New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
June 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 1, Oakland Athletics 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Munson c 3 0 0 0
  Heath c 0 0 0 0
  Piniella ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
Spencer dh 3 0 1 1
White lf 3 0 1 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
  Zeber ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dilone cf 4 0 1 0
Thomasson rf 4 1 1 2
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0
Page lf 2 2 1 1
  Murphy lf 1 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 1 1 1
Gross 3b 2 0 0 0
Essian c 3 0 1 1
Alexander dh 3 0 0 0
Edwards 2b 2 1 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
New York 000 000 010142
Oakland 010 022 00x560
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 4 3 2
  Clay   3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
4
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  W (3-4) 9.0 4 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
4

  E–Rivers (6), Nettles (6).  2B–New York Spencer (5,off Keough), Oakland Guerrero (6,off Messersmith).  HR–Oakland Thomasson (4,5th inning off Messersmith 1 on, 2 out); Page (5,6th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out); Revering (4,6th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Essian (7,off Clay).  CS–Randolph (1,2nd base by Keough/Essian); Dilone (9,2nd base by Messersmith/Munson).  SB–Edwards (6,2nd base off Messersmith/Munson).  WP–Keough (3).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–(none), 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:02.  A–14,499.
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