Ron Guidry yielded only five hits in 8 2/3 innings before needing final-out help from Sparky Lyle as the Yankees shut out the Athletics, 4-0. Lyle ended game with a strikeout of pinch-hitter Rodney Scott after Guidry gave up a single and two walks to load the bases. The Yankees' scoring included homers by Cliff Johnson and Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, July      29, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   4 12  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   2   3   0     0   0   .292      Murray lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .191
Rivers cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .307      Perez 2b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .250
Munson dh             4   0   1   1     1   1   .310      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .296        Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Piniella rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .328      McKinney 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .191
  Blair rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Johnson c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Armas cf              3   0   2   0     1   1   .255
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .230      Tyrone rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Hosley dh             2   0   0   0     1   1   .125
Dent ss               3   0   2   0     1   0   .261        Mallory pr,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .164
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
                                                          Torrealba p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     2   2             Totals               31   0   5   0     5   8

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  9,450
Left on Base: Yankees 9, A's 9
DP: Yankees 1, A's 0
Doubles: Randolph (19)
Triples: Randolph (9)
Home Runs: Johnson (6), Nettles (24)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (9)
Caught Stealing: White (6)
GIDP: Sanguillen (7)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (2,by Torrealba)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(8-5)           8.2   5   0   0   5   7   0  35   3.08
Lyle SV(16)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.63
Totals                  9     5   0   0   5   8   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrealba L(3-2)        7     8   2   2   2   2   1  31   1.92
Bair                    2     4   2   2   0   0   1   9   5.26
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   2   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Torrealba (2)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph doubled to center; Rivers flied out to
center; Munson singled to left [Randolph scored]; Chambliss
flied out to center; Piniella singled to center [Munson to
second]; Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murray flied out to left; Perez struck out;
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles was hit by a pitch; White flied out to
center; Dent walked [Nettles to second]; Randolph grounded out
(second to first) [Nettles to third, Dent to second]; Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McKinney flied out to left; Gross was called out
on strikes; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss
made an out to first; Piniella singled to center; Johnson popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tyrone struck out; Hosley struck out; Picciolo
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics
0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to right; White grounded out
(second to first); Dent singled to center; Randolph forced Dent
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murray struck out; Perez walked; Sanguillen flied
out to right; McKinney walked [Perez to second]; Gross grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
struck out; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas singled to shortstop; Tyrone forced Armas
(pitcher to shortstop); Hosley flied out to center; Picciolo
forced Tyrone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to center; Johnson homered;
Nettles flied out to center; White flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Perez
singled to center; Sanguillen grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent singled to left; Randolph singled to center
[Dent out at third (center to third)]; Randolph stole second;
Rivers made an out to second; Munson was walked intentionally;
Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKinney flied out to right; Gross grounded out
(third to first); Armas singled to center; Tyrone flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Piniella
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nettles homered; White singled to
center; White was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hosley walked; MALLORY RAN FOR HOSLEY; Picciolo
struck out; Murray flied out to right; Perez singled to center
[Mallory to second]; Sanguillen forced Perez (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 9TH: MALLORY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NEWMAN
REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Dent flied out to left;
Randolph tripled to right; Rivers singled to shortstop [Randolph
scored]; Munson grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to
second]; Chambliss flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); McKinney
made an out to shortstop; Gross flied out to left; Armas walked;
Tyrone singled to left [Armas to second]; Mallory walked [Armas
to third, Tyrone to second]; LYLE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING);
SCOTT BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 0.