A three-run outburst in the fifth inning propelled the A's to a 6-4 triumph over the Yankees. Mitchell Page's two-run double was the key hit of the decisive frame. It came off Sparky Lyle, who had replaced Rawly Eastwick with runners on first and third and two out. Tony Armas put the A's ahead, 6-3, when he followed with a double to score Page.

The Yanks' Don Gullett, making his first appearance of the season, was kayoed in the opening inning after Miguel Dilone hit a homer and Mario Guerrero drove in a run with a double. The crowd of 19,289 was the A's largest of the season. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Sunday, June 4, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Yankees 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 10 0 A's 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 x - 6 10 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Dilone cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .243 Randolph 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Edwards 2b 4 2 1 0 0 1 .226 Munson c 4 1 1 0 1 2 .276 Guerrero ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .293 Jackson rf 4 2 1 1 1 1 .268 Newman 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .341 Piniella lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Revering 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Chambliss 1b 3 1 3 1 1 0 .316 Page lf 2 1 1 2 1 0 .270 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .260 Murphy lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Johnson dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Armas dh 4 0 1 1 0 3 .279 Spencer ph,dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Essian c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .229 Stanley ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Alexander rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Thomasson rf 3 1 2 1 0 1 .198 Dent ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Duncan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross 3b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .213 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 10 3 5 4 Totals 33 6 10 6 4 5 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 19,289 Left on Base: Yankees 10, A's 7 DP: Yankees 1, A's 0 Errors: Lacey Doubles: Johnson (6), Stanley (1), Guerrero (7), Page (7), Armas (1) Home Runs: Jackson (8), Chambliss (5), Dilone (1), Thomasson (5) Stolen Bases: Page (7), Dilone (17) GIDP: Dilone (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 54.00 Eastwick L(2-1) 4.1 3 3 3 1 2 1 17 2.49 Lyle 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 4.07 Clay 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 2.81 Gossage 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.73 Totals 8 10 6 6 4 5 2 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson 2.2 4 2 2 4 1 1 15 2.22 Lacey W(5-2) 4.1 5 2 1 1 1 1 19 2.06 Sosa SV(7) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.41 Totals 9 10 4 3 5 4 2 41 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph flied out to right; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone homered; Edwards singled to right; Guerrero doubled to left [Edwards scored]; Newman flied out to right [Guerrero to third]; Page walked; EASTWICK REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Page stole second; Armas struck out; Essian walked; Alexander forced Essian (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 2. YANKEES 2ND: THOMASSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING RF); Jackson homered; Piniella popped to catcher; Chambliss singled to center; Nettles flied out to right; Johnson doubled to left [Chambliss to third]; Stanley walked; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (first to pitcher); Dilone popped to shortstop; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 2. YANKEES 3RD: GROSS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson walked; Jackson walked [Munson to second]; Piniella singled to left [Munson out at third (left to third to shortstop), Jackson to second]; Chambliss walked [Jackson to third, Piniella to second]; LACEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Nettles walked [Jackson scored, Piniella to third, Chambliss to second]; Johnson forced Nettles (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero flied out to right; Newman flied out to center; Page flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 2. YANKEES 4TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas struck out; Essian flied out to left; Thomasson homered; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 3. YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to left; Jackson struck out; Piniella popped to shortstop; Chambliss singled to right [Munson to third]; Nettles reached on an error by Lacey [Munson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Chambliss out at home (first to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Dilone singled to right; Dilone stole second; Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Dilone out at third (first to third)]; Guerrero singled to left [Edwards to second]; Newman forced Guerrero (shortstop to second) [Edwards to third]; LYLE REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Page doubled to left [Edwards scored, Newman scored]; Armas doubled to right [Page scored]; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 6. YANKEES 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Johnson grounded out (third to first); Stanley doubled to right; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson struck out; Gross walked; Dilone grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 6. YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to center; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: CLAY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Edwards struck out; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 6. YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss homered; Nettles singled to second; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer singled to center [Nettles to second]; WHITE BATTED FOR STANLEY; White struck out; Rivers popped to shortstop; Randolph forced Spencer (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DENT REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Murphy flied out to left; Armas struck out; Essian singled to left; Thomasson singled to right [Essian to third]; Gross walked [Thomasson to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Dilone flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Athletics 6. YANKEES 9TH: REVERING REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 1B); Munson struck out; Jackson popped to first; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Athletics 6.

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