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The New York Yankees smashed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 12 to 2, in Game 5 of the 1978 World Series on October 15, 1978.

Final

NYY

12

1

1

0

2

0

0

3

1

4

4

0

3

5

0

0

6

0

0

7

0

4

8

0

1

9

0

R

2

12

H

9

18

E

3

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

LAD

NYY

Dodgers

Single by Reggie Smith; Davey Lopes scored.

1

0

Top 3rd

LAD

NYY

Dodgers

Double by Bill Russell; Davey Lopes scored.

2

0

Bottom 3rd

LAD

NYY

Yankees

Single by Roy White; Bucky Dent scored.

2

1

Yankees

Single by Thurman Munson; Error by Reggie Smith; Mickey Rivers and Roy White scored.

2

3

Yankees

Single by Lou Piniella; Thurman Munson scored.

2

4

Bottom 4th

LAD

NYY

Yankees

Single by Mickey Rivers; Brian Doyle scored.

2

5

Yankees

Roy White grounded out; Error by Steve Garvey; Bucky Dent scored.

2

6

Yankees

Single by Thurman Munson; Mickey Rivers scored.

2

7

Bottom 7th

LAD

NYY

Yankees

Wild pitchSome( by Charlie Hough); Jim Spencer scored.

2

8

Yankees

Single by Roy White; Brian Doyle scored.

2

9

Yankees

Double by Thurman Munson; Paul Blair and Roy White scored.

2

11

Bottom 8th

LAD

NYY

Yankees

Double by Bucky Dent; Jim Spencer scored.

2

12

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