Backed by three homers, Matt Keough was able to pitch the A's to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees. Gary Thomasson started the A's barrage with a two-run blow off Andy Messersmith in the fifth inning. Mitchell Page and Dave Revering then hit back-to-back homers in the sixth.

Keough allowed only four hits and did not issue a pass in pitching the first complete game of his major league career. The Yankees scored their run in the eighth on a single by Graig Nettles and double by Jim Spencer. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Saturday, June 3, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 2 A's 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 x - 5 6 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Dilone cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Thomasson rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .186 Munson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Heath c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Page lf 2 2 1 1 1 0 .267 Piniella ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Murphy lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Revering 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .259 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Gross 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .215 Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Essian c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .226 Spencer dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .231 Alexander dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 White lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Edwards 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .225 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zeber ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 0 4 Totals 29 5 6 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 14,499 Left on Base: Yankees 2, A's 5 DP: Yankees 0, A's 0 Errors: Rivers, Nettles Doubles: Spencer (5), Guerrero (6) Home Runs: Thomasson (4), Page (5), Revering (4) Stolen Bases: Edwards (6) Caught Stealing: Randolph (1), Dilone (9) Sacrifice Hits: Essian (7) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(0-1) 5 6 5 4 3 2 3 24 3.60 Clay 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 10 3.00 Totals 8 6 5 4 4 5 3 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(3-4) 9 4 1 1 0 4 0 30 2.28 Totals 9 4 1 1 0 4 0 30 Wild Pitches: Keough (3) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph singled to left; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page walked; Revering reached on an error by Nettles [Page to second, Revering to first]; Gross made an out to catcher; Essian singled to center [Page scored (unearned), Revering to third, Essian to second (error by Rivers)]; Alexander struck out; Edwards flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1. YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to right; White singled to right; Dent made an out to first; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone singled to catcher; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Thomasson struck out; Guerrero doubled to center; Page made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross made an out to first; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss made an out to third; Nettles flied out to left; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards walked; Edwards stole second; Dilone grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomasson homered [Edwards scored]; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out to right; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page homered; Revering homered; Gross walked; CLAY REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Gross to second]; Alexander reached on a fielder's choice [Gross out at third (shortstop to third)]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. YANKEES 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Randolph flied out to right; Munson struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: HEATH REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Dilone struck out; Debut game for Mike Heath; Thomasson made an out to first; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles singled to right; Keough threw a wild pitch [Nettles to second]; Spencer doubled to center [Nettles scored]; White made an out to pitcher; ZEBER BATTED FOR DENT; Zeber grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED ZEBER (PLAYING SS); Murphy struck out; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross walked; Essian forced Gross (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 5. YANKEES 9TH: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph struck out; PINIELLA BATTED FOR HEATH; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 5.

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