New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 5, Oakland Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 2 2 1
Randolph 2b 4 1 0 0
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 2 0 0 0
Piniella dh 4 0 2 3
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 2 0 0 0
Thomasson lf 2 0 0 0
  White ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 1 1 1
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dilone cf 2 1 1 0
  Wallis ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Newman ph 1 0 0 0
  Armas cf 0 0 0 0
Alston rf 4 0 2 1
Page lf 3 1 0 0
Carty dh 4 1 3 2
  Woodard pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Duncan 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0
Gross 1b,3b 4 0 0 0
Essian c 2 0 0 0
Edwards 2b 2 0 1 0
  Revering ph,1b 2 0 1 0
  Burke pr 0 0 0 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
New York 002 010 200572
Oakland 100 002 000392
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (7-4) 6.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Lyle   1.1 0 0 0 2 2
  Gossage  SV (17) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg   5.1 4 3 1 4 1
  Lacey  L (8-6) 1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Sosa   2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
5
4

  E–Munson 2 (10), Duncan (6), Edwards (19).  DP–New York 2, Oakland 1.  2B–New York Nettles (15,off Broberg), Oakland Carty (17,off Hunter).  HR–New York Rivers (8,5th inning off Broberg 0 on, 0 out); Dent (4,7th inning off Lacey 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Carty (21,6th inning off Hunter 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Jackson (2,by Broberg).  HBP–Armas (2,by Gossage).  CS–Randolph (6,2nd base by Broberg/Essian); Alston (8,2nd base by Hunter/Munson).  SB–Dilone (42,2nd base off Hunter/Munson); Edwards (24,2nd base off Hunter/Munson).  HBP–Gossage (2,Armas).  IBB–Broberg (5,Jackson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:30.  A–10,394.
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