A homer by Graig Nettles in the eighth inning broke a tie and carried the Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the A's, who went down to their sixth straight defeat. The Yankees scored twice in the third on a pair of wild pitches by Matt Keough.

The A's came back and eventually took a 4-3 lead in the seventh on singles by Bruce Robinson and Mike Edwards around a walk. The Yankees tied the score in their half with a single by Mickey Rivers and double by Thurman Munson before Nettles decided the game with his homer off Bob Lacey. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    26, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  8  0
Yankees      0  0  2    1  0  0    1  1  x  -   5  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Rivers cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .262
  Wallis ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Alston rf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .246      Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .298
Revering 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .277
Carty dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .295      Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .316
Page lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .289      Nettles 3b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .264
Robinson c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .320      Chambliss 1b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .287
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Thomasson lf          2   1   0   1     1   2   .226
  Burke pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Duncan 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Woodard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Edwards 2b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .265
  Armas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     2   2             Totals               28   5   7   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 53,883
Left on Base: A's 5, Yankees 6
DP: A's 1, Yankees 0
Doubles: Revering (18), Carty (20), Chambliss (22), Munson (23)
Home Runs: Nettles (21)
Stolen Bases: Alston (7), Jackson (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomasson (1)
GIDP: Nettles (18)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough                  6.2   6   4   4   5   3   0  30   3.07
Lacey L(8-8)            1.1   1   1   1   0   2   1   5   2.73
Totals                  8     7   5   5   5   5   1  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  6     5   3   3   1   1   0  23   3.76
Lyle W(9-2)             3     3   1   1   1   1   0  13   3.33
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   2   0  36

Wild Pitches: Keough 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Alston
grounded out (second to first); Revering flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
singled to center; Robinson flied out to center; Guerrero
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson made an out to second; Piniella singled to
left; Nettles grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan made an out to catcher; Edwards grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dilone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss doubled to left; Thomasson walked; Dent
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chambliss to third,
Thomasson to second]; Keough threw a wild pitch [Chambliss
scored, Thomasson to third]; Keough threw a wild pitch
[Thomasson scored]; Rivers walked; Randolph grounded out (third
to first) [Rivers to second]; Munson made an out to second; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alston singled to second; Revering doubled to
left [Alston to third]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Alston scored, Revering to third]; Page singled to right
[Revering scored]; Robinson flied out to center [Page to
second]; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to shortstop; Jackson stole second;
Piniella struck out; Nettles walked; Chambliss singled to left
[Jackson to third, Nettles to second]; Thomasson hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Jackson scored]; Dent flied out to left;
Athletics Coach Red Schoendienst ejected by HP umpire Dale Ford
sometime in fifth; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
struck out; Dilone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); Randolph
struck out; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alston walked; Alston stole second; Revering
grounded out (third to first); Carty doubled to left [Alston
scored, Carty out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Page
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella
flied out to left; Nettles walked; Chambliss walked [Nettles to
second]; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
3, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Robinson singled
to right; Guerrero made an out to first; Duncan walked [Robinson
to second]; WOODARD RAN FOR DUNCAN; Edwards singled to left
[Robinson scored, Woodard to second]; WALLIS BATTED FOR DILONE;
Wallis flied out to center [Woodard to third, Edwards to
second]; Alston struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: WALLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GROSS REPLACED
WOODARD (PLAYING 3B); Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers
singled to right; Randolph flied out to left; Munson doubled to
left [Rivers scored]; LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Jackson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering flied out to right; Carty flied out to
right; Page made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Nettles homered;
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Thomasson struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero singled to right; BURKE RAN FOR GUERRERO; Gross flied
out to center; ARMAS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Armas flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 5.