The Yankees win the first game of a doubleheader, 11 – 0, but the Indians rebound to win the second, 17 – 5. Duane Kuiper ties the major-league record with two bases-loaded triples in the nightcap, only the third player (after Bill Bruton and Elmer Valo) to do so in the 20th Century.

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On July 27, 1978 — The Yankees win the first game of a doubleheader, 11 – 0, but the Indians rebound to win the second, 17 – 5. Duane Kuiper ties the major-league record with two bases-loaded triples in the nightcap, only the third player (after Bill Bruton and Elmer Valo) to do so in the 20th Century.

 

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