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Series
Results
NYY
@LAD		5
11
NYY
@LAD		3
4
LAD
@NYY		1
5
LAD
@NYY		3
4		 
(10)
LAD
@NYY		2
12
NYY
@LAD		7
2
Tuesday, October 10, 1978
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 55,997, Time of Game: 2:48
Yankees
5
 at Dodgers
11
W: Tommy John (2-0)
L: Ed Figueroa (0-2)
 
                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

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Rivers CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .745 -0.083 0.64 0.000 -0.083 -1.2 4 0
   Paul Blair CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 1 0
Roy White LF 4 0 1 0 1 3 .300 .864 -0.004 0.36 0.027 -0.031 0.0 2 0
Thurman Munson C 4 1 0 0 0 1 .227 .636 -0.073 0.53 0.000 -0.073 -1.1 4 1 GDP
Reggie Jackson DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 .529 1.689 0.035 0.40 0.048 -0.013 1.9 HR
Lou Piniella RF 4 2 1 1 0 0 .238 .476 -0.038 0.55 0.008 -0.046 0.1 2 0
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .316 .895 -0.028 0.48 0.004 -0.032 0.2 0 2
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .368 .737 -0.024 0.42 0.014 -0.038 0.1 5 0
Fred Stanley 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .804 0.051 0.45 0.058 -0.008 0.4 4 1 2B
   Cliff Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.4
   Brian Doyle 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Bucky Dent SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .211 .421 -0.005 0.45 0.020 -0.025 1.1 1 3
Ed Figueroa P 0 0
   Ken Clay P 0 0
   Paul Lindblad P 0 0
   Dick Tidrow P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 9 5 2 7 .250 .651 -0.178 0.46 0.179 -0.358 1.0 24 7
2B: F Stanley (1, off T John).
HR: R Jackson (3, 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 (2).
RBI: B Dent 2 (6); R Jackson (7); G Nettles (3); L Piniella (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 (2).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 5 2 2 5 0 0 .391 1.435 0.210 0.59 0.232 -0.022 3.2 1 2 2·HR
Bill Russell SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 .455 1.024 0.022 0.18 0.028 -0.005 0.9 3 5 2B
Reggie Smith RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .190 .465 -0.037 0.28 0.001 -0.038 -0.4 1 0 CS
Steve Garvey 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 .391 1.435 0.019 0.26 0.030 -0.010 -0.2 14 0
Ron Cey 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .300 .891 -0.042 0.38 0.010 -0.051 -0.1 0 4
Dusty Baker LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .526 1.380 0.119 0.41 0.130 -0.010 2.6 1 0 HR
Rick Monday CF 2 2 1 0 1 1 .250 .857 0.068 0.39 0.070 -0.001 0.6 0 0 2B
   Bill North PH-CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 .111 .333 0.010 0.15 0.010 0.000 1.3 0 0 2B
Lee Lacy DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .533 0.011 0.45 0.026 -0.015 0.5
Steve Yeager C 4 1 0 0 0 0 .176 .616 -0.059 0.55 0.029 -0.088 -1.0 7 0 GDP
Tommy John P 0 4
   Terry Forster P 0 0
Team Totals 38 11 15 10 3 4 .395 1.150 0.321 0.38 0.566 -0.240 7.4 27 15
2B: B North (1, off P Lindblad); R Monday (1, off E Figueroa); B Russell (2, off D Tidrow).
HR: D Lopes 2 (4, 1 off K Clay, 1 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 (10); B North 2 (2); L Lacy (1); D Baker (2); R Smith (2).
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 (3); B Russell (1).
