Getting four-hit pitching from Ed Figueroa, the Yankees defeated the Mariners, 6-1. Mickey Rivers, who hit safely in his 17th straight game, tripled in the third inning and scored the Yankees' initial run on a sacrifice fly by Thurman Munson. The Mariners tied the score with their lone tally in the fifth on a walk to Leroy Stanton and singles by Larry Milbourne and Bob Stinson.

The Yankees broke away in the seventh when Reggie Jackson singled, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Bucky Dent. Two runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth iced the decision, with Graig Nettles hitting a single and double to account for three RBIs. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Friday, August 18, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Yankees 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 - 6 10 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .263 Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Randolph 2b 2 1 1 0 3 0 .262 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Munson c 4 0 0 1 0 1 .301 Meyer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Chambliss 1b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .283 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Piniella dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .319 Bochte dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Nettles 3b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .262 Ruppert Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Jackson rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .273 Stanton lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .190 Johnstone lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .198 Milbourne 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 White ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Stinson c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .262 Dent ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 .269 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 10 6 8 7 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 4 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 19,824 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Mariners 4 DP: Yankees 1, Mariners 2 Doubles: Chambliss (19), Nettles (16) Triples: Rivers (6) Stolen Bases: Randolph (23), Jackson (12), Rivers (18) Sacrifice Flies: Munson (6) GIDP: Jackson (7), Nettles (15), Reynolds (4) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(12-8) 9 4 1 1 2 4 0 32 3.12 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 4 0 32 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell L(6-12) 7 6 2 1 5 6 0 30 3.96 House 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4.87 Rawley 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 4.42 Todd 1.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 9 4.22 Totals 9 10 6 5 8 7 0 43 Passed Balls: Stinson (4) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to third; Randolph walked; Munson grounded out (third to first) [Randolph to second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Reynolds singled to right; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted) [Reynolds to second]; Roberts walked; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to center; Nettles singled to right [Piniella to second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Piniella to third, Nettles out at second]; Johnstone walked; Dent struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Stanton struck out; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers tripled to right; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella singled to center; Nettles grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; Jackson walked; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to center; Roberts grounded out (second to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0. YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers struck out; Randolph singled to center; Randolph stole second; Munson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones made an out to third; Stanton walked; Milbourne singled to left [Stanton to second]; Stinson singled to center [Stanton scored, Milbourne to third]; Cruz flied out to left; Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1. YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Piniella flied out to center; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 6TH: Meyer made an out to shortstop; Roberts flied out to right; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson singled to right; Jackson stole second; Stinson allowed a passed ball [Jackson to third]; Johnstone struck out; Dent walked; Rivers forced Dent (shortstop to second) [Jackson scored (unearned)]; Rivers stole second; Randolph walked; Munson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Stanton flied out to center; Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 1. YANKEES 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Chambliss doubled to left; Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Chambliss to third]; RAWLEY REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Nettles singled to center [Chambliss scored]; Jackson walked [Nettles to second]; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; White forced Jackson (second to shortstop) [Nettles to third]; Dent singled to center [Nettles scored, White to second]; Rivers flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Mariners 1. MARINERS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stinson singled to center; Cruz flied out to left; Reynolds grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Mariners 1. YANKEES 9TH: Randolph walked; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randolph to second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Piniella flied out to right; Nettles doubled to right [Randolph scored, Chambliss scored, Nettles to third (on throw to home)]; Jackson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 1. MARINERS 9TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts flied out to center; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 1.

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