Rickey Henderson stole his 37th and 38th bases in 37 games as the A's outlasted the Yankees, 7-6. The A's took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a throwing error by New York left fielder Dave Winfield and an RBI single by Davey Lopes, and added a run in the second on Jimmy Sexton's single. Lopes, Mike Heath and Wayne Gross rapped RBI singles in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 6
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1982 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  1  0    0  1  0    2  2  0  -   6 10  1
A's          2  1  0    3  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .269
Murcer dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .225        Burroughs rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hobson ph,dh        2   1   1   0     0   0   .357      Murphy cf             4   1   0   0     1   2   .180
Winfield lf           3   1   1   0     2   0   .300      Johnson dh            4   2   2   1     1   0   .242
Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   2     0   0   .211      Rudi rf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .229
  Collins pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Meyer ph,rf,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Gamble rf             1   1   0   0     1   1   .176      Lopes 2b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .286
  Piniella ph,rf      3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Heath c               4   0   1   1     1   0   .224
Smalley 3b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .225      Moore 1b              2   1   2   0     0   0   .308
Wynegar c             4   0   3   1     1   0   .237        Gross ph,1b         3   0   2   1     0   0   .256
  Randolph pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Phillips ss           0   0   0   0     2   0   .235
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .165      Sexton 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .273
  Balboni ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .300      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robertson 2b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .200        Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Righetti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morgan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   5     7   4             Totals               34   7  11   6     7   5

Time of Game: 3:42   Attendance: 48,137
Left on Base: Yankees 11, A's 12
DP: Yankees 0, A's 2
Errors: Winfield, Heath, Phillips, Sexton
Doubles: Johnson (3), Gross (2)
Triples: Winfield (1)
Home Runs: Robertson (1)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (38)
Caught Stealing: Collins (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Phillips (1)
GIDP: Wynegar (3), Dent (3)
Hit by Pitch: Phillips (1,by Frazier)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Righetti L(2-3)         3.2   6   6   5   6   3   0  23   5.26
Frazier                 1.2   5   1   1   1   2   0  12   2.75
Morgan                  2.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.78
Totals                  8    11   7   6   7   5   0  43

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(3-1)          5     4   2   1   3   2   1  22   4.18
Underwood               0     0   0   0   2   0   0   3   3.78
McLaughlin              0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.40
Owchinko                1     2   2   2   1   0   0   7   3.38
Beard SV(3)             2.1   4   2   2   0   2   0  10   2.29
Totals                  9    10   6   5   7   4   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Frazier (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: Griffey made an out to second; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); Winfield walked; Mayberry flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy
walked; Johnson singled to left [Murphy scored (error by
Winfield) (no RBI), Johnson to second]; Rudi flied out to right
[Johnson to third]; Lopes singled to center [Johnson scored
(unearned)]; Heath forced Lopes (third to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble walked; Smalley walked [Gamble to second];
Gamble was picked off second but was safe on an error by Heath
[Gamble to third]; Wynegar grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gamble scored (unearned),
Smalley out at second]; Dent reached on an error by Phillips;
Robertson flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Moore singled to center; Phillips out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Moore to second]; Sexton
singled to center [Moore scored]; Henderson walked [Sexton to
second]; Murphy made an out to second; Johnson flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Griffey flied out to center; Murcer struck out;
Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi made an out to second; Lopes flied out to
left; Heath walked; Moore singled to left [Heath to third];
Phillips walked [Moore to second]; Sexton struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Mayberry made an out to second; Gamble was called
out on strikes; Smalley singled to center; Wynegar singled to
left [Smalley to second]; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy struck out; Johnson walked; Rudi walked [Johnson to
second]; Lopes singled to center [Johnson scored, Rudi to
third]; FRAZIER REPLACED RIGHETTI (PITCHING); Heath singled to
right [Rudi scored, Lopes to third]; GROSS BATTED FOR MOORE;
Gross singled to right [Lopes scored, Heath to third]; Phillips
walked [Gross to second]; Sexton struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 5TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Robertson
homered; Griffey flied out to right; Murcer flied out to center;
Winfield tripled to right; Mayberry flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole
second; Murphy was called out on strikes; Henderson stole third;
Johnson doubled to left [Henderson scored]; MEYER BATTED FOR
RUDI; Meyer grounded out (third to first) [Johnson to third];
Lopes grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 6TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); UNDERWOOD
REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); PINIELLA BATTED FOR GAMBLE;
Piniella reached on an error by Sexton; Smalley walked [Piniella
to second]; Wynegar walked [Piniella to third, Smalley to
second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Dent grounded
into a double play (third to catcher to third) [Wynegar to
second, Piniella out at home, Smalley out at third]; Robertson
walked [Wynegar to third, Dent to second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED
MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Heath lined
to first; Gross doubled; Phillips was hit by a pitch; MORGAN
REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); Sexton forced Phillips (shortstop
to second) [Gross to third]; Henderson forced Sexton (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 7TH: MEYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BURROUGHS
REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING RF); HOBSON BATTED FOR MURCER;
Hobson grounded out (third to first); Winfield walked; Mayberry
reached on a fielder's choice [Winfield to second]; Piniella
singled to left [Winfield scored, Mayberry to second]; Smalley
flied out to center; Wynegar singled to left [Mayberry scored,
Piniella to third, Wynegar to second (on throw)]; BEARD REPLACED
OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Dent flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy flied out to right; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Robertson struck out; Griffey singled to center;
Hobson singled to third [Griffey to second]; Winfield grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Griffey to third, Hobson to second];
Mayberry singled to right [Griffey scored, Hobson scored];
COLLINS RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Collins was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Athletics
7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lopes flied
out to center; Heath grounded out (third to first); Gross flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Piniella made an out to second; Smalley flied out
to right; Wynegar singled to right; RANDOLPH RAN FOR WYNEGAR;
BALBONI BATTED FOR DENT; Balboni struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 6, Athletics 7.