Yankees @ Athletics
August 16, 1978

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Dell Alston Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .267
OBP .500 .283
At Bats 2 90
Hits 1 24
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 5

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6 4 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 16, 1978
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Single
Catfish Hunter
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Dell Alston
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.