Baserunning
CS: R Smith (1, 2nd base by D Tidrow/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Figueroa, L (0-2) 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 2 20.25 10 32 -0.225 1.09 -2.2
Ken Clay 2.1 4 4 3 2 2 1 4.50 14 0 0 -0.079 0.28 -3.6
Paul Lindblad 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 11.57 11 1 0 -0.017 0.07 -1.5
Dick Tidrow 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.91 6 1 0 -0.002 0.01 -0.1
Team Totals 8 15 11 10 3 4 3 11.25 41 32 2 0 -0.323 0.46 -7.4
K Clay faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, W (2-0) 7.2 8 5 3 2 4 1 1.62 33 49 0.172 0.51 -1.6
Terry Forster 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 5 1 0 0.005 0.10 0.7
Team Totals 9 9 5 3 2 7 1 3.00 38 49 1 0 0.177 0.38 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: K Clay (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Marty Springstead, LF - Frank Pulli, RF - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 55,997.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Mickey Rivers CF 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Roy White LF 2 Bill Russell SS
3 Thurman Munson C 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Reggie Jackson DH 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Lou Piniella RF 5 Ron Cey 3B
6 Graig Nettles 3B 6 Dusty Baker LF
7 Chris Chambliss 1B 7 Rick Monday CF
8 Fred Stanley 2B 8 Lee Lacy DH
9 Bucky Dent SS 9 Steve Yeager C
Ed Figueroa P Tommy John P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  RR LAD D. Lopes E. Figueroa 16% 82% Home Run (Deep LF); Monday Scores
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R LAD D. Baker E. Figueroa 11% 66% Home Run (Deep LF)
b2 1-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO LAD S. Yeager E. Figueroa -9% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Monday to 3B
b4 3-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR LAD D. Lopes K. Clay 7% 97% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Monday Scores/unER; Yeager Scores
t3 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY F. Stanley T. John -6% 76% Double (LF-CF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY M. Rivers T. John 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY R. White T. John -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO NYY T. Munson T. John 5% 55% 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, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O LAD D. Lopes E. Figueroa -2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  LAD B. Russell E. Figueroa 2% 55% Single (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O LAD R. Smith E. Figueroa -3% 52% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  LAD S. Garvey E. Figueroa 3% 55% Single to LF; Russell to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O LAD R. Cey E. Figueroa -5% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY R. Jackson T. John -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O NYY L. Piniella T. John 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY G. Nettles T. John 2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jackson to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYY C. Chambliss T. John 3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R LAD D. Baker E. Figueroa 11% 66% Home Run (Deep LF)
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  LAD R. Monday E. Figueroa 6% 72% Double (Short LF-CF)
b2 1-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  LAD L. Lacy E. Figueroa 2% 74% Walk
b2 1-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO LAD S. Yeager E. Figueroa -9% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Monday to 3B
b2 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  RR LAD D. Lopes E. Figueroa 16% 82% Home Run (Deep LF); Monday Scores
Ken Clay replaces Ed Figueroa pitching
b2 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD B. Russell K. Clay -1% 81% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY F. Stanley T. John -6% 76% Double (LF-CF)
t3 0-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O NYY B. Dent T. John 2% 78% Groundout: P-1B; Stanley to 3B
t3 0-3 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O NYY M. Rivers T. John 5% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-3 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYY R. White T. John 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 3-4-5
b3 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD R. Smith K. Clay -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD S. Garvey K. Clay -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  LAD R. Cey K. Clay 1% 84% Walk
b3 3-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O LAD D. Baker K. Clay -1% 83% 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, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY T. Munson T. John 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY R. Jackson T. John 1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY L. Piniella T. John 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  LAD R. Monday K. Clay 1% 89% Walk
b4 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD L. Lacy K. Clay -1% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 3-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  LAD S. Yeager K. Clay 3% 91% Reached on E6 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Monday to 3B; Yeager to 1B
b4 3-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR LAD D. Lopes K. Clay 7% 97% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Monday Scores/unER; Yeager Scores
b4 6-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  LAD B. Russell K. Clay 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 6-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD R. Smith K. Clay -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Russell to 2B
b4 6-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O LAD S. Garvey K. Clay -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 6.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t5 0-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY G. Nettles T. John 1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 0-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY C. Chambliss T. John 0% 98% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t5 0-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY F. Stanley T. John -0% 98% Walk
