October 15, 1978 World Series Game 5 at Yankee Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1978 World Series Game 5
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

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,448

Sunday, October 15, 1978
Time of Game: 2:56

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  3
Yankees         0  0  4   3  0  0   4  1  X   12 18  0

W: J Beattie (1-0), L: B Hooton (1-1)

Yankees

Bob Lemon

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .273  .878   16    3   5   SB,GDP
B Russell SS                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .435  .980   21    1   4   2B,SB
R Smith RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .685   10    2   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .586   16   10   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .871   15    0   0   
D Baker LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .760   21    2   0   
R Monday CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .729   12    2   0   CS
L Lacy DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .343   20    0   0   
S Yeager C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .594    8    1   0   
  J Oates PH-C                1   0   1   0    1   0 1.000 2.000    7    3   1   

B Hooton P                                                               0   0
  L Rautzhan P                                                           0   0
  C Hough P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   2   9   2    4   8              146   24  10

BATTING

2B: B Russell (2, off J Beattie).

TB: B Russell 3; D Lopes 2; J Oates; S Garvey; R Cey; R Smith; S Yeager.

GIDP: D Lopes (1).

RBI: R Smith (5); B Russell (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey; B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey.

PB: J Oates (1); S Yeager (1).

E: S Garvey (1); B Russell (3); R Smith (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes (1, 2nd base off J Beattie/T Munson); B Russell (1, 2nd base off J Beattie/T Munson).

CS: R Monday (1, 2nd base by J Beattie/T Munson).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   2   3   1    0   1  .429  .858   14    0   0   SB
  P Blair PR-CF               1   1   0   0    0   1  .429 1.071    3    0   0   
R White LF                    5   2   2   3    0   0  .350  .935   17    2   0   SB
  J Johnstone RF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
T Munson C                    5   1   3   5    0   0  .350  .935   10    8   1   2B
  M Heath C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Jackson DH                  3   0   1   0    2   1  .444 1.232   20    0   0   IW
L Piniella RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .572    9    4   0   GDP
  G Thomasson LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    4    0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286   14    1   2   GDP
J Spencer 1B                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .222  .522   19    6   0   
B Doyle 2B                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .333  .666   15    5   1   
B Dent SS                     4   2   3   1    1   1  .350  .781   28    0   2   2B

J Beattie P                                                              0   1
Totals                       42  12  18  11    4   6              153   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Dent (1, off C Hough); T Munson (3, off C Hough).

IBB: R Jackson (1, by B Hooton).

TB: T Munson 4; B Dent 4; B Doyle 3; M Rivers 3; R White 2; R Jackson; G Nettles; L Piniella; J Spencer.

GIDP: G Nettles (1); L Piniella (1).

RBI: T Munson 5 (7); R White 3 (4); M Rivers (1); L Piniella (4); B Dent (4).

2-out RBI: T Munson 3; R White; B Dent.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 9 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Nettles-B Doyle-J Spencer.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Rivers (1, 3rd base off B Hooton/S Yeager); R White (2, 2nd base off B Hooton/S Yeager).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hooton, L (1-1)              2.1   5   4   3    2   1   0   6.48   14   45-26   17· 6· 3    4· 2· 2· 3     32    -     1.43  -0.38
L Rautzhan                     1.1   3   3   3    0   0   0  13.50    6   13-9     7· 2· 0    6· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.78  -0.09
C Hough                        4.1  10   5   5    2   5   0   8.44   26   90-58   34·17· 7    5· 5· 4· 5          1-1    0.12  -0.03
Totals                         8    18  12  11    4   6   0          46  148-93   58·25·10   15· 7· 6· 8          2-1

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Beattie, W (1-0)             9     9   2   2    4   8   0   2.00   38  137-85   45·15·25    8·11· 2· 5     65    -     0.71   0.01
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   8   0          38  137-85   45·15·25    8·11· 2· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Hough (1).

