Rallying for four runs in the 10th inning, the Yankees prevailed over the Mariners, 11-9. Paul Blair hit reliever Enrique Romo's second serve for a three-run homer with two out in the 10th to achieve the victory. The Mariners had taken a 9-7 lead in the top of inning on a solo homer by pinch-hitter Leon Roberts, a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly by Ruppert Jones. The Yanks bounced back to within one run on an RBI single by White off John Montague before Blair delivered the game-winning blast.

The Mariners built an early 6-1 lead with the aid of a five-run second inning capped by Craig Reynolds' first major league grand slam. The Yanks tied the score, 7-7, in the eighth on a solo homer by Graig Nettles, a walk to Reggie Jackson and a two-run homer by pinch-hitter Cliff Johnson. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 11, Seattle Mariners 9

Game Played on Wednesday, June 14, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Mariners 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 16 0 Yankees 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 - 11 18 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 2 3 0 1 0 .278 White lf 6 2 2 1 0 0 .248 Reynolds ss 6 1 2 4 0 0 .320 Blair cf,3b 6 1 1 3 0 0 .203 Ruppert Jones cf 5 0 0 1 0 2 .252 Munson c 5 1 3 0 0 0 .284 Meyer 1b 6 1 3 0 0 1 .183 Piniella dh 5 1 4 3 0 1 .327 Bochte lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .257 Chambliss 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Stanton dh 4 0 2 2 1 0 .206 Nettles 3b,ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 .244 Hale rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .176 Jackson rf 3 2 2 1 2 0 .260 Stein 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Zeber 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .271 Spencer ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Roberts ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .294 Guidry pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Plummer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Stanley ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .211 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rivers cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 9 16 9 3 6 Totals 45 11 18 11 2 2 Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 18,015 Left on Base: Mariners 10, Yankees 7 DP: Mariners 1, Yankees 1 Errors: Zeber Doubles: Stanton (7), Bochte (13), White (3), Munson (12) Triples: Piniella (3), Jackson (2) Home Runs: Reynolds (3), Roberts (7), Nettles (11), Johnson (3), Blair (2) Stolen Bases: Stinson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Bochte (4) Sacrifice Flies: Ruppert Jones (3) GIDP: Nettles (7) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA House 4.2 7 4 4 0 0 0 21 4.16 Rawley 3.1 7 3 3 1 1 2 16 3.91 Montague L(0-2) 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 9 5.64 Romo 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3.77 Totals 9.2 18 11 11 2 2 3 47 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 2 3 5 1 2 2 1 12 3.75 Clay 3 7 2 2 0 2 0 16 3.73 Lyle W(4-1) 5 6 2 2 1 2 1 21 4.04 Totals 10 16 9 5 3 6 2 49 Wild Pitches: Clay (1) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz to second]; Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: White doubled to left; Blair flied out to center; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella singled to center [White scored, Piniella to second (on throw to home)]; Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 1. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte singled to center; Stanton reached on an error by Zeber [Bochte to second]; Hale walked [Bochte to third, Stanton to second]; Stein singled to left [Bochte scored, Stanton to third, Hale to second]; Stinson struck out; Cruz forced Stanton (first to catcher) [Hale to third, Stein to second]; Reynolds homered (unearned) [Hale scored (unearned), Stein scored (unearned), Cruz scored (unearned)]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (third to first); 5 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles popped to third; Jackson flied out to center; Zeber flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Yankees 1. MARINERS 3RD: CLAY REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Meyer singled to center; Clay threw a wild pitch [Meyer to second]; Bochte flied out to center [Meyer to third]; Stanton doubled to right [Meyer scored]; Hale grounded out (second to first) [Stanton to third]; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to left; Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 6, Yankees 1. MARINERS 4TH: Stinson singled to left; Stinson stole second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds flied out to center; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; Piniella tripled to right [Munson scored]; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Nettles popped to second; Jackson singled to center [Piniella scored]; Zeber forced Jackson (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 6, Yankees 3. MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Bochte doubled to right; Stanton singled to center [Bochte scored, Stanton to second (on throw to home)]; Hale struck out; Stein popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley singled to third; White popped to catcher; Blair popped to third; Munson doubled to left [Stanley to third]; RAWLEY REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Piniella singled to first [Stanley scored, Munson to third]; Munson was picked off third (pitcher to third to catcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 4. MARINERS 6TH: Stinson singled to left; Cruz singled to left [Stinson to second]; LYLE REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); On a bunt Reynolds hit into a double play (third to third to first) [Cruz out at second]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss singled to left; Nettles grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; Jackson tripled to center; Zeber grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 4. MARINERS 7TH: Meyer singled to center; Bochte out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Meyer to second]; Stanton reached on a fielder's choice [Meyer out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Hale flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: Stanley singled to center; White forced Stanley (third to second); Blair flied out to left; Munson singled to center [White to third]; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 4. MARINERS 8TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to center; Reynolds popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles homered; Jackson walked; Zeber flied out to center [Jackson to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson homered [Jackson scored]; White popped to catcher; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 7. MARINERS 9TH: BLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); NETTLES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); RIVERS REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING CF); Ruppert Jones struck out; Meyer singled to right; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first) [Meyer to second]; Stanton was walked intentionally; Hale grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 7. YANKEES 9TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Blair popped to second; Munson flied out to right; Piniella singled to center; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Yankees 7. MARINERS 10TH: Stein struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR STINSON; Roberts homered; Cruz singled to right; Reynolds singled to center [Cruz to third]; Ruppert Jones hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored, Reynolds to second (on throw to home)]; Meyer flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 9, Yankees 7. YANKEES 10TH: PLUMMER REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING C ); Nettles flied out to center; Jackson walked; SPENCER BATTED FOR ZEBER; Spencer singled to center [Jackson to second]; GUIDRY RAN FOR SPENCER; Rivers struck out; White singled to right [Jackson scored, Guidry to second]; ROMO REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Blair homered [Guidry scored, White scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 9, Yankees 11.

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