Backed by three homers, Matt Keough was able to pitch the A's to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees. Gary Thomasson started the A's barrage with a two-run blow off Andy Messersmith in the fifth inning. Mitchell Page and Dave Revering then hit back-to-back homers in the sixth.

Keough allowed only four hits and did not issue a pass in pitching the first complete game of his major league career. The Yankees scored their run in the eighth on a single by Graig Nettles and double by Jim Spencer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  2
A's          0  1  0    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Dilone cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Thomasson rf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .186
Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
  Heath c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Page lf               2   2   1   1     1   0   .267
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .326        Murphy lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .107
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Revering 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .259
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .215
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Essian c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .226
Spencer dh            3   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Alexander dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
White lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Edwards 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .225
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zeber ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Messersmith p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     0   4             Totals               29   5   6   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 14,499
Left on Base: Yankees 2, A's 5
DP: Yankees 0, A's 0
Errors: Rivers, Nettles
Doubles: Spencer (5), Guerrero (6)
Home Runs: Thomasson (4), Page (5), Revering (4)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (6)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (1), Dilone (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Essian (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(0-1)      5     6   5   4   3   2   3  24   3.60
Clay                    3     0   0   0   1   3   0  10   3.00
Totals                  8     6   5   4   4   5   3  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(3-4)           9     4   1   1   0   4   0  30   2.28
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   4   0  30

Wild Pitches: Keough (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph singled to left;
Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Munson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson
grounded out (first unassisted); Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Nettles made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page walked; Revering reached on an error by
Nettles [Page to second, Revering to first]; Gross made an out
to catcher; Essian singled to center [Page scored (unearned),
Revering to third, Essian to second (error by Rivers)];
Alexander struck out; Edwards flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to right; White singled to right;
Dent made an out to first; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone singled to catcher; Dilone was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Thomasson struck out;
Guerrero doubled to center; Page made an out to second; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross
made an out to first; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss made an out to third; Nettles flied out
to left; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first);
Edwards walked; Edwards stole second; Dilone grounded out (first
to pitcher); Thomasson homered [Edwards scored]; Guerrero
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 3.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out
to right; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page homered; Revering homered; Gross walked;
CLAY REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Essian out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Gross to second]; Alexander reached on a
fielder's choice [Gross out at third (shortstop to third)];
Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Randolph flied
out to right; Munson struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HEATH REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Dilone struck
out; Debut game for Mike Heath; Thomasson made an out to
first; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles singled to
right; Keough threw a wild pitch [Nettles to second]; Spencer
doubled to center [Nettles scored]; White made an out to
pitcher; ZEBER BATTED FOR DENT; Zeber grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED ZEBER (PLAYING SS); Murphy
struck out; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross
walked; Essian forced Gross (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph struck out;
PINIELLA BATTED FOR HEATH; Piniella grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 5.