Consecutive run-scoring singles by Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson and Lou Piniella in the eighth inning carried the Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Indians and enabled them to retain their one-game lead over the Red Sox in the East division battle. The Indians scored their run off Jim Beattie in the top half of the eighth on a double by Tom Veryzer and single by Rick Manning.

Coming back in the home half, the Yankees sent up pinch-hitter Cliff Johnson, who drew a walk from David Clyde. Fred Stanley ran for Johnson and moved to second on a sacrifice by Mickey Rivers. The Indians switched pitchers, bringing in Jim Kern, who failed in relief.

Willie Randolph greeted Kern with an infield hit and Munson, Jackson and Piniella followed with their successive RBI singles. Rich Gossage pitched the ninth for the Yankees and gained his 26th save. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 3 8 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Rivers cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Norris lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .279 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Doyle pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .263 Munson c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .295 Cage dh 4 0 0 0 0 4 .244 Jackson dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 .276 Alexander c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Piniella rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .315 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Thomasson pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Briggs rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Veryzer ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 Stanley pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 4 1 2 9 Totals 29 3 8 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 30,253 Left on Base: Indians 4, Yankees 8 DP: Indians 2, Yankees 0 Errors: Bell Doubles: Veryzer (18) Caught Stealing: Manning (12) Sacrifice Hits: Bell (9), Rivers 2 (7) GIDP: Munson (19), White (9) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde 7.1 4 1 1 3 4 0 28 4.28 Kern L(10-10) 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 3.08 Monge 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.76 Totals 8 8 3 3 4 4 0 35 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie W(6-9) 8 4 1 1 1 7 0 28 3.73 Gossage SV(26) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 1.91 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 9 0 32 Wild Pitches: Beattie (8) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Norris flied out to left; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to third; Randolph walked; Munson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton struck out; Cage struck out; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to left; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Piniella to second]; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Briggs struck out; Veryzer singled to third; Manning forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 4TH: Norris walked; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Norris to second]; Thornton grounded out (third to first); Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph flied out to center; Munson singled to left; Jackson flied out to center; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 5TH: Alexander flied out to center; Kuiper singled to center; Beattie threw a wild pitch [Kuiper to second]; Briggs flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Chambliss lined to first; White grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Norris flied out to center; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Dent reached on an error by Bell; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Dent to second]; Randolph struck out; Munson was walked intentionally; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 7TH: Thornton struck out; Cage struck out (catcher to first); Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled to right; Chambliss made an out to third; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer doubled to right; Manning singled to right [Veryzer scored]; Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR DENT; Johnson walked; STANLEY RAN FOR JOHNSON; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stanley to second]; KERN REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Randolph singled to third [Stanley stayed at second]; DOYLE RAN FOR RANDOLPH; Munson singled to center [Stanley scored, Doyle to second]; Jackson singled to right [Doyle scored, Munson to third]; Piniella singled [Munson scored, Jackson to second]; THOMASSON RAN FOR PINIELLA; MONGE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss walked [Jackson to third, Thomasson to second]; White grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. INDIANS 9TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GOSSAGE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Norris struck out; Bell grounded out (second to first); Thornton walked; Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

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