Homers by Mickey Rivers and Graig Nettles were the big blows as the Yankees won, 5-2, over the Mariners. Don Gullett got credit for his first win since last September.

The teams were locked in a 0-0 contest after five frames when Jim Spencer opened the Yankee sixth with a double, went to third on a bunt single by Frank Stanley and scored as Brian Doyle bounced into a double play. Rivers then hit a home run. In the seventh, Reggie Jackson walked and Chris Chambliss singled to kayo starter Paul Mitchell. Byron McLaughlin relieved and was greeted by Nettles' 12th homer of the season. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Thursday, June 15, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 7 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 x - 5 7 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Rivers cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .257 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .320 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .256 Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Roberts rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .283 Jackson rf 1 1 1 0 2 0 .264 Stanton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Meyer 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .185 Nettles 3b 3 1 1 3 0 0 .245 Bochte lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 Spencer dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 .256 Bernhardt 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .298 Stanley ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .381 Hale ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 Doyle 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Plummer c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 7 2 5 5 Totals 28 5 7 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 18,643 Left on Base: Mariners 8, Yankees 1 DP: Mariners 3, Yankees 2 Errors: Plummer Doubles: Spencer (8) Home Runs: Rivers (4), Nettles (12) Stolen Bases: Jackson 2 (11) Sacrifice Flies: Bernhardt (3) GIDP: Robertson (1), Doyle (1) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell L(2-7) 6.1 5 4 4 2 3 1 23 3.69 McLaughlin 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 5.77 Totals 8 7 5 5 2 4 2 30 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(1-0) 6 6 1 1 1 5 0 25 2.38 Gossage 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 10 1.71 Lyle SV(7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.96 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia MARINERS 1ST: Cruz popped to catcher; Reynolds flied out to left; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White struck out; Munson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts struck out; Stanton singled to right; Meyer flied out to right; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second [Jackson to third (error by Plummer)]; Chambliss hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Jackson out at home]; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. MARINERS 3RD: Bernhardt flied out to right; Plummer struck out; Cruz singled to left; Reynolds singled to left [Cruz to second]; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Spencer struck out; Stanley flied out to center; Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. MARINERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to left; Stanton struck out; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to right; White flied out to center; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. MARINERS 5TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Plummer walked; Cruz forced Plummer (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson singled to right; Jackson stole second; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds popped to shortstop; Ruppert Jones singled to shortstop; Roberts popped to shortstop; Stanton popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Spencer doubled to right; Stanley singled to third [Spencer to third]; Doyle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Spencer scored (no RBI), Stanley out at second]; Rivers homered; White grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 2. MARINERS 7TH: Meyer singled to right; Bochte singled to right [Meyer to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Bernhardt hit a sacrifice fly to right [Meyer scored]; STINSON BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Stinson walked [Bochte to second]; Cruz lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Bochte out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson to third]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Nettles homered [Jackson scored, Chambliss scored]; Spencer popped to third; Stanley singled to shortstop; Doyle flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 5. MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones singled to right [Reynolds to third]; Roberts forced Ruppert Jones (third to second) [Reynolds scored]; Stanton flied out to left; Meyer forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: Rivers struck out; White popped to shortstop; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Yankees 5. MARINERS 9TH: Bochte walked; HALE BATTED FOR BERNHARDT; Hale walked [Bochte to second]; LYLE REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); ROBERTSON BATTED FOR STINSON; Robertson grounded into a double play (third to first) [Hale to second, Bochte out at third]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Yankees 5.

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