Baseball Historians

June 4, 1978 at the Oakland Coliseum
Athletics 6, Yankees 4  (30-20)
The Yankees lost their rubber game against the Athletics in a game that saw starter Don Gullett not even make it through the first inning.  The offense brought the Yankees back but Rawley Eastwick had a tough time and he fell to 2-1.  He gave […]

May 29, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 2, Indians 0  (29-15)
The Yankees made it three straight wins and eight wins in their last nine games behind a combined one hit shutout with Andy Messersmith and Rawly Eastwick getting it done on the mound.  Messersmith gave up the one hit in five shutout innings while Eastwick didn’t […]

May 1, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Royals 4  (11-9)
Jim Beattie gave up four runs through the first innings but the Yankees came back to blowout the Royals.  The Yanks tied it in the fifth with three runs then they busted the game open in the seventh with four more.  Mickey Rivers went two for […]