Five singles, a walk and two errors helped the Athletics score five runs and rout Ken Holtzman in the first inning en route to an 8-4 victory over the Yankees. Wayne Gross hit his 10th home run in the third and Earl Williams rapped No. 8 in the seventh. Rookie reliever Bob Lacey pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings to gain his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Monday, May       16, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  4
A's          5  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   8 12  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .315      North cf              3   2   1   0     2   0   .250
  Blair cf            2   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Sanguillen dh         5   1   3   2     0   0   .310
White lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .316      Page lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .354
Jackson rf            4   0   0   1     1   3   .232      Allen 1b              4   0   2   1     0   2   .262
Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   3   .286        Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
May dh                3   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Tyrone rf             3   1   0   0     0   1   .000
  Wynn ph,dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      E. Williams c,1b      4   2   2   2     0   0   .264
Nettles 3b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .202      Gross 3b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .301
Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .204
Zeber 2b              2   2   2   0     2   0   .667      Scott ss              3   0   1   1     1   0   .273
Dent ss               3   1   2   2     1   0   .245      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4   9   4     5  12             Totals               33   8  12   8     4   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 32,409
Left on Base: Yankees 11, A's 6
DP: Yankees 1, A's 0
Errors: Jackson, Chambliss, Nettles, Healy, Allen
Doubles: Zeber (1), Sanguillen (5)
Triples: Dent (1)
Home Runs: Gross (10), E. Williams (8)
Stolen Bases: North (11)
Caught Stealing: North (6), Scott (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Tyrone (1)
GIDP: Perez (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(2-3)         0.1   4   5   3   1   0   0   7   5.35
Tidrow                  5.2   6   2   1   2   5   1  24   1.75
Lyle                    2     2   1   1   1   0   1   7   1.19
Totals                  8    12   8   5   4   5   2  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  3.1   4   4   3   3   5   0  18   4.60
Lacey W(1-0)            3.2   2   0   0   1   4   0  14   0.00
Giusti                  2     3   0   0   1   3   0  10   1.80
Totals                  9     9   4   3   5  12   0  42

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to left; White lined to left; Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North stole second [North to third
(error by Healy)]; Sanguillen singled to right [North scored];
Page singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Allen singled to
center [Sanguillen scored, Page to second]; Tyrone forced Allen
(third to second) [Page to third]; E. Williams singled to right
[Page scored, Tyrone to third (error by Jackson)]; Gross reached
on an error by Chambliss [Tyrone scored (unearned), E. Williams
to second, Gross to first]; TIDROW REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING);
Perez struck out; Scott singled to center [E. Williams scored
(unearned), Gross to second]; North grounded out (pitcher to
first); 5 R (3 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; May was called out on
strikes; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen flied out to right; Page grounded out
(shortstop to first); Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Healy struck out; Zeber walked; Dent singled to
first [Zeber to second]; Rivers singled to center [Zeber scored,
Dent to second]; White reached on a fielder's choice [Dent to
third, Rivers to second (error by Allen)]; Jackson walked [Dent
scored (unearned), Rivers to third, White to second]; Chambliss
struck out; May flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tyrone struck out; E. Williams flied out to
right; Gross homered; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles singled to right; Healy flied out to left;
Zeber walked [Nettles to second]; Dent tripled to left [Nettles
scored, Zeber scored]; LACEY REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Rivers
struck out; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); North
walked; North was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Sanguillen singled to left; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson struck out; Chambliss popped to second; May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Allen singled to shortstop; Tyrone out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Allen to second]; E. Williams
grounded out (third to first); Gross was walked intentionally;
Perez forced Gross (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Healy
grounded out (third to first); Zeber doubled to left; Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Scott
grounded out (second to first); North singled to third [North to
second (error by Nettles)]; Sanguillen doubled to right [North
scored (unearned)]; Page grounded out (third to first); Allen
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 7TH: NEWMAN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING C ); E. WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Blair singled to third; White
walked [Blair to second]; Jackson struck out; Chambliss struck
out; WYNN BATTED FOR MAY; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LYLE REPLACED
TIDROW (PITCHING); Tyrone grounded out (third to first); E.
Williams homered; Gross singled to center; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 8.

YANKEES 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Nettles flied out
to left; Healy flied out to center; Zeber singled to right; Dent
walked [Zeber to second]; Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Scott walked; Scott was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second to pitcher to shortstop to first);
North grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 8.

YANKEES 9TH: White singled to right; Jackson struck out;
Chambliss singled to center [White to third]; Wynn flied out to
right; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Athletics 8.