A homer by Graig Nettles in the eighth inning broke a tie and carried the Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the A's, who went down to their sixth straight defeat. The Yankees scored twice in the third on a pair of wild pitches by Matt Keough.

The A's came back and eventually took a 4-3 lead in the seventh on singles by Bruce Robinson and Mike Edwards around a walk. The Yankees tied the score in their half with a single by Mickey Rivers and double by Thurman Munson before Nettles decided the game with his homer off Bob Lacey. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

A's 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 8 0 Yankees 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 x - 5 7 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Rivers cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262 Wallis ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Alston rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 .246 Munson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .298 Revering 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Jackson rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .277 Carty dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 .295 Piniella dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .316 Page lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .289 Nettles 3b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .264 Robinson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .320 Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .287 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Thomasson lf 2 1 0 1 1 2 .226 Burke pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Duncan 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Woodard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Edwards 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .265 Armas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 8 4 2 2 Totals 28 5 7 3 5 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 53,883 Left on Base: A's 5, Yankees 6 DP: A's 1, Yankees 0 Doubles: Revering (18), Carty (20), Chambliss (22), Munson (23) Home Runs: Nettles (21) Stolen Bases: Alston (7), Jackson (13) Sacrifice Hits: Dent (5) Sacrifice Flies: Thomasson (1) GIDP: Nettles (18) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough 6.2 6 4 4 5 3 0 30 3.07 Lacey L(8-8) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 2.73 Totals 8 7 5 5 5 5 1 35 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow 6 5 3 3 1 1 0 23 3.76 Lyle W(9-2) 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 13 3.33 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 2 0 36 Wild Pitches: Keough 2 (8) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Alston grounded out (second to first); Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph made an out to catcher; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Page singled to center; Robinson flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson made an out to second; Piniella singled to left; Nettles grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan made an out to catcher; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss doubled to left; Thomasson walked; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chambliss to third, Thomasson to second]; Keough threw a wild pitch [Chambliss scored, Thomasson to third]; Keough threw a wild pitch [Thomasson scored]; Rivers walked; Randolph grounded out (third to first) [Rivers to second]; Munson made an out to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alston singled to second; Revering doubled to left [Alston to third]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alston scored, Revering to third]; Page singled to right [Revering scored]; Robinson flied out to center [Page to second]; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to shortstop; Jackson stole second; Piniella struck out; Nettles walked; Chambliss singled to left [Jackson to third, Nettles to second]; Thomasson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jackson scored]; Dent flied out to left; Athletics Coach Red Schoendienst ejected by HP umpire Dale Ford sometime in fifth; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards struck out; Dilone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); Randolph struck out; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Alston walked; Alston stole second; Revering grounded out (third to first); Carty doubled to left [Alston scored, Carty out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Page grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella flied out to left; Nettles walked; Chambliss walked [Nettles to second]; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Robinson singled to right; Guerrero made an out to first; Duncan walked [Robinson to second]; WOODARD RAN FOR DUNCAN; Edwards singled to left [Robinson scored, Woodard to second]; WALLIS BATTED FOR DILONE; Wallis flied out to center [Woodard to third, Edwards to second]; Alston struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: WALLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GROSS REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING 3B); Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to right; Randolph flied out to left; Munson doubled to left [Rivers scored]; LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering flied out to right; Carty flied out to right; Page made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Nettles homered; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Thomasson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to right; BURKE RAN FOR GUERRERO; Gross flied out to center; ARMAS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 5.

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