, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 - 5 9 0 Indians 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 2 1 0 0 3 0 .254 Dade cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .267 White lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Kuiper 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Rivers pr,cf 2 2 1 1 0 0 .274 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .315 Munson c 5 1 3 1 0 1 .280 Vail rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .350 Jackson dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Thornton 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .228 Piniella rf,lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .355 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .288 Cage pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cox lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .161 Blair cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Norris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Dent ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .204 Pruitt c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manning ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .190 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 9 5 6 2 Totals 32 3 6 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 13,625 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 5 DP: Yankees 1, Indians 3 Doubles: Munson (7), Dent (4) Triples: Piniella (2), Rivers (3) Home Runs: Thornton (6) Stolen Bases: Randolph 2 (9) GIDP: Jackson (3), Randolph (2), Nettles (4), Kuiper (3) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(5-0) 8.1 6 3 3 3 5 1 33 1.84 Gossage SV(5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.03 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 5 1 35 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood 5.1 5 3 3 4 1 0 23 4.28 Kinney L(0-2) 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 11 3.71 Fitzmorris 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 5 6 2 0 39 Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; White forced Randolph (shortstop to second); Munson singled to left [White to third]; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss lined to third; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Vail struck out; Thornton grounded out (third to first); Horton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 3RD: Blair flied out to right; Dent walked; Randolph flied out to right; White forced Dent (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Cox grounded out (third to first); Pruitt grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer walked; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Jackson flied out to center; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper singled to shortstop; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Kuiper to second]; Vail flied out to left; Thornton homered [Kuiper scored]; Horton flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 2. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out to center; Blair singled to left [Chambliss to second]; Dent walked [Chambliss to third, Blair to second]; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Cox struck out; Pruitt singled to center; Veryzer singled to left [Pruitt to third]; Dade singled to center [Pruitt scored, Veryzer to second]; Kuiper grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dade out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 3. YANKEES 6TH: White singled to shortstop; RIVERS RAN FOR WHITE; Munson singled to left [Rivers to second]; Jackson grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Rivers to third, Munson to second]; Piniella tripled to center [Rivers scored, Munson scored]; KINNEY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to left [Piniella scored]; Nettles grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3. INDIANS 6TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PINIELLA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail lined to pitcher; Thornton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3. YANKEES 7TH: Blair struck out; Dent flied out to right; Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Rivers tripled to right [Randolph scored]; Munson doubled to center [Rivers scored]; Jackson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3. INDIANS 7TH: Horton flied out to right; Cox struck out; Pruitt singled to center; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: Dade grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell walked; Vail forced Bell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3. YANKEES 9TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); Blair popped to first in foul territory; Dent doubled to left; Randolph walked; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dent to third, Randolph stayed at first]; Randolph stole second; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3. INDIANS 9TH: Thornton struck out; Horton walked; CAGE RAN FOR HORTON; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); NORRIS BATTED FOR COX; Norris flied out to left; MANNING BATTED FOR PRUITT; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3.

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