Showing no respect for the Yankees, the Indians pounded their way to a 10-1 victory over the East division leaders. The defeat was the third in the last five games for the Yankees, whose lead over the Red Sox was cut to one game. After the Yankees scored their lone run on a single by Lou Piniella in the first inning, the Indians erupted for four runs in the second inning.

Gary Alexander singled, Dan Briggs walked and Tom Veryzer was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Rick Manning singled, driving in two runs, and Jim Norris tripled to account for two more. Wayne Cage hit a homer in the third. David Clyde held the Yankees to nine hits, four by Willie Randolph, who had a perfect day at the plate. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Indians 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 x - 10 15 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Manning cf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .265 Blair ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Norris lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .285 Randolph 2b 4 0 4 0 0 0 .280 Dade ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 Munson c 3 1 0 0 0 0 .293 Speed lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Johnson c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Bell 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .290 Jackson dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Thornton 1b 5 2 2 1 0 2 .267 Piniella rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .311 Cage dh 5 1 2 2 0 1 .263 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Alexander c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .226 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .284 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Briggs rf 2 2 1 0 2 1 .194 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Veryzer ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Stanley ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rajsich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 1 9 1 2 1 Totals 35 10 15 9 5 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 17,452 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Indians 9 DP: Yankees 2, Indians 1 Errors: Piniella Doubles: White (13), Nettles (22), Cage (4), Thornton (22) Triples: Norris (5) Home Runs: Cage (4) Stolen Bases: Randolph (35), Norris (11) Sacrifice Flies: Kuiper (3), Dade (1) GIDP: Thornton (15), Bell (23) Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (5,by Beattie) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie L(5-9) 2 4 4 4 2 1 0 12 3.90 Tidrow 1 8 4 4 1 1 1 12 3.84 Rajsich 3.1 2 1 1 2 3 0 14 4.50 Davis 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 11.57 Totals 8 15 10 9 5 5 1 43 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde W(8-11) 9 9 1 1 2 1 0 37 4.44 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 1 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Beattie (8) Passed Balls: Munson (7), Johnson (2) Wild Pitches: Beattie (7), Clyde (12) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph singled to center; Munson forced Randolph (shortstop to second); Jackson singled to right [Munson to second]; Piniella singled to center [Munson scored, Jackson to second]; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to right; Beattie threw a wild pitch [Manning to second]; Norris grounded out (first unassisted) [Manning to third]; Bell walked; Thornton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); White doubled to left; Dent flied out to left; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Cage struck out; Alexander singled to right; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Alexander to second]; Briggs walked; Veryzer was hit by a pitch [Alexander to third, Briggs to second]; Manning singled to left [Alexander scored, Briggs scored, Veryzer to second]; Norris tripled to center [Veryzer scored, Manning scored]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 4. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to left; Randolph stole second; Munson flied out to right; Jackson struck out; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Randolph to third]; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 3RD: TIDROW REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Thornton was called out on strikes; Cage homered; Alexander grounded out (second to first); Kuiper singled to right; Briggs singled to second [Kuiper to second]; Veryzer singled to third [Kuiper to third, Briggs to second]; Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 5. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles doubled to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nettles to third]; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 5. INDIANS 4TH: Norris singled to left; Bell singled to right [Norris scored (error by Piniella), Bell to third]; Thornton singled to left [Bell scored]; Cage doubled to left [Thornton to third]; Alexander was walked intentionally; RAJSICH REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Kuiper hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thornton scored, Cage to third]; Briggs struck out; Veryzer forced Alexander (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 8. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers walked; Randolph singled to left [Rivers to second]; Munson flied out to right; Jackson lined into a double play (third to second) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 8. INDIANS 5TH: Manning struck out; Norris walked; Bell flied out to center; Norris stole second; Munson allowed a passed ball [Norris to third]; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 8. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 8. INDIANS 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Cage made an out to shortstop; Alexander grounded out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 8. YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to center; Dent lined to second; BLAIR BATTED FOR RIVERS; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 8. INDIANS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STANLEY REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Briggs walked; Veryzer singled to left [Briggs to second]; Manning singled to first [Briggs to third, Veryzer to second]; DADE BATTED FOR NORRIS; Dade hit a sacrifice fly to right [Briggs scored, Veryzer to third]; DAVIS REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Manning out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 9. YANKEES 8TH: SPEED REPLACED DADE (PLAYING LF); Randolph singled to center; Johnson flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randolph to second]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 9. INDIANS 8TH: Thornton doubled to left; Johnson allowed a passed ball [Thornton to third]; Cage grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thornton scored (unearned)]; Alexander lined to first; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 10. YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss singled to center; Nettles walked [Chambliss to second]; White flied out to left; Stanley flied out to right; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 10.

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