New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 0 Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Yankees 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 7 11 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Rivers cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .266 Norris lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Blair cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Munson c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .298 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 Jackson rf 3 2 1 1 1 2 .276 Cage dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Nettles 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .276 Alexander c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .275 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 White lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .268 Briggs rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .156 Spencer dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 5 0 2 5 Totals 33 7 11 7 1 2 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 55,219 Left on Base: Indians 7, Yankees 4 DP: Indians 1, Yankees 0 Doubles: Manning (26), Chambliss (26) Home Runs: Jackson (26) Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (9) GIDP: Dent (9) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton L(12-11) 0 5 5 5 1 0 0 6 3.86 Wise 8 6 2 2 0 2 1 29 4.34 Totals 8 11 7 7 1 2 1 35 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(20-9) 9 5 0 0 2 5 0 34 2.99 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 5 0 34 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill INDIANS 1ST: Manning doubled to center; Norris flied out to center; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Munson singled to center [Rivers to second]; Jackson walked [Rivers to third, Munson to second]; Nettles singled to right [Rivers scored, Munson to third, Jackson to second]; Chambliss doubled to left [Munson scored, Jackson scored, Nettles to third]; White singled to right [Nettles scored, Chambliss scored]; WISE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Spencer singled to second [White to second]; Doyle forced White (first to third) [Spencer to second]; Dent grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Doyle out at second]; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5. INDIANS 2ND: Cage grounded out (second to first); Alexander made an out to second; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 2ND: Rivers singled to right; Munson singled to center [Rivers to third]; Jackson struck out; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; Chambliss flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. INDIANS 3RD: Briggs flied out to center; Veryzer singled to center; Manning grounded out (first to pitcher) [Veryzer to second]; Norris walked; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer flied out to right; Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to center; Cage singled to left; Alexander flied out to center; Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. YANKEES 4TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers flied out to right; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. INDIANS 5TH: Briggs struck out; Veryzer flied out to center; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson homered; Nettles lined to second; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); White singled to right; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7. INDIANS 6TH: Norris flied out to left; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton walked; Cage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 6TH: Doyle flied out to left; Dent lined to center; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7. INDIANS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Alexander struck out; Kuiper flied out to left; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 7TH: Munson singled to left; Jackson struck out; Nettles flied out to right; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7. INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning singled to right; Norris grounded out (third to first) [Manning to second]; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to center; Spencer made an out to catcher; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7. INDIANS 9TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cage struck out; Alexander singled to center; Kuiper forced Alexander (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7.

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