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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 2, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on June 2, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 18,993 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Greg Kosc |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Paul Blair | Right Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | Center Fielder |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
| Tony Armas | DH |
| Jim Essian | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | Right Fielder |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 2, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Johnson
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Johnson
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Johnson
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Johnson
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Johnson
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Johnson
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Chambliss scores. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Blair takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Heaverlo
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Guidry
Dilone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Guidry
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Guidry
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Heaverlo
Rivers hits a popup towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Heaverlo
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Heaverlo
There goes Randolph. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Heaverlo
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan juggles the ball. That's an error on Duncan. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Heaverlo
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Heaverlo
Chambliss hits a popup towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Guidry
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Guidry
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Guidry
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Heaverlo
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Heaverlo
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Heaverlo
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Heaverlo
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Heaverlo
Rivers hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Guidry
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Guidry
Essian strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Guidry
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Heaverlo
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Heaverlo
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Heaverlo
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Heaverlo
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Heaverlo
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Guidry
Dilone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Guidry
There goes Dilone. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Guidry
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Guidry
There goes Edwards. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Guidry
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heaverlo
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Heaverlo
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Heaverlo
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Guidry
Page strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Guidry
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Guidry
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Langford
Rick Langford now pitching.
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Langford
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Langford
Munson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Guidry
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Guidry
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Guidry
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Guidry
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Essian moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staggs vs. Guidry
Steve Staggs pinch hits for Mike Edwards.
Staggs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Langford
Steve Staggs now playing second base.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Langford
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Alexander settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Langford
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Langford
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Cliff Johnson.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Guidry
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Guidry
Page strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Guidry
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Guidry
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Langford
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Langford
Dent bunts towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Langford
Rivers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Langford
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Guidry
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Guidry
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Guidry
Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Guidry
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Langford
Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Langford
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Langford
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Alexander settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Guidry
Staggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Guidry
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Guidry
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Staggs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Revering vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching. Dave Revering pinch hits for Jeff Newman.
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Gossage
Wayne Gross pinch hits for Taylor Duncan.
Gross strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1978 -- New York at Oakland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0 Dilone M, cf 4 0 2 0
Randolph W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Edwards M, 2b 1 0 0 0
Munson T, c 5 0 1 0 Staggs S, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 5 1 2 0 Guerrero M, ss 4 0 2 0
Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 1 1 Page M, lf 4 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 2 0 1 0 Newman J, c 3 0 0 0
Johnson C, dh 3 0 1 2 Revering D, ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Duncan T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Blair P, rf 2 0 0 0 Gross W, ph 1 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 3 0 1 0 Armas T, dh 3 0 0 0
Essian J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Alexander G, rf 3 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 31 1 6 1
New York 300 000 000 -- 3
Oakland 000 000 010 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W) 8.1 6 1 1 2 11
Gossage R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (L) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0
Heaverlo D 4.1 5 0 0 1 1
Langford R 4.0 1 0 0 3 1
E -- Duncan T
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- New York 11, Oakland 5
HR -- Alexander G
SB -- Randolph W
CS -- Dilone M, Edwards M
SH -- Dent B
T -- 2:17
A -- 18993
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