A seventh-inning leadoff home run by Bucky Dent snapped a 3-3 tie, lifting the Yankees to a 5-3 triumph over the A's. Lou Piniella drove in three runs with a pair of singles, including a hit in the seventh to plate an insurance tally. Catfish Hunter got credit for his fourth straight victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    16, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  2    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   5  7  2
A's          1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .264      Dilone cf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .243
Randolph 2b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .261        Wallis ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .303        Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Chambliss 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .283        Armas cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Piniella dh           4   0   2   3     0   0   .318      Alston rf             4   0   2   1     1   0   .272
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Page lf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .290
Jackson rf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .272      Carty dh              4   1   3   2     0   0   .288
Thomasson lf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Woodard pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Duncan 3b,2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Dent ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .268      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gross 1b,3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .196
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              2   0   0   0     2   1   .230
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Revering ph,1b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Burke pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                          Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   7   5     5   4             Totals               33   3   9   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 10,394
Left on Base: Yankees 6, A's 8
DP: Yankees 2, A's 1
Errors: Munson 2, Duncan, Edwards
Doubles: Nettles (15), Carty (17)
Home Runs: Rivers (8), Dent (4), Carty (21)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (42), Edwards (24)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (6), Alston (8)
GIDP: White (7), Carty (8), Alston (1)
Hit by Pitch: Armas (2,by Gossage)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(7-4)           6     7   3   3   1   2   1  24   4.27
Lyle                    1.1   0   0   0   2   2   0   6   3.29
Gossage SV(17)          1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.88
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   5   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 5.1   4   3   1   4   1   1  25   4.41
Lacey L(8-6)            1.1   2   2   2   1   0   1   6   2.83
Sosa                    2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.59
Totals                  9     7   5   3   5   4   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers reached on an error by Edwards; Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivers to second]; Munson
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss walked; Piniella flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone singled to shortstop; Dilone stole second
[Dilone to third (error by Munson)]; Alston singled to center
[Dilone scored]; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Page walked; Carty grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles made an out to second; Jackson walked;
Thomasson flied out to right; Dent grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan flied out to right; Guerrero singled to
right; Gross flied out to center; Essian made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to left; Randolph reached on an
error by Duncan [Rivers to second]; Munson flied out to right
[Rivers stayed at second]; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rivers to third, Randolph to second]; Piniella
singled to right [Rivers scored (unearned), Randolph scored
(unearned)]; Nettles flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Dilone grounded out
(second to first); Alston grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson made an out to third; Thomasson struck out;
Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page made an out to shortstop; Carty doubled to
left; Duncan flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers homered; Randolph walked; Randolph was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Munson dropped a foul fly hit by Gross for an
error; Gross made an out to catcher; Essian struck out; Edwards
singled to left; WALLIS BATTED FOR DILONE; Edwards stole second;
Wallis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 6TH: WALLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Piniella flied
out to center; Nettles doubled to right; Jackson was walked
intentionally; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED
FOR THOMASSON; White grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Alston singled
to second; Page forced Alston (second to shortstop); Carty
homered [Page scored]; Duncan flied out to center; Guerrero
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics
3.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent homered; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson
singled to right; Chambliss walked [Munson to second]; SOSA
REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Piniella singled to center [Munson
scored, Chambliss out at third (center to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Gross struck
out; Essian walked; REVERING BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Revering
grounded out (second to first) [Essian to second]; NEWMAN BATTED
FOR WALLIS; Newman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 8TH: ARMAS REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING CF); REVERING STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Jackson struck out; White struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Alston walked; Page struck out; GOSSAGE REPLACED
LYLE (PITCHING); Carty singled to center [Alston to second];
WOODARD RAN FOR CARTY; Duncan flied out to right [Alston to
third]; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Athletics 3.

YANKEES 9TH: WOODARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dent grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rivers grounded out (third to first);
Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross flied out to left; Essian walked; Revering
singled to left [Essian to second]; BURKE RAN FOR REVERING;
Armas was hit by a pitch [Essian to third, Burke to second];
Alston grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Athletics 3.