Posting their 19th victory in the last 25 games, the Yankees scalped the Indians, 9-3. The Yankees jumped to a 3-0 lead in their second turn at bat when they put together four hits, including an RBI double by Cliff Johnson and two-run single by Bucky Dent.

Three more runs followed in the third on singles by Mickey Rivers, Willie Randolph, Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson and a fielder's choice grounder by Lou Piniella. Dick Tidrow evened his record at 3-3 in going the distance for the second time this season. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Thursday, May 25, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1 Yankees 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 x - 9 15 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Rivers cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .296 Norris rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Blair ph,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Grubb lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Randolph 2b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .278 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Munson c 5 1 1 1 0 0 .289 Bell 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .289 Jackson rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .269 Cage 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .250 Piniella lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Hassey c 3 0 1 2 0 0 .238 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .325 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Nettles 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .275 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Johnson dh 2 1 1 1 0 1 .174 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer ph,dh 2 0 1 2 0 1 .240 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .242 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 2 Totals 36 9 15 9 4 3 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 15,403 Left on Base: Indians 6, Yankees 7 DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Cage Doubles: Kuiper (4), Veryzer (3), Cage (1), Johnson (3), Spencer (3) Triples: Cage (1), Jackson (1) Stolen Bases: Norris (6), Jackson (9) Sacrifice Flies: Hassey (2) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(3-4) 2 8 6 6 0 1 0 13 3.49 Fitzmorris 4.2 6 3 3 3 1 0 21 5.40 Kinney 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.45 Totals 8 15 9 9 4 3 0 40 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow W(3-3) 9 8 3 3 1 2 0 36 4.23 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 2 0 36 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (third to first); Norris grounded out (second to first); Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph struck out; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Bell made an out to second; Cage flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Piniella singled to center; Chambliss forced Piniella (first to shortstop); Nettles singled to right [Chambliss to second]; Johnson doubled to right [Chambliss scored, Nettles to third]; Dent singled to left [Nettles scored, Johnson scored, Dent out at second (left to third to second)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3. INDIANS 3RD: Hassey flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to left; Randolph singled to left [Rivers to second]; Munson singled to right [Rivers scored, Randolph to third]; Jackson singled to right [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Piniella forced Jackson (shortstop to second) [Munson scored]; Chambliss forced Piniella (second to shortstop); Nettles flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris singled to pitcher; Norris stole second; Grubb made an out to second; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. YANKEES 4TH: Johnson struck out; Dent singled to right; Rivers forced Dent (shortstop to second); Randolph walked [Rivers to second]; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. INDIANS 5TH: Bell walked; Cage tripled to center [Bell scored]; Hassey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cage scored]; Kuiper doubled to right; Veryzer made an out to second; Manning lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 6. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Cage dropped a foul fly hit by Piniella for an error; Piniella made an out to second; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Nettles was walked intentionally; SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer doubled to right [Jackson scored, Nettles scored]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 8. INDIANS 6TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Norris flied out to left; Grubb singled to center; Horton singled to left [Grubb to second]; Bell was called out on strikes; Cage grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 8. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers singled to center; Randolph forced Rivers (third to second); Munson hit into a double play (third to first) [Randolph out at third (first to shortstop)]; Willie Randolph rounded 2B too far; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 8. INDIANS 7TH: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer doubled to center; Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 8. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson tripled to center; Piniella made an out to shortstop; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson scored]; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss out at third (right to third), Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; KINNEY REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Spencer struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 9. INDIANS 8TH: Norris flied out to center; Grubb grounded out (second to first); Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 9. YANKEES 8TH: Dent flied out to right; BLAIR BATTED FOR RIVERS; Blair singled to center; Randolph walked [Blair to second]; Munson flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 9. INDIANS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bell flied out to left; Cage doubled to center; Hassey singled to right [Cage scored]; Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 9.

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