Yankees @ Athletics
June 2, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 9 0
Athletics 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 9 0
Athletics 1 6 1

Wayne Gross Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .220
OBP .000 .350
At Bats 0 132
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 11

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 6
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 2, 1978
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Paul Blair
Wayne Gross
Mitchell Page
Steve Staggs

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 3 9 0 11
Oakland Athletics 1 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Ron Guidry
Losing Pitcher John Henry Johnson
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Chris Chambliss
Attendance 18,993
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wayne Gross pinch hits for Taylor Duncan. Gross strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. Dave Revering pinch hits for Jeff Newman. Revering strikes out.
Bottom 9 Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Staggs moves to third.
Bottom 9 Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staggs moves to second.
Bottom 9 Staggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Alexander settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Armas strikes out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Rivers is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Dent bunts towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. Blair moves to second.
Top 8 Blair takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Page strikes out.
Bottom 7 Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Alexander settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Steve Staggs pinch hits for Mike Edwards. Staggs strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Essian moves to second.
Bottom 6 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 6 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Armas strikes out.
Top 6 Munson strikes out.
Top 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Rick Langford now pitching. Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Newman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Page strikes out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Guerrero strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Edwards. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Dilone. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Dilone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to second.
Top 4 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 3 Essian strikes out.
Bottom 3 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rivers hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second.
Top 3 Blair strikes out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Newman strikes out.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a popup towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan juggles the ball. That's an error on Duncan.
Top 2 There goes Randolph. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Randolph steals second.
Top 2 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rivers hits a popup towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Bottom 1 Dilone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Blair takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Chambliss scores. Nettles moves to third.
Top 1 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to third. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Piniella moves to second.
Top 1 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third.
Top 1 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.