Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
June 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1978 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 0, New York Yankees 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dilone lf 3 0 0 0
  Revering ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Staggs 2b 3 0 0 0
  Page ph 1 0 0 0
  Picciolo 2b 0 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0
Armas cf 4 0 0 0
Duncan 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomasson rf 3 0 1 0
Newman 1b,c 3 0 0 0
Alexander dh 1 0 0 0
  Edwards pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Essian c 3 0 1 0
  Murray pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 1
Chambliss dh 3 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
White lf 3 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 3 1 1 1
Stanley ss 2 0 1 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Oakland 000 000 000030
New York 001 100 00x250
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Heaverlo  L (2-2) 2.2 2 2 2 1 3
  Lacey   3.1 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
2
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (10-0) 9.0 3 0 0 2 11
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
11

  E–None.  HR–New York Randolph (2,3rd inning off Heaverlo 0 on, 0 out); Nettles (10,4th inning off Heaverlo 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Essian (1,2nd base off Guidry/Munson).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–(none), 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:03.  A–28,457.
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