A three-run outburst in the fifth inning propelled the A's to a 6-4 triumph over the Yankees. Mitchell Page's two-run double was the key hit of the decisive frame. It came off Sparky Lyle, who had replaced Rawly Eastwick with runners on first and third and two out. Tony Armas put the A's ahead, 6-3, when he followed with a double to score Page.

The Yanks' Don Gullett, making his first appearance of the season, was kayoed in the opening inning after Miguel Dilone hit a homer and Mario Guerrero drove in a run with a double. The crowd of 19,289 was the A's largest of the season. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      4, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  1  1    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  0
A's          2  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Dilone cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .243
Randolph 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Edwards 2b            4   2   1   0     0   1   .226
Munson c              4   1   1   0     1   2   .276      Guerrero ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .293
Jackson rf            4   2   1   1     1   1   .268      Newman 1b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .341
Piniella lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .321        Revering 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Chambliss 1b          3   1   3   1     1   0   .316      Page lf               2   1   1   2     1   0   .270
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .260        Murphy lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Johnson dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Armas dh              4   0   1   1     0   3   .279
  Spencer ph,dh       1   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Essian c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Alexander rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .208        Thomasson rf        3   1   2   1     0   1   .198
  Dent ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Duncan 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gross 3b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .213
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   3     5   4             Totals               33   6  10   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 19,289
Left on Base: Yankees 10, A's 7
DP: Yankees 1, A's 0
Errors: Lacey
Doubles: Johnson (6), Stanley (1), Guerrero (7), Page (7), Armas (1)
Home Runs: Jackson (8), Chambliss (5), Dilone (1), Thomasson (5)
Stolen Bases: Page (7), Dilone (17)
GIDP: Dilone (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 0.1   3   2   2   1   0   1   5  54.00
Eastwick L(2-1)         4.1   3   3   3   1   2   1  17   2.49
Lyle                    1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   6   4.07
Clay                    1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.81
Gossage                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.73
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   5   2  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 2.2   4   2   2   4   1   1  15   2.22
Lacey W(5-2)            4.1   5   2   1   1   1   1  19   2.06
Sosa SV(7)              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.41
Totals                  9    10   4   3   5   4   2  41

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
flied out to right; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone homered; Edwards singled to right;
Guerrero doubled to left [Edwards scored]; Newman flied out to
right [Guerrero to third]; Page walked; EASTWICK REPLACED
GULLETT (PITCHING); Page stole second; Armas struck out; Essian
walked; Alexander forced Essian (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 2ND: THOMASSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING RF); Jackson
homered; Piniella popped to catcher; Chambliss singled to
center; Nettles flied out to right; Johnson doubled to left
[Chambliss to third]; Stanley walked; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (first to pitcher); Dilone
popped to shortstop; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 3RD: GROSS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); Randolph
grounded out (second to first); Munson walked; Jackson walked
[Munson to second]; Piniella singled to left [Munson out at
third (left to third to shortstop), Jackson to second];
Chambliss walked [Jackson to third, Piniella to second]; LACEY
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Nettles walked [Jackson scored,
Piniella to third, Chambliss to second]; Johnson forced Nettles
(third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero flied out to right; Newman flied out to
center; Page flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas struck out; Essian flied out to left;
Thomasson homered; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to left; Jackson struck out;
Piniella popped to shortstop; Chambliss singled to right [Munson
to third]; Nettles reached on an error by Lacey [Munson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Chambliss out at home (first to catcher)];
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Dilone singled to right; Dilone stole second;
Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Dilone out at third
(first to third)]; Guerrero singled to left [Edwards to second];
Newman forced Guerrero (shortstop to second) [Edwards to third];
LYLE REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Page doubled to left [Edwards
scored, Newman scored]; Armas doubled to right [Page scored];
Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Johnson grounded
out (third to first); Stanley doubled to right; Rivers grounded
out (first unassisted); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first
to pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson struck out; Gross walked; Dilone
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied
out to center; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: CLAY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Edwards struck
out; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Newman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss homered; Nettles singled to second; SOSA
REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer
singled to center [Nettles to second]; WHITE BATTED FOR STANLEY;
White struck out; Rivers popped to shortstop; Randolph forced
Spencer (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DENT
REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Murphy flied out to left; Armas
struck out; Essian singled to left; Thomasson singled to right
[Essian to third]; Gross walked [Thomasson to second]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Dilone flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 9TH: REVERING REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 1B); Munson
struck out; Jackson popped to first; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Athletics 6.