Indians @ Yankees
July 27, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 0 5 2
Yankees 11 17 2
Top 9 R H E
Indians 0 5 2
Yankees 11 17 2

Larvell Blanks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .000 .276
At Bats 3 154
Hits 0 38
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 17

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 1 7
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Yankee Stadium - July 27, 1978
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Mike Heath
Chris Chambliss
Brian Doyle
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Gary Thomasson
Paul Blair
Jay Johnstone
Larvell Blanks
Paul Dade
Johnny Grubb

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 0 5 2 7
New York Yankees 11 17 2 9
Winning Pitcher Ed Figueroa
Losing Pitcher David Clyde
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Thurman Munson
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Alexander strikes out.
Top 9 Paul Dade pinch hits for Bernie Carbo. Dadehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Heath interferes with Dade who is awarded first base. Grubb moves to second.
Top 9 Thornton hits a popup in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Speed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Mike Heath now catching. Jay Johnstone now playing right field. Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carbo takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to third. Thornton moves to second.
Top 7 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Grubb hits a fly ball towards left. Thomasson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thomasson. Grubb moves to second.
Bottom 6 Blair hits a popup towards third. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gary Thomasson now playing left field. Brian Doyle now playing second base. Speed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. Thomasson moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Lou Piniella. Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Carbo hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grubb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Grubb reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson is hit by the pitch. Blair moves to second.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Speed hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Paul Blair now playing center field. Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into right field. Speed picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Speed. Jackson scores. Nettles goes all the way around to score. White moves to third.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Chambliss moves to third.
Bottom 2 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Piniella reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Speed who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. Blair goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers. Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 2 Stanley bunts towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alexander strikes out.
Top 2 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. Chambliss moves to second.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.