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The Yankees gained their 13th victory in the last 15 games, routing the Athletics, 11-2, and took over sole possession of first place in the East Division ahead of the Brewers. Roy White hit his second three-run homer in two days, plus a single for a fourth RBI. New York Yankees 11, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Saturday, May 7, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium IA's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 11 2 Yankees 2 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 x - 11 12 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Armas ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 Randolph 2b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .309 Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Zeber 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Rivers cf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .317 Scott ph,ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .310 Munson c 3 0 1 1 0 2 .313 North cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .239 Healy c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 McKinney 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Jackson rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .277 Page lf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .369 Blair rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Allen 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Chambliss 1b 5 2 2 0 0 2 .284 Mallory lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 White lf 3 1 2 4 2 0 .318 Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .327 Nettles 3b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .172 Newman c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 May dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .265 E. Williams dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Dent ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .240 Gross 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .280 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .219 Murray rf,lf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .250 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 11 2 2 10 Totals 36 11 12 10 7 6 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 19,125 Left on Base: A's 9, Yankees 9 DP: A's 1, Yankees 0 Errors: McKinney, Page Doubles: North (2), E. Williams (4), Perez (3), Jackson (6) Home Runs: Gross (7), Rivers (1), White (3), Nettles (3) Stolen Bases: Alexander (6) Caught Stealing: North (5), Randolph (2) GIDP: White (2) Hit by Pitch: Blair (1,by Norris) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(3-1) 2 5 5 4 2 3 1 13 2.73 Coleman 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 15 4.38 Norris 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 16 3.91 Totals 8 12 11 10 7 6 3 44 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(2-2) 9 11 2 2 2 10 1 38 5.73 Totals 9 11 2 2 2 10 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Norris (1) Wild Pitches: Coleman (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: Armas walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR ARMAS; Alexander stole second; North doubled to right [Alexander scored]; North was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Page flied out to left; Allen flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: PICCIOLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING SS); Randolph singled to center; Rivers singled to first [Randolph to second]; Munson singled to left [Randolph scored, Rivers to second]; Jackson reached on an error by Page [Rivers to third, Munson to second, Jackson to first]; Chambliss struck out; White grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Rivers scored (unearned) (no RBI), Jackson out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen singled to left; E. Williams struck out; Gross singled to center [Sanguillen to third]; Perez walked [Gross to second]; Murray struck out; Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); May struck out; Dent walked; Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Rivers homered [Dent scored, Randolph scored]; Munson struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5. ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Page struck out; Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 3RD: Jackson doubled to left; COLEMAN REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Chambliss struck out; White walked; Nettles struck out; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5. ATHLETICS 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); E. Williams popped to second; Gross singled to center; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 4TH: PAGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MURRAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dent flied out to center; Randolph walked; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5. ATHLETICS 5TH: Murray struck out; SCOTT BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Scott singled to shortstop; North singled to third [Scott to second]; Page was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Scott out at third (shortstop unassisted), North to second]; Allen struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 5TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Munson struck out; Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson to second]; White homered [Jackson scored, Chambliss scored]; Nettles homered; May grounded out (second to first); Dent walked; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Dent to second]; Randolph grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 9. ATHLETICS 6TH: ZEBER REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); HEALY REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for George Zeber; E. Williams doubled to right; Gross popped to second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 9. YANKEES 6TH: MCKINNEY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 1B); MALLORY REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING LF); NEWMAN REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); MURRAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); NORRIS REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Healy singled to right; Jackson popped to third; Chambliss singled to right [Healy to second]; White singled to center [Healy scored, Chambliss to second]; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss scored, White to third]; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 11. ATHLETICS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Murray popped to shortstop; Scott singled to third; McKinney flied out to center; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 11. YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to center; Zeber reached on an error by McKinney; Rivers flied out to left; Healy forced Zeber (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 11. ATHLETICS 8TH: Mallory grounded out (third to first); Newman struck out; E. Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 11. YANKEES 8TH: Blair was hit by a pitch; Chambliss popped to shortstop; White walked [Blair to second]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Blair to third, White to second]; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 11. ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross homered; Perez doubled to center; Murray struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); McKinney flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 11. |
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