Yankees @ Athletics
August 16, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 7 2
Athletics 3 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 7 2
Athletics 3 9 2

Dell Alston Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .275
OBP .750 .298
At Bats 3 91
Hits 2 25
• Singles 2 24
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 1 5

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 9 16
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 16, 1978
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Out
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Dell Alston
Tony Armas
Glenn Burke
Jim Essian

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 7 2 6
Oakland Athletics 3 9 2 8
Winning Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher Bob Lacey
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Bucky Dent
Attendance 10,394
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Alston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Glenn Burke pinch runs for Dave Revering. Armas is hit by the pitch. Essian moves to third. Burke moves to second.
Bottom 9 Revering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Essian moves to second.
Bottom 9 Essian takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Randolph strikes out.
Top 9 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Guerrero strikes out.
Bottom 8 Darrell Woodard pinch runs for Rico Carty. Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alston moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alston moves to second.
Bottom 8 Page strikes out.
Bottom 8 Alston takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Jackson strikes out.
Top 8 Tony Armas now playing center field. Dave Revering now playing first base. Wayne Gross now playing third base. Taylor Duncan now playing second baNettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeff Newman pinch hits for Joe Wallis. Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Revering pinch hits for Mike Edwards. Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Essian moves to second.
Bottom 7 Essian takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Gross strikes out.
Top 7 Elias Sosa now pitching. Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. There goes Chambliss trying to get to third. Wallis throws the ball in to Duncan, who tags Chambliss for the out.
Top 7 Chambliss takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.
Top 7 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lacey, and towards Edwards, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dent hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carty hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Roy White now playing left field. Alston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Bob Lacey now pitching. Roy White pinch hits for Gary Thomasson. White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Jackson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alston. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Joe Wallis now playing center field. Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wallis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Joe Wallis pinch hits for Miguel Dilone. There goes Edwards. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Edwards steals second.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Essian strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a popup in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Munson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Munson.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Randolph. The throw from Essian and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag.
Top 5 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rivers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Carty reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Page hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomasson strikes out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a popup towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Randolph scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. Rivers moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Top 3 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan juggles the ball. That's an error on Duncan. Rivers moves to second.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Essian hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomasson hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Page takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Alston. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Alston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dilone scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Dilone. The throw from Munson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards misplays the ball. That's an error on Edwards.