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@BAL		0
5
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@BOS		0
6
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@CHW		2
1
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@DET		3
6
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@NYY		1
7
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@TEX		2
7
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7
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10
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7
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@LAD		5
6
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@SDP		2
1
MON
@SFG		8
5
Friday, August 25, 1978, 8:00PM
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 29,010, Time of Game: 2:16
Athletics
1
62-68
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Yankees
7
71-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ron Guidry (18-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Yankees         1  0  0   0  0  4   2  0  X    7  8  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Wallis CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .764 -0.038 0.86 0.044 -0.081 -0.6 2 0
Dell Alston RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .527 -0.088 0.94 0.000 -0.088 -0.8 4 0
Mitchell Page LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .831 0.033 0.69 0.056 -0.024 0.1 5 0
Rico Carty DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 .295 .851 -0.049 0.96 0.054 -0.103 -0.2 2B,GDP
Taylor Duncan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 .658 -0.010 1.31 0.080 -0.090 -0.4 2 1
Mario Guerrero SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .668 -0.015 1.01 0.043 -0.058 -0.3 1 1
   Rob Picciolo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .459 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Dave Revering 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .269 .716 -0.029 1.42 0.027 -0.057 -0.2 4 0
   Wayne Gross 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .635 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 3 0
Bruce Robinson C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .792 0.044 1.12 0.091 -0.047 0.2 3 0
Mike Edwards 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .616 -0.090 0.96 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 0 2
John Henry Johnson P 0 0
   Dave Heaverlo P 0 0
   Pete Broberg P 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 4 6 .182 .482 -0.243 1.00 0.395 -0.640 -3.1 24 5
2B: R Carty (19, off R Guidry).
TB: R Carty 3; B Robinson; M Edwards; T Duncan; M Page.
GIDP: R Carty (9).
RBI: B Robinson (2).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Edwards-M Guerrero-D Revering.
E: B Robinson (2); J Johnson (1).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Rivers CF 4 2 2 2 0 2 .261 .687 0.086 0.57 0.120 -0.034 1.7 2 0 2·HR
Willie Randolph 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .271 .736 0.024 0.56 0.056 -0.032 0.7 3 1 SB
Thurman Munson C 2 0 1 1 1 0 .299 .716 0.025 0.73 0.044 -0.019 0.5 7 0 SF
Lou Piniella DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .317 .797 -0.032 1.00 0.022 -0.054 -0.2 IW
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .708 -0.108 1.16 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 7 0
Graig Nettles 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .263 .770 0.050 1.01 0.069 -0.019 0.1 1 0
Reggie Jackson RF 3 1 1 4 1 0 .277 .840 0.310 1.54 0.371 -0.061 3.4 4 0 HR,GDP
Roy White LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .714 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul Blair LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .168 .497 -0.055 0.57 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 1 0
Bucky Dent SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .634 -0.043 0.41 0.000 -0.043 -0.9 2 3
Ron Guidry P 0 0
   Rich Gossage P 0 0
Team Totals 31 7 8 7 4 3 .258 .882 0.257 0.83 0.682 -0.425 3.4 27 4
HR: R Jackson (18, off J Johnson; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF); M Rivers 2 (10, 1 off D Heaverlo, 1 off J Johnson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: T Munson (7, off D Heaverlo).
IBB: L Piniella (4, by J Johnson).
TB: M Rivers 8; R Jackson 4; W Randolph 2; G Nettles; L Piniella; T Munson.
GIDP: R Jackson (8).
RBI: R Jackson 4 (67); M Rivers 2 (37); T Munson (56).
2-out RBI: R Jackson 4.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Dent-W Randolph-C Chambliss.
E: W Randolph (13).
