Roy White whacked a three-run homer in support of Ed Figueroa, who yielded only five hits and pitched the Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the Athletics. White's wallop in the fourth inning, after a pass to Reggie Jackson and single by Chris Chambliss, beat Doc Medich, who pitched against his former Yankee teammates for the first time. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, May       6, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Yankees      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  9  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mallory rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Murray cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .312
  Scott ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Page lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .374      Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .275
Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   0     0   0   .278
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .327      White lf              3   1   1   3     0   0   .306
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .159
E. Williams dh        3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      May dh                3   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Perez 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .207      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Picciolo ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  North ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     2   3             Totals               31   4   9   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 17,780
Left on Base: A's 4, Yankees 4
DP: A's 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Gross, Munson
Doubles: Randolph (5), Munson (4)
Home Runs: White (2)
Stolen Bases: Page (8)
Caught Stealing: Murray (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (3)
GIDP: Murray (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(1-2)           7     9   4   4   1   1   1  30   5.51
Umbarger                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.41
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   1   1  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(3-2)         9     5   1   0   2   3   0  32   1.49
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ATHLETICS 1ST: Mallory singled to pitcher; Murray grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Mallory out at second]; Page
walked; Allen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph lined to right; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson reached on an error by Gross
[Munson out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen singled to center; Gross grounded out
(second to first) [Sanguillen to second]; E. Williams flied out
to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
singled to right; White flied out to left; Nettles flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Mallory
lined to center; Murray singled to pitcher; Murray was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: May popped to first; Dent singled to right;
Randolph popped to second; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to center; Page stole second [Page
to third (error by Munson)]; Allen struck out; Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Page scored (unearned)];
Gross grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to right; Jackson walked;
Chambliss singled to center [Jackson to third]; White homered
[Jackson scored, Chambliss scored]; Nettles flied out to left;
May singled to right [May out at second (right to shortstop)]; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: E. Williams flied out to left; Perez walked;
Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Perez to
second]; Mallory grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent lined to first; Randolph doubled to left;
Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to third];
Munson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); Page
lined to center; Allen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss
singled to second; White forced Chambliss (shortstop to second);
Nettles forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Sanguillen popped to second; Gross flied out to
center; E. Williams singled to right; Perez forced E. Williams
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: May grounded out (second to first); Dent flied out
to center; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: NORTH BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; North grounded out
(first to pitcher); Mallory grounded out (first unassisted);
Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SCOTT REPLACED
MURRAY (PLAYING SS); Rivers singled to center; Munson doubled to
right [Rivers scored]; UMBARGER REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING);
Munson was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss lined to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Allen flied
out to left; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 4.