IBB: B Hooton (1; R Jackson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 56,448.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   B Hooton             P        J Beattie            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  2-1  -23  3   17%  77% T Munson        B Hooton        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rivers Scores; White Scores; Munson to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw to Hm)
   b 1   1  1-0  123  3  -16%  39% L Piniella      B Hooton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-1  1--  4  -12%  25% B Russell       J Beattie       Double to LF (Line Drive); Lopes Scores
   b 3   0  2-0  12-  4   12%  54% R White         B Hooton        Single to RF (Line Drive); Dent Scores; Rivers to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  1  -10%  38% R Smith         J Beattie       Single to RF; Lopes Scores; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   46%  D Lopes         Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--      44%  B Russell       Lopes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   48%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  1   38%  R Smith         Single to RF; Lopes Scores; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  2   41%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   43%  R Cey           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   47%  M Rivers        Single to RF
          1--  4   54%  R White         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rivers to 2B; White to 1B
   O      12-  2   53%  T Munson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Rivers to 3B; White to 2B
          -23  4   54%  R Jackson       Intentional Walk
   OO     123  3   39%  L Piniella      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Beattie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   41%  D Baker         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  4   38%  R Monday        Walk
   O      1--      42%  L Lacy          Monday Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   40%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   38%  B Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Beattie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   40%  S Yeager        Flyball: RF
          ---  3   37%  D Lopes         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4   25%  B Russell       Double to LF (Line Drive); Lopes Scores
   O      -2-  5   28%  R Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  1   27%  S Garvey        Single to 3B; Russell to 3B
   O      1-3  3   30%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Burt Hooton facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   35%  B Dent          Walk
          1--  4   42%  M Rivers        Single to LF; Dent to 2B
   R      12-  4   54%  R White         Single to RF (Line Drive); Dent Scores; Rivers to 2B
          12-      60%  T Munson        Rivers Steals 3B; White Steals 2B
   RR     -23  3   77%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rivers Scores; White Scores; Munson to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw to Hm)
   O      --3  6   73%  R Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  1   78%  L Piniella      Single to LF; Munson Scores/unER
                  Lance Rautzhan replaces Burt Hooton pitching
   OO     1--  2   75%  G Nettles       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Beattie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   77%  D Baker         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  2   79%  R Monday        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  6   80%  L Lacy          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Lance Rautzhan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   79%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   80%  B Doyle         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   86%  B Dent          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Doyle to 3B; Dent to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   R      -23  2   91%  M Rivers        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Doyle Scores; Dent to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   92%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dent Scores; Rivers to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw to Hm)
                  Charlie Hough replaces Lance Rautzhan pitching
   R      --3  1   95%  T Munson        Single to RF; Rivers Scores
          1--  5   96%  R Jackson       Walk; Munson to 2B
   O      12-  4   95%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 7.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, Jim Beattie facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   93%  S Yeager        Single to LF
   O      1--  2   95%  D Lopes         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  2   92%  B Russell       Single to RF; Yeager to 3B
   O      1-3  1   95%  R Smith         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1-3      94%  S Garvey        Russell Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   97%  G Nettles       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   97%  J Spencer       Flyball: 2B
          1--      97%  B Doyle         Passed Ball; Nettles to 2B
   O      -2-  3   97%  " "             Lineout: RF
          -2-  4   97%  B Dent          Single to SS; Nettles to 3B
   O      1-3  2   96%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 7.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, Jim Beattie facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   95%  R Cey           Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  D Baker         Lineout: LF
   O      1--  5   97%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cey to 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  T Munson        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   98%  R Jackson       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   98%  L Piniella      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 7.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, Jim Beattie facing 9-1-2
                  Johnny Oates pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  J Oates         Walk
          1--  6   93%  D Lopes         Walk; Oates to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  B Russell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   98%  R Smith         Flyball: 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  S Garvey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
                  Johnny Oates moves to C
   O      ---  1   99%  G Nettles       Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   99%  J Spencer       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   99%  B Doyle         Single to RF; Spencer to 2B
          12-      99%  B Dent          Passed Ball; Spencer to 3B; Doyle to 2B
   O      -23  8   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  4  100%  M Rivers        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Spencer Scores/No RBI; Doyle to 3B; Rivers to 1B
                  Paul Blair pinch runs for Mickey Rivers batting 1st
   R      1-3  4  100%  R White         Single to RF (Line Drive); Doyle Scores; Blair to 2B
   RR     12-  1  100%  T Munson        Double (Deep LF-CF); Blair Scores; White Scores
   O      -2-  1  100%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 11.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-11, Jim Beattie facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Thomasson replaces Lou Piniella playing LF batting 5th; Paul Blair moves to CF; Jay Johnstone replaces Roy White playing RF batting 2nd
          ---  1  100%  R Cey           Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8  100%  D Baker         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  R Monday        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2  100%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-2, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  100%  G Thomasson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  G Nettles       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  J Spencer       Walk
          1--  3  100%  B Doyle         Single to RF; Spencer to 2B
   R      12-  6  100%  B Dent          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Spencer Scores; Doyle to 3B
   O      -23  3  100%  P Blair         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 12.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-12, Jim Beattie facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Heath replaces Thurman Munson playing C batting 3rd
          ---  2  100%  J Oates         Single to CF
   OO     1--  2  100%  D Lopes         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  B Russell       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 12.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA197810150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation