October 10, 1978 World Series Game 1 at Dodger Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1978 World Series Game 1
1978 postseason: WS: NYY-LAD / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: LAD-PHI

Game 1
LAD 11
NYY  5
Game 2
LAD  4
NYY  3
Game 3
NYY  5
LAD  1
Game 4
NYY  4
LAD  3
(10) Game 5
NYY 12
LAD  2
Game 6
NYY  7
@LAD  2

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 55,997

Tuesday, October 10, 1978
Time of Game: 2:48

Yankees

Bob Lemon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  2  0    5  9  1
Dodgers         0  3  0   3  1  0   3  1  X   11 15  2

W: T John (1-0), L: E Figueroa (0-1)

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    4   0   
  P Blair CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    1   0   
R White LF                    4   0   1   0    1   3  .250  .650   28    2   0   
T Munson C                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    4   1   GDP
R Jackson DH                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .750 2.250   17    0   0   HR
L Piniella RF                 4   2   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   13    2   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500   13    0   2   
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   13    5   0   
F Stanley 2B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.667   16    4   1   2B
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  B Doyle 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Dent SS                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .250  .500   14    1   3   

E Figueroa P                                                             0   0
  K Clay P                                                               0   0
  P Lindblad P                                                           0   0
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5    2   7              143   24   7

BATTING

2B: F Stanley (1, off T John).

HR: R Jackson (1, off T John; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: R Jackson 6; F Stanley 2; R White; G Nettles; L Piniella; B Dent; C Chambliss.

GIDP: T Munson (1).

RBI: B Dent 2 (2); G Nettles (1); L Piniella (1); R Jackson (1).

2-out RBI: B Dent 2; G Nettles.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Munson-B Doyle; B Dent-F Stanley-C Chambliss.

E: B Dent (1).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   2   2   5    0   0  .400 2.000   10    1   2   2·HR
B Russell SS                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .600 1.400   12    3   5   2B
R Smith RF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .400   17    1   0   CS
S Garvey 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   2  .400  .800   18   14   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .650   21    0   4   
D Baker LF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .750 2.250   12    1   0   HR
R Monday CF                   2   2   1   0    1   1  .500 1.667   18    0   0   2B
  B North PH-CF               1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 3.000    3    0   0   2B
L Lacy DH                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .833   14    0   0   
S Yeager C                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    7   0   GDP

T John P                                                                 0   4
  T Forster P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38  11  15  10    3   4              138   27  15

BATTING

2B: B North (1, off P Lindblad); R Monday (1, off E Figueroa); B Russell (1, off D Tidrow).

HR: D Lopes 2 (2, off K Clay, off E Figueroa; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); D Baker (1, off E Figueroa; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: D Lopes 8; D Baker 6; B Russell 4; B North 2; R Monday 2; S Garvey 2; L Lacy; R Cey; R Smith.

GIDP: S Yeager (1).

RBI: D Lopes 5 (5); B North 2 (2); R Smith (1); D Baker (1); L Lacy (1).

2-out RBI: D Lopes 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey.

E: D Lopes (1); B Russell (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Smith (1, 2nd base by D Tidrow/T Munson).

PITCHING

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
E Figueroa, L (0-1)         1.2   5   3   3    1   0   2  16.20   10   38-20     1-3     32    - 
K Clay                      2.1   4   4   3    2   2   1  11.57   14   39-23     3-2          0-0
P Lindblad                  2.1   4   3   3    0   1   0  11.57   11   35-21     1-5          1-0
D Tidrow                    1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    6   26-17     1-2          1-0
Totals                      8    15  11  10    3   4   3          41  138-81     6-12         2-0

Los Angeles Dodgers        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
T John, W (1-0)             7.2   8   5   3    2   4   1   3.52   33  122-71    16-2     49    - 
T Forster                   1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    5   21-17     1-0          1-0
Totals                      9     9   5   3    2   7   1          38  143-88    17-2          1-0

