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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 3, 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 3, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 3, 1978 |
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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 3, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 14,499 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Jim McKean 2B: (none) 3B: Greg Kosc |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Jim Spencer | DH |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Miguel Dilone | Center Fielder |
Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
Dave Revering | First Baseman |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Gary Alexander | DH |
Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 3, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Keough
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Keough
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Keough
There goes Randolph. The throw from Essian and he is out, Edwards applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Keough
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Messersmith
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Messersmith
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Messersmith
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Keough
Jackson 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Keough
Chambliss 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Keough
Nettles hits a popup in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Messersmith
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Messersmith
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. Page moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Messersmith
Gross hits a popup in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Messersmith
Essian hits a line drive into center field. Rivers picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rivers. Page scores. Revering moves to third. Essian moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Messersmith
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Messersmith
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Keough
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Keough
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Keough
Dent hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Keough
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Messersmith
Dilone hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Messersmith
There goes Dilone. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Messersmith
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Messersmith
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Messersmith
Page hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Keough
Randolph 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Keough
Munson 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Keough
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Keough covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Messersmith
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Messersmith
Gross hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Messersmith
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Keough
Chambliss hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Keough
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Keough
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Messersmith
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Messersmith
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Messersmith
There goes Edwards. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Edwards steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dilone vs. Messersmith
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Messersmith
Thomasson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Messersmith
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Keough
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Keough
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Keough
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Messersmith
Page hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Messersmith
Revering hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Messersmith
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Clay
Ken Clay now pitching.
Essian bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Clay
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Clay
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Keough
Dwayne Murphy now playing left field.
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Keough
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Keough
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Clay
Mike Heath now catching.
Dilone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Clay
Thomasson hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Clay
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Keough
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Keough
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Keough
There's a wild pitch. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Keough
Spencer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dilone. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Keough
White hits a popup towards the mound. Keough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zeber vs. Keough
George Zeber pinch hits for Bucky Dent.
Zeber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Keough covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Clay
Fred Stanley now playing shortstop.
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Clay
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Clay covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Clay
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Clay
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Keough
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Keough
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Keough
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Mike Heath.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/3/1978 -- New York at Oakland (D) New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0 Dilone M, cf 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thomasson G, rf 4 1 1 2 Munson T, c 3 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 4 0 1 0 Heath M, c 0 0 0 0 Page M, lf 2 2 1 1 Piniella L, ph 1 0 0 0 Murphy D, lf 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 2 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Essian J, c 3 0 1 1 Spencer J, dh 3 0 1 1 Alexander G, dh 3 0 0 0 White R, lf 3 0 1 0 Edwards M, 2b 2 1 0 0 Dent B, ss 2 0 0 0 Zeber G, ph 1 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 4 1 29 5 6 5 New York 000 000 010 -- 1 Oakland 010 022 00x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Messersmith A (L)* 5.0 6 5 4 3 2 Clay K 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Keough M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 4 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Nettles G, Rivers M LOB -- New York 2, Oakland 5 2B -- Guerrero M, Spencer J HR -- Thomasson G, Page M, Revering D SB -- Edwards M CS -- Randolph W, Dilone M SH -- Essian J WP -- Keough M T -- 2:02 A -- 14499
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