A homer by Gary Alexander with two out in the ninth gave the A's a 2-1 triumph over the Indians. It was the third time this season that the designated hitter, obtained from the Giants in the Vida Blue deal, had won a game with a ninth-inning round-tripper.

Three walks wrapped around a single by Jim Essian netted the A's their other run in the third. The Tribe's tally came in the fifth on a double by Rick Manning and single by Johnny Grubb. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     30, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Dilone cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Grubb lf              3   0   2   1     1   1   .288      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .299
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .408      Page lf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .333
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Alexander dh          4   1   1   1     0   2   .250
Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .337
Horton dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .318      Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Pruitt c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Manning cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .207      Essian c              3   1   2   0     0   0   .227
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1  10   1     1   5             Totals               28   2   4   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  6,378
Left on Base: Indians 9, A's 3
DP: Indians 1, A's 0
Errors: Edwards
Doubles: Manning (3)
Home Runs: Alexander (6)
Caught Stealing: Manning 2 (3), Essian (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(1-4)             8.2   4   2   2   3   3   1  31   2.68
Totals                  8.2   4   2   2   3   3   1  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford                7     8   1   1   1   4   0  29   1.95
Sosa W(3-0)             2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.92
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   5   0  37

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (third to first); Grubb struck
out; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Page grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (second to first); Blanks
flied out to right; Horton singled to left; Pruitt struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Guerrero flied out to
center; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning reached on an error by Edwards; Manning was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper struck
out; Dade singled to left; Grubb singled to right [Dade to
second]; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross walked; Essian singled to center [Gross to
third]