Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
May 3, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1982 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
Henderson lf 3 2 2 0
Murphy cf 4 1 2 2
Armas rf 4 1 1 1
Johnson dh 3 0 0 1
Rudi 1b 3 0 1 1
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Heath c 4 0 0 0
McKay 3b 4 0 1 0
Stanley ss 2 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 1 0
  Sexton pr 0 1 0 0
  Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 2 0 0 0
Griffey rf 3 1 0 0
Murcer dh 3 0 1 1
Winfield lf 4 0 0 0
Smalley 3b 4 0 1 0
Collins 1b 4 1 1 0
Cerone c 3 0 2 0
Dent ss 3 0 2 1
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Oakland 001 000 040594
New York 100 100 000270
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  W (3-2) 9.0 7 2 1 7 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
7
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (1-4) 7.0 8 4 4 1 0
  Gossage   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  May   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
2

  E–Heath (1), Picciolo (2), Keough 2 (2).  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–New York Murcer (1,off Keough).  3B–Oakland Henderson (1,off John); Murphy (1,off John).  SH–Rudi (2,off Gossage).  SF–Johnson (1,off Gossage).  SB–Henderson (26,2nd base off John/Cerone); Collins (4,2nd base off Keough/Heath).  CS–McKay (1,2nd base by John/Cerone).  WP–Keough (3), Gossage (1).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:49.  A–21,026.
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