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Mariners
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 2, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, played on September 2, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Colborn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,530 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Jim McKean |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Bruce Bochte | DH |
| Dan Meyer | First Baseman |
| Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
| Tom Paciorek | Left Fielder |
| Bill Plummer | Catcher |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Gary Thomasson | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 2, 1978
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Figueroa
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Figueroa
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Figueroa
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Figueroa
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bochte vs. Figueroa
Bochte hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Colborn
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Colborn
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Colborn
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Colborn
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Colborn
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Colborn
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Figueroa
Meyer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Figueroa
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Figueroa
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Figueroa
Plummer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Plummer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Figueroa
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Colborn
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Colborn
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Figueroa
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Figueroa
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Figueroa
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bochte vs. Figueroa
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. Reynolds moves to third. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meyer vs. Figueroa
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stein vs. Figueroa
Stein hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Colborn
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Colborn
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Colborn
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Colborn
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Colborn
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Figueroa
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Figueroa
Plummer bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Randolph covering, for the out. Paciorek moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Figueroa
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Figueroa
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Colborn
Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Colborn
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Colborn
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to third for the out. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Colborn
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Colborn
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Figueroa
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Figueroa
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Figueroa
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Figueroa
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Colborn
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Colborn
Jackson hits a popup in front of the plate. Plummer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Colborn
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Colborn
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Figueroa
Stein hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Figueroa
Paciorek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Figueroa
Plummer strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Figueroa
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Colborn
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Colborn
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Rawley
Shane Rawley now pitching.
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomasson scores. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Rawley
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Dent moves to third. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent scores. Rivers scores. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Todd
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph moves to third. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Todd
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Figueroa
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Figueroa
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Figueroa
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Todd
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Todd
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Todd
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Figueroa
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Figueroa
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meyer for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Figueroa
Stein hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Todd
Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Todd
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Todd
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Figueroa
Paciorek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Paciorek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Figueroa
John Hale pinch hits for Bill Plummer.
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Paciorek moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Figueroa
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paciorek scores. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Figueroa
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1978 -- Seattle at New York (N)
Seattle AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cruz J, 2b 5 0 0 1 Rivers M, cf 5 1 2 1
Reynolds C, ss 5 0 2 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 1 1 0
Jones R, cf 4 0 2 0 Munson T, c 3 0 1 2
Roberts L, rf 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 3 1 1 2
Bochte B, dh 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 2 0
Meyer D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 1
Stein B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Spencer J, dh 4 0 1 0
Paciorek T, lf 4 1 3 0 Thomasson G, lf 4 1 2 0
Plummer B, c 2 0 1 0 Dent B, ss 4 1 2 0
Hale J, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 2 10 2 35 6 13 6
Seattle 010 000 001 -- 2
New York 200 103 00x -- 6
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn J (L) 5.1 10 5 5 2 3
Rawley S* 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Todd J 2.2 2 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Seattle 2
LOB -- Seattle 9, New York 8
2B -- Plummer B, Paciorek T
HR -- Jackson R, Meyer D, Chambliss C
SH -- Plummer B
T -- 2:16
A -- 18530
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