Continuing his unbeaten streak, Ron Guidry gained his eighth victory when the Yankees defeated the A's, 3-1. The Yanks scored all their runs off John Henry Johnson in the first inning on a pass to Willie Randolph, singles by Lou Piniella and Chris Chambliss, another walk to Graig Nettles and a single by Cliff Johnson. New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 1Game Played on Friday, June 2, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumYankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .270 Dilone cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .235 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Edwards 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Munson c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Staggs ph,2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Piniella lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .328 Guerrero ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289 Chambliss 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .310 Page lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Nettles 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .257 Newman c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .375 Johnson dh 3 0 1 2 0 0 .200 Revering ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Spencer ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Duncan 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blair rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .196 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Dent ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Armas dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 .224 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 9 3 6 2 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 13 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 18,993 Left on Base: Yankees 11, A's 5 DP: Yankees 0, A's 2 Errors: Duncan Home Runs: Alexander (10) Stolen Bases: Randolph (12) Caught Stealing: Dilone (8), Edwards (7) Sacrifice Hits: Dent (3) GIDP: Randolph 2 (6) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(8-0) 8.1 6 1 1 2 11 1 31 1.80 Gossage SV(7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.74 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 13 1 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson L(4-3) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 7 2.04 Heaverlo 4.1 5 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.70 Langford 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 14 2.68 Totals 9 9 3 3 6 2 0 41 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph walked; Munson flied out to center; Piniella singled to center [Randolph to third]; Chambliss singled to center [Randolph scored, Piniella to second]; Nettles walked [Piniella to third, Chambliss to second]; Johnson singled to right [Piniella scored, Chambliss scored, Nettles to third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Blair walked [Johnson to second]; Dent grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone made an out to second; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Guerrero flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 2ND: Rivers made an out to third; Randolph singled to left; Randolph stole second; Munson reached on an error by Duncan; Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page grounded out (second to first); Newman struck out; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Johnson forced Nettles (third to second); Blair struck out; Dent singled to shortstop [Johnson to second]; Rivers made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (third to first); Essian struck out; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson singled to left; Piniella singled to center [Munson to second]; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Dilone singled to center; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Edwards walked; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair made an out to second; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Page struck out; Newman struck out; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 6TH: LANGFORD REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Rivers singled to center; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at second]; Munson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas struck out; Essian singled to shortstop; Alexander struck out; Dilone singled to third [Essian to second]; STAGGS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Staggs struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 7TH: STAGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles walked; SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Guerrero singled to right; Page struck out; Newman flied out to left; Duncan forced Guerrero (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 8TH: Blair walked; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Blair to second]; Rivers was walked intentionally; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas struck out; Essian flied out to left; Alexander homered; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 1. YANKEES 9TH: Munson made an out to second; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Staggs walked; Guerrero singled to left [Staggs to second]; Page forced Guerrero (shortstop to second) [Staggs to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); REVERING BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Revering struck out; GROSS BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 1. |
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