Homers by Reggie Jackson and Chris Chambliss spearheaded the attack as the Yankees defeated the Mariners, 6-2, for their eighth victory in the last nine games. Jackson rapped his round-tripper with a man on base in the first inning to mark his 11th season with 20 or more homers. Chambliss connected for the circuit in the fourth.

The Yankees then iced the game with three runs in the sixth on singles by Gary Thomasson, Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers, a pass to Willie Randolph and single by Thurman Munson. Dan Meyer homered for the Mariners. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Mariners 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0 Yankees 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 x - 6 13 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 0 0 1 0 2 .246 Rivers cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .262 Reynolds ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .300 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .266 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .247 Munson c 3 0 1 2 1 0 .297 Roberts rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 Jackson rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .280 Bochte dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .268 Meyer 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .229 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .287 Stein 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Spencer dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .219 Paciorek lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .313 Thomasson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .230 Plummer c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Dent ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Hale ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colborn 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 36 2 10 2 1 4 Totals 35 6 13 6 3 4 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 18,530 Left on Base: Mariners 9, Yankees 8 DP: Mariners 2, Yankees 0 Doubles: Plummer (5), Paciorek (15) Home Runs: Meyer (8), Jackson (20), Chambliss (10) Sacrifice Hits: Plummer (1) GIDP: Munson (15), Rivers (7) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn L(4-10) 5.1 10 5 5 2 3 2 27 5.29 Rawley 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 4.23 Todd 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.06 Totals 8 13 6 6 3 4 2 38 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(14-9) 9 10 2 2 1 4 1 38 3.10 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 4 1 38 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Jim McKean MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Reynolds singled to center; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Reynolds to second]; Roberts struck out; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Randolph singled to left [Rivers to second]; Munson grounded into a double play (third to first) [Randolph to second, Rivers out at third]; Jackson homered [Randolph scored]; Nettles singled to right; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 2. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer homered; Stein flied out to right; Paciorek flied out to right; Plummer doubled to right; Cruz flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: Spencer struck out; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 2. MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds singled to right; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts singled to left [Reynolds to second]; Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher) [Reynolds to third, Roberts to second]; Meyer walked; Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph struck out; Munson walked; Jackson walked [Munson to second]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 2. MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek singled to shortstop; Plummer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Paciorek to second]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss homered; Spencer singled to center; Thomasson singled to center [Spencer to second]; Dent forced Spencer (pitcher to third) [Thomasson to second]; Rivers flied out to left; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 3. MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones singled to center; Roberts popped to second; Bochte flied out to center; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Munson flied out to center; Jackson made an out to catcher; Nettles singled to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 3. MARINERS 6TH: Stein flied out to left; Paciorek singled to left; Plummer struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Spencer struck out; Thomasson singled to center; Dent singled to left [Thomasson to third]; RAWLEY REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Rivers singled to right [Thomasson scored, Dent to second]; Randolph walked [Dent to third, Rivers to second]; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Munson singled to left [Dent scored, Rivers scored, Randolph to second]; Jackson flied out to left [Randolph to third, Munson to second]; Nettles struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 6. MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 6. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Spencer grounded out (second to first); Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 6. MARINERS 8TH: Bochte grounded out (third to first); Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Stein made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 6. YANKEES 8TH: Dent singled to center; Rivers grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dent out at second]; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Yankees 6. MARINERS 9TH: Paciorek doubled to left; HALE BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Hale flied out to center [Paciorek to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Paciorek scored]; Reynolds flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Yankees 6.

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