Baserunning
SB: W Randolph (25, 2nd base off D Heaverlo/B Robinson).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Henry Johnson, L (10-7) 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2.89 26 42 -0.238 1.16 -2.3
Dave Heaverlo 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 3.23 6 0 0 -0.018 0.05 -1.5
Pete Broberg 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.60 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 7 7 4 3 3 7.88 36 42 0 0 -0.256 1.00 -3.4

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Guidry, W (18-2) 8 5 1 1 4 5 0 1.77 33 69 0.242 1.11 2.6
Rich Gossage 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 4 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 4 6 0 1.00 37 69 0 0 0.244 0.83 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: J Johnson (3); R Guidry (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Johnson (5; L Piniella).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Jim Dunne, 2B - Richie Lazar, 3B - Lester Fuchs.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 29,010.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         New York Yankees
1 Joe Wallis CF 1 Mickey Rivers CF
2 Dell Alston RF 2 Willie Randolph 2B
3 Mitchell Page LF 3 Thurman Munson C
4 Rico Carty DH 4 Lou Piniella DH
5 Taylor Duncan 3B 5 Chris Chambliss 1B
6 Mario Guerrero SS 6 Graig Nettles 3B
7 Dave Revering 1B 7 Reggie Jackson RF
8 Bruce Robinson C 8 Roy White LF
9 Mike Edwards 2B 9 Bucky Dent SS
John Henry Johnson P Ron Guidry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-1 2 123 RRRR NYY R. Jackson J. Johnson 35% 95% Home Run; Randolph Scores; Piniella Scores; Nettles Scores
b1 0-0 0 --- R NYY M. Rivers J. Johnson 11% 65% Home Run
t3 0-1 1 12- OO OAK R. Carty R. Guidry 10% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 R OAK B. Robinson R. Guidry -9% 45% Single to RF; Duncan Scores; Guerrero to 2B
b6 1-1 1 12- O NYY C. Chambliss J. Johnson -6% 56% Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK J. Wallis R. Guidry 2% 52% Flyball: 1B
Paul Blair replaces Roy White playing LF batting 8th
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK D. Alston R. Guidry 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- OAK M. Page R. Guidry -1% 52% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 2 1-- OAK R. Carty R. Guidry -2% 50% Walk; Page to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O OAK T. Duncan R. Guidry 4% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R NYY M. Rivers J. Johnson 11% 65% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph J. Johnson -2% 63% Flyball: LF
b1 1-0 1 --- NYY T. Munson J. Johnson 2% 65% Walk
b1 1-0 1 1-- O NYY L. Piniella J. Johnson -2% 63% Flyball: LF
b1 1-0 2 1-- O NYY C. Chambliss J. Johnson -2% 61% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- O OAK M. Guerrero R. Guidry 2% 64% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 --- OAK D. Revering R. Guidry -3% 61% Walk
t2 0-1 1 1-- O OAK B. Robinson R. Guidry 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t2 0-1 2 1-- O OAK M. Edwards R. Guidry 2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O NYY G. Nettles J. Johnson -2% 64% Flyball: RF
b2 1-0 1 --- NYY R. Jackson J. Johnson 2% 66% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
b2 1-0 1 1-- O NYY P. Blair J. Johnson -2% 64% Flyball: LF
b2 1-0 2 1-- O NYY B. Dent J. Johnson -2% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- OAK J. Wallis R. Guidry -4% 58% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- O OAK D. Alston R. Guidry 4% 62% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 1-- OAK M. Page R. Guidry -4% 57% Single to LF; Wallis to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- OO OAK R. Carty R. Guidry 10% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O NYY M. Rivers J. Johnson -2% 66% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O NYY W. Randolph J. Johnson -1% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- NYY T. Munson J. Johnson 1% 65% Single to CF
b3 1-0 2 1-- NYY L. Piniella J. Johnson 1% 66% Wild Pitch; Munson to 2B
b3 1-0 2 -2- O NYY L. Piniella J. Johnson -3% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- OAK T. Duncan R. Guidry -5% 59% Single to LF
t4 0-1 0 1-- OAK M. Guerrero R. Guidry -3% 55% Wild Pitch; Duncan to 2B
