New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 2 0
  Blair cf 1 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 0 0
Munson c 4 1 1 1
  Heath c 1 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1
Piniella dh 4 1 2 1
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 1
Jackson rf 2 1 2 2
Thomasson lf 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0
Alston rf 4 0 0 0
Duncan 3b 3 0 2 0
Page lf 4 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Wallis dh 1 0 0 0
  Carty ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Essian c 2 0 0 0
Dilone cf 3 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
New York 004 020 0006101
Oakland 000 000 000040
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (17-2) 9.0 4 0 0 3 9
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (6-8) 2.1 6 4 4 1 0
  Heaverlo   5.2 4 2 2 3 3
  Sosa   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
3

  E–Thomasson (6).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Duncan (12,off Guidry); Edwards (12,off Guidry).  HR–New York Jackson (17,5th inning off Heaverlo 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Nettles (6,off Heaverlo).  IBB–Jackson (1,by Heaverlo).  WP–Guidry 2 (6).  IBB–Heaverlo (8,Jackson).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Jim Evans.
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