Unbeaten Ron Guidry won his 10th straight game, tossing a three-hitter as the Yankees blanked the A's, 2-0. The Yankee runs came on solo homers by Willie Randolph in the third inning and Graig Nettles in the fourth frame. Guidry lowered his ERA to 1.57. Dating back to last season, Guidry had won 18 of his last 19 decisions. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Monday, June      12, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Yankees      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Revering ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Staggs 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .250
  Page ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Chambliss dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .299
  Picciolo 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Armas cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      White lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Duncan 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Randolph 2b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .244
Thomasson rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .204      Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     1   1   .333
Newman 1b,c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alexander dh          1   0   0   0     2   1   .213
  Edwards pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .227
  Murray pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     2  11             Totals               28   2   5   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 28,457
Left on Base: A's 5, Yankees 4
DP: A's 0, Yankees 0
Home Runs: Randolph (2), Nettles (10)
Stolen Bases: Essian (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.00
Heaverlo L(2-2)         2.2   2   2   2   1   3   2  11   3.48
Lacey                   3.1   3   0   0   0   2   0  12   1.99
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2   6   2  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(10-0)          9     3   0   0   2  11   0  32   1.57
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2  11   0  32

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Staggs struck out; Guerrero
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
flied out to center; Nettles walked; Chambliss grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson singled to center;
Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer flied out to left; Jackson grounded out
(pitcher to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alexander walked; Essian forced Alexander
(shortstop to second); Essian stole second; Dilone struck out;
Staggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: HEAVERLO REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Randolph
homered; Stanley struck out; Rivers popped to second; Munson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero flied out to left; Armas grounded out
(third to first); Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles homered; Chambliss struck out; Spencer
struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Thomasson struck out; Newman struck out;
Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: White popped to shortstop; Randolph popped to
second; Stanley walked; LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING);
Rivers forced Stanley (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian struck out; Dilone grounded out (pitcher
to first); Staggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to shortstop; Nettles flied out to
left; Chambliss flied out to center; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero singled to center; Armas flied out to
center; Duncan grounded out (second to first) [Guerrero to
second]; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson struck out; White singled to center; White
was picked off first (pitcher to second); Randolph struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman struck out; Alexander walked; EDWARDS RAN
FOR ALEXANDER; Essian singled to left [Edwards to second];
MURRAY RAN FOR ESSIAN; REVERING BATTED FOR DILONE; Revering
popped to catcher; PAGE BATTED FOR STAGGS; Page grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); REVERING
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C
); MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PICCIOLO REPLACED PAGE
(PLAYING 2B); Stanley singled to left; Rivers forced Stanley
(pitcher to shortstop); Munson flied out to center; Nettles
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
struck out; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 2.