With Andy Messersmith and Rawly Eastwick combining on a one-hitter, the Yankees whitewashed the Indians, 2-0. Messersmith, making his first appearance of this season and first since July 3, 1977, yielded a single in the first inning and then stifled the Tribe until leaving the game. He had been sidelined since spring training because of a shoulder separation.

The Yankees' runs came in the seventh on a two-out homer by Graig Nettles. Lou Piniella, who had singled with one out, scored ahead of Nettles. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 1 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274 Norris rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Munson c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Piniella lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .345 Grubb lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .264 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Cage 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .271 Cox dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .170 Johnson dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .192 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Blair rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Hassey c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 2 4 Totals 26 0 1 0 1 7 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 19,563 Left on Base: Yankees 4, Indians 1 DP: Yankees 2, Indians 1 Errors: Munson Home Runs: Nettles (8) Stolen Bases: Rivers (4), Grubb (3), Hassey (2) GIDP: Chambliss (4), Bell (11), Manning (2) Hit by Pitch: Hassey (1,by Messersmith) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 16 0.00 Eastwick W(2-0) 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 12 1.56 Totals 9 1 0 0 1 7 0 28 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(3-5) 9 6 2 2 2 4 1 33 3.29 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 4 1 33 Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (1) Wild Pitches: Waits (6) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph walked; Waits threw a wild pitch [Randolph to second]; Munson singled to left [Randolph out at home (left to third to catcher to third), Munson to second (on throw to home)]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to right; Norris singled to center; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Grubb walked; Cage lined to third; Cox flied out to right; Grubb stole second [Grubb to third (error by Munson)]; Kuiper popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 3RD: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied out to left; Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; Randolph was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Hassey was hit by a pitch; Hassey stole second; Veryzer reached on a fielder's choice [Hassey out at third (shortstop to third)]; Manning grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson popped to first in foul territory; Piniella singled to left; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Norris struck out; Bell struck out; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to left; Johnson flied out to left; Blair popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Cage lined to second; Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 6TH: Dent flied out to center; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Hassey grounded out (second to first); Veryzer lined to shortstop; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0. YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Piniella singled to left; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles homered [Piniella scored]; Johnson singled to left; Blair forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Norris struck out (catcher to first); Bell flied out to center; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0. YANKEES 8TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: Cage struck out; Cox struck out; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0. YANKEES 9TH: Munson singled to shortstop; Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss struck out; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 9TH: Hassey flied out to center; Veryzer popped to third in foul territory; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

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