t4 0-1 0 -2- OAK M. Guerrero R. Guidry -4% 51% Walk
t4 0-1 0 12- O OAK D. Revering R. Guidry 3% 54% Flyball: RF; Duncan to 3B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 R OAK B. Robinson R. Guidry -9% 45% Single to RF; Duncan Scores; Guerrero to 2B
t4 1-1 1 12- O OAK M. Edwards R. Guidry 5% 51% Flyball: CF
t4 1-1 2 12- O OAK J. Wallis R. Guidry 5% 56% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- O NYY C. Chambliss J. Johnson -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1-1 1 --- NYY G. Nettles J. Johnson 3% 56% Single to LF
b4 1-1 1 1-- OO NYY R. Jackson J. Johnson -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 2-3-4
t5 1-1 0 --- O OAK D. Alston R. Guidry 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t5 1-1 1 --- O OAK M. Page R. Guidry 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 1-1 2 --- OAK R. Carty R. Guidry -3% 52% Double to RF
t5 1-1 2 -2- O OAK T. Duncan R. Guidry 5% 56% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- O NYY P. Blair J. Johnson -3% 53% Flyball: 1B
b5 1-1 1 --- O NYY B. Dent J. Johnson -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b5 1-1 2 --- O NYY M. Rivers J. Johnson -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
t6 1-1 0 --- O OAK M. Guerrero R. Guidry 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-1 1 --- O OAK D. Revering R. Guidry 2% 56% Strikeout
t6 1-1 2 --- O OAK B. Robinson R. Guidry 2% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 2-3-4
Wayne Gross replaces Dave Revering playing 1B batting 7th
b6 1-1 0 --- NYY W. Randolph J. Johnson 5% 62% Single to RF
b6 1-1 0 1-- O NYY T. Munson J. Johnson -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Randolph to 2B
b6 1-1 1 -2- NYY L. Piniella J. Johnson 2% 63% Intentional Walk
b6 1-1 1 12- O NYY C. Chambliss J. Johnson -6% 56% Flyball: LF
b6 1-1 2 12- NYY G. Nettles J. Johnson 4% 60% Walk; Randolph to 3B; Piniella to 2B
b6 1-1 2 123 RRRR NYY R. Jackson J. Johnson 35% 95% Home Run; Randolph Scores; Piniella Scores; Nettles Scores
b6 5-1 2 --- O NYY P. Blair J. Johnson -0% 95% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
t7 1-5 0 --- O OAK M. Edwards R. Guidry 1% 96% Lineout: SS
t7 1-5 1 --- O OAK J. Wallis R. Guidry 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-5 2 --- O OAK D. Alston R. Guidry 0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Athletics' Dave Heaverlo facing 9-1-2
Dave Heaverlo replaces John Henry Johnson pitching
b7 5-1 0 --- O NYY B. Dent D. Heaverlo -0% 97% Flyball: 3B
b7 5-1 1 --- R NYY M. Rivers D. Heaverlo 1% 99% Home Run
b7 6-1 1 --- NYY W. Randolph D. Heaverlo 0% 99% Single to RF
b7 6-1 1 1-- NYY T. Munson D. Heaverlo 0% 99% Randolph Steals 2B; Randolph to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b7 6-1 1 --3 RO NYY T. Munson D. Heaverlo 0% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Randolph Scores
b7 7-1 2 --- NYY L. Piniella D. Heaverlo 0% 99% Single to CF
b7 7-1 2 1-- O NYY C. Chambliss D. Heaverlo -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 7.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 3-4-5
t8 1-7 0 --- O OAK M. Page R. Guidry 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 1-7 1 --- OAK R. Carty R. Guidry -0% 99% Single to CF
t8 1-7 1 1-- O OAK T. Duncan R. Guidry 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
t8 1-7 2 1-- O OAK M. Guerrero R. Guidry 0% 100% Popfly: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-1, Athletics' Pete Broberg facing 6-7-8
Pete Broberg replaces Dave Heaverlo pitching
Rob Picciolo replaces Mario Guerrero playing SS batting 6th
b8 7-1 0 --- O NYY G. Nettles P. Broberg -0% 100% Flyball: 3B
b8 7-1 1 --- NYY R. Jackson P. Broberg 0% 100% Walk
b8 7-1 1 1-- O NYY P. Blair P. Broberg 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Jackson to 2B
b8 7-1 2 -2- O NYY B. Dent P. Broberg -0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 7.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
Rich Gossage replaces Ron Guidry pitching
t9 1-7 0 --- O OAK W. Gross R. Gossage 0% 100% Flyball: C
t9 1-7 1 --- O OAK B. Robinson R. Gossage 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-7 2 --- OAK M. Edwards R. Gossage -0% 100% Single to SS
t9 1-7 2 1-- O OAK J. Wallis R. Gossage 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 7.

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