Reggie Jackson boosted his career RBI total to 1,001 with a grand-slam homer as the Yankees trounced the A's, 7-1. Mickey Rivers hit two solo shots. With the score tied, 1-1, Willie Randolph opened the Yankee sixth with a single and both Lou Piniella and Graig Nettles walked to set the stage for Jackson's second slam of the season and seventh of his career. Ron Guidry gained his 18th victory, pitching eight innings before yielding the mound to Rich Gossage. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, August    25, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  4    2  0  x  -   7  8  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wallis cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .279      Rivers cf             4   2   2   2     0   2   .261
Alston rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Randolph 2b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .271
Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Munson c              2   0   1   1     1   0   .299
Carty dh              3   0   2   0     1   0   .295      Piniella dh           3   1   1   0     1   1   .317
Duncan 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .278      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .263
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Jackson rf            3   1   1   4     1   0   .277
Revering 1b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .269      White lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Gross 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Blair lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .168
Robinson c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .333      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     4   6             Totals               31   7   8   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 29,010
Left on Base: A's 9, Yankees 5
DP: A's 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Robinson, Johnson, Randolph
Doubles: Carty (19)
Home Runs: Rivers 2 (10), Jackson (18)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (25)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (7)
GIDP: Carty (9), Jackson (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(10-7)         6     5   5   5   3   3   2  26   2.89
Heaverlo                1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   3.23
Broberg                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.60
Totals                  8     8   7   7   4   3   3  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(18-2)          8     5   1   1   4   5   0  33   1.77
Gossage                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.08
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: Johnson (3), Guidry (7)

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Jim Dunne, 2B - Richie Lazar, 3B - Lester Fuchs


ATHLETICS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day
strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Richie Lazar,
Lester Fuchs and Jim Dunne; Wallis made an out to first;
BLAIR REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Alston struck out; Page
reached on an error by Randolph; Carty walked [Page to second];
Duncan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers homered; Randolph flied out to left; Munson
walked; Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero struck out; Revering walked; Robinson
flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles flied out to right; Jackson reached on an
error by Johnson; Blair flied out to left; Dent flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis walked; Alston struck out; Page singled to
left [Wallis to second]; Carty grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers struck out; Randolph grounded out (third to
first); Munson singled to center; Johnson threw a wild pitch
[Munson to second]; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan singled to left; Guidry threw a wild pitch
[Duncan to second]; Guerrero walked; Revering flied out to right
[Duncan to third]; Robinson singled to right [Duncan scored,
Guerrero to second]; Edwards flied out to center; Wallis made an
out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
singled to left; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Alston flied out to right; Page struck out; Carty
doubled to right; Duncan made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Blair made an out to first; Dent flied out to
center; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering struck out; Dave Revering ejected by HP umpire Al
Forman; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: GROSS REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 1B); Randolph
singled to right; Munson grounded out (second to first)
[Randolph to second]; Piniella was walked intentionally;
Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles walked [Randolph to third,
Piniella to second]; Jackson homered [Randolph scored, Piniella
scored, Nettles scored]; Blair flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards lined to shortstop; Wallis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alston grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Dent made an
out to third; Rivers homered; Randolph singled to right;
Randolph stole second [Randolph to third (error by Robinson)];
Munson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randolph scored]; Piniella
singled to center; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page flied out to left; Carty singled to center;
Duncan lined to third; Guerrero popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); BROBERG
REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Nettles made an out to third;
Jackson walked; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jackson
to second]; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Yankees 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Gross made an
out to catcher; Robinson struck out; Edwards singled to
shortstop; Wallis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 7.