t5 0-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Dent T. John 0% 98% 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, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 5-6-7
b5 6-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  LAD R. Cey K. Clay 0% 99% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b5 6-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  LAD D. Baker K. Clay 1% 99% Single to RF; Cey to 3B
b5 6-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R LAD R. Monday K. Clay 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Cey Scores; Baker to 2B
Paul Lindblad replaces Ken Clay pitching
b5 7-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O LAD R. Monday P. Lindblad -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 7-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O LAD L. Lacy P. Lindblad -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
b5 7-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O LAD S. Yeager P. Lindblad -0% 99% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 7.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t6 0-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY M. Rivers T. John 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-7 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY R. White T. John 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Munson T. John 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Yankees' Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
b6 7-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD D. Lopes P. Lindblad -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 7-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD B. Russell P. Lindblad -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b6 7-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD R. Smith P. Lindblad -0% 99% 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, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t7 0-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R NYY R. Jackson T. John -1% 99% Home Run (Deep RF)
t7 1-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY L. Piniella T. John -1% 98% Single to RF
t7 1-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY G. Nettles T. John 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY C. Chambliss T. John -1% 98% Reached on E4 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Piniella to 2B; Chambliss to 1B
t7 1-7 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O NYY F. Stanley T. John 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B; Piniella to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
t7 1-7 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RR NYY B. Dent T. John -2% 97% Single to LF; Piniella Scores/unER; Chambliss Scores/unER
t7 3-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Rivers T. John 1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Dodgers 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Yankees' Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
Paul Blair replaces Mickey Rivers playing CF batting 1st
b7 7-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD S. Garvey P. Lindblad 0% 98% Single to LF
b7 7-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O LAD R. Cey P. Lindblad -0% 98% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b7 7-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  LAD D. Baker P. Lindblad 1% 98% Single to RF; Garvey to 3B; Baker to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
Bill North pinch hits for Rick Monday (CF) batting 7th
b7 7-3 1 -23 3,(2-0)  RR LAD B. North P. Lindblad 1% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Garvey Scores; Baker Scores
b7 9-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R LAD L. Lacy P. Lindblad 0% 100% Single to LF; North Scores
Dick Tidrow replaces Paul Lindblad pitching
b7 10-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O LAD S. Yeager D. Tidrow -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 10-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O LAD D. Lopes D. Tidrow -0% 100% 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, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 2-3-4
Bill North moves from PH to CF
t8 3-10 0 --- 3,(0-2)  NYY R. White T. John -0% 99% Single to LF
t8 3-10 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY T. Munson T. John 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 3-10 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY R. Jackson T. John -0% 99% Single to RF; Munson to 3B
t8 3-10 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO NYY L. Piniella T. John 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Munson Scores; Piniella to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t8 4-10 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R NYY G. Nettles T. John -0% 99% Single to RF; Piniella Scores
Terry Forster replaces Tommy John pitching
t8 5-10 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY C. Chambliss T. Forster -0% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Nettles to 2B
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Fred Stanley (2B) batting 8th
t8 5-10 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O NYY C. Johnson T. Forster 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-5, Yankees' Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
Brian Doyle replaces Cliff Johnson (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
b8 10-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD B. Russell D. Tidrow 0% 100% Ground-rule Double (Deep RF)
b8 10-5 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  R LAD R. Smith D. Tidrow 0% 100% Single to RF; Russell Scores
b8 11-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO LAD S. Garvey D. Tidrow -0% 100% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b8 11-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD R. Cey D. Tidrow -0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 11.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-11, Dodgers' Terry Forster facing 9-1-2
t9 5-11 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Dent T. Forster 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-11 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY P. Blair T. Forster 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-11 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O NYY R. White T. Forster 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 11.

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