Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
May 5, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1977 at Yankee Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 1 2
Murray rf 4 1 1 0
Page lf 4 2 3 2
Allen 1b 4 0 0 0
  Newman c 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 2 1
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Blue p 0 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
Williams dh,1b 2 1 0 0
Perez 2b 4 1 1 0
Picciolo ss 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
White lf 5 1 2 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 1
Wynn dh 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0
Blair cf 4 0 2 0
Dent ss 4 0 2 1
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Oakland 220 000 010580
New York 000 000 1102100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (2-2) 9.0 10 2 2 1 9
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (1-1) 9.0 8 5 5 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Oakland Perez (2,off Hunter), New York Dent (6,off Blue); White (5,off Blue); Randolph (4,off Blue).  3B–Oakland North (2,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Page (6,1st inning off Hunter 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Chambliss (1,off Blue).  SB–Murray (1,2nd base off Hunter/Munson); Page 2 (7,2nd base off Hunter/Munson 2); Gross (1,2nd base off Hunter/Munson).  CS–Alexander (1,2nd base by Hunter/Munson).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:12.  A–11,889.
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