Batting around, the Indians scored four runs in the eighth inning on five singles, a walk and an error to defeat the A's, 6-2. Willie Horton, who rapped a single during the outburst, also had a double and homer in the game.

The loss went to John Henry Johnson, his first of the season, after two shutout victories, one a complete game. The A's managed only three hits, all off Don Hood, who pitched the first seven innings for the Indians. Mike Paxton finished. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  4  0  -   6 10  1
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  3  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               3   2   2   0     2   1   .324      Dilone cf,rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .218
Cox lf                2   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .322
  Grubb ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Page lf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .344
Bell 3b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .406      Alexander dh          4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   0     2   2   .295      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .346
Blanks ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Horton dh             4   1   3   2     0   0   .310      Gross 3b              1   0   1   0     2   0   .250
Pruitt c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .196        Murphy pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Manning cf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .170      Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Thomasson rf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .140
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        North ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .235
  Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Perez 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  10   4     6   5             Totals               29   2   3   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  5,513
Left on Base: Indians 7, A's 5
DP: Indians 1, A's 3
Errors: Blanks, Edwards 2
Doubles: Horton (4), North (2)
Home Runs: Horton (3)
Stolen Bases: Pruitt (2), Dade (5), Dilone (6)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (3)
GIDP: Bell (4), Cox (1), Blanks (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood W(2-0)             7     3   2   2   4   2   0  27   3.65
Paxton                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   5.40
Totals                  9     3   2   2   5   3   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(2-1)          7     6   3   3   4   3   1  28   1.26
Heaverlo                0.1   2   3   3   1   1   0   4   2.33
Sosa                    0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.02
Coleman                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    10   6   6   6   5   1  40

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to center; Cox singled to right [Dade
to third]; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Dade scored (no RBI), Cox out at second]; Thornton struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Edwards
grounded out (second to first) [Dilone to third]; Page grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Dilone scored]; Alexander struck out;
1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Blanks lined to left; Horton doubled to center;
Pruitt reached on a fielder's choice [Horton out at third
(pitcher unassisted)]; Pruitt stole second; Manning walked;
Kuiper forced Manning (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero flied out to right; Revering grounded
out (second to first); Gross singled to right; Essian forced
Gross (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade struck out; Cox walked; Bell flied out to
center; Thornton singled to left [Cox to second]; Blanks flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Dilone flied
out to center; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton homered; Pruitt flied out to right; Manning
lined to left; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander
made an out to first; Guerrero popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade walked; Cox grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Dade out at second]; Bell flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering reached on an error by Blanks [Revering
to second]; Gross walked; Essian forced Revering (pitcher to
third) [Gross to second]; Thomasson forced Essian (pitcher to
shortstop); Dilone forced Thomasson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton walked; Blanks grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Thornton out at second]; Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards walked; Page hit into a double play
(center to first) [Edwards out at second]; Alexander grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Athletics 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt struck out; Manning lined to shortstop;
Kuiper reached on an error by Edwards; Kuiper was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering flied out to center; Gross walked; MURPHY RAN FOR
GROSS; Essian singled to left [Murphy to second]; NORTH BATTED
FOR THOMASSON; North doubled to left [Murphy scored, Essian out
at home (left to third to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 8TH: PEREZ REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 3B); MURPHY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); DILONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Dade
singled to left; HEAVERLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); GRUBB
BATTED FOR COX; Dade stole second; Grubb struck out; Bell
singled to left [Dade scored, Bell to second (on throw to
home)]; Thornton walked; Blanks singled to second [Bell scored
(error by Edwards), Thornton to third]; SOSA REPLACED HEAVERLO
(PITCHING); Horton singled to second [Thornton scored, Blanks to
second]; Pruitt grounded out (third to first) [Blanks to third,
Horton to second]; Manning singled to center [Blanks scored,
Horton to third]; Kuiper flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAXTON
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Dilone made an out to second; Edwards
flied out to right; Page walked; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 9TH: COLEMAN REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Dade walked;
Grubb flied out to left; Bell flied out to right; Thornton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Revering grounded
out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Athletics 2.