K Clay faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Clay (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 55,997.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. M Rivers             CF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. R White              LF    2. B Russell            SS 
3. T Munson             C     3. R Smith              RF 
4. R Jackson            DH    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. L Piniella           RF    5. R Cey                3B 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. D Baker              LF 
7. C Chambliss          1B    7. R Monday             CF 
8. F Stanley            2B    8. L Lacy               DH 
9. B Dent               SS    9. S Yeager             C  

   E Figueroa           P        T John               P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7  R White         Walk
   OO     1--  2  T Munson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  D Lopes         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  3  B Russell       Single (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2  R Smith         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  4  S Garvey        Single to LF; Russell to 3B
   O      1-3  6  R Cey           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
          ---  6  R Jackson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru P)
   O      1--  3  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-  6  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Figueroa facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4  D Baker         Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---  6  R Monday        Double (Short LF-CF)
          -2-  5  L Lacy          Walk
   OO     12-  5  S Yeager        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Monday to 3B
   RR     --3  1  D Lopes         Home Run (Deep LF); Monday Scores
                  Ken Clay replaces Ed Figueroa pitching
   O      ---  1  B Russell       Popfly: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
          ---  6  F Stanley       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2  B Dent          Groundout: P-1B; Stanley to 3B
   O      --3  2  M Rivers        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  5  R White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Clay facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  R Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  R Cey           Walk
   O      1--  4  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Tommy John facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  T Munson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Clay facing 7-8-9
          ---  6  R Monday        Walk
   O      1--  1  L Lacy          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  2  S Yeager        Reached on E6 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Monday to 3B; Yeager to 1B
   RRR    1-3  2  D Lopes         Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Monday Scores/unER; Yeager Scores
          ---  2  B Russell       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  R Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Russell to 2B
   O      -2-  3  S Garvey        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5  F Stanley       Walk
   O      1--  4  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ken Clay facing 5-6-7
          ---  3  R Cey           Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2  D Baker         Single to RF; Cey to 3B
   R      1-3     R Monday        Wild Pitch; Cey Scores/No RBI; Baker to 2B
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Ken Clay pitching
   O      -2-  6  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4  L Lacy          Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3  S Yeager        Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 7.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  M Rivers        Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---  7  R White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  B Russell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  R Smith         Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 7.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5  R Jackson       Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---  4  L Piniella      Single to RF
   O      1--  4  G Nettles       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2  C Chambliss     Reached on E4 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Piniella to 2B; Chambliss to 1B
   O      12-  5  F Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B; Piniella to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
   RR     -23  4  B Dent          Single to LF; Piniella Scores/unER; Chambliss Scores/unER
   O      1--  1  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Blair replaces Mickey Rivers playing CF batting 1st
          ---  2  S Garvey        Single to LF
   O      1--  3  R Cey           Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  2  D Baker         Single to RF; Garvey to 3B; Baker to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Billy North pinch hits for Rick Monday batting 7th
   RR     -23  3  B North         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B); Garvey Scores; Baker Scores
   R      -2-  4  L Lacy          Single to LF; North Scores
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Paul Lindblad pitching
   O      1--  3  S Yeager        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 10.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-10, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
                  Billy North moves to CF
          ---  3  R White         Single to LF
   O      1--  2  T Munson        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3  R Jackson       Single to RF; Munson to 3B
   RO     1-3  1  L Piniella      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Munson Scores; Piniella to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-  1  G Nettles       Single to RF; Piniella Scores
                  Terry Forster replaces Tommy John pitching
          1--  3  C Chambliss     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Nettles to 2B
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Fred Stanley batting 8th
   O      12-  5  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-5, Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Doyle replaces Cliff Johnson playing 2B batting 8th
          ---  2  B Russell       Ground-rule Double (Deep RF)
   R      -2-  7  R Smith         Single to RF; Russell Scores
   OO     1--  6  S Garvey        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4  R Cey           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 11.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-11, Terry Forster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  P Blair         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  R White         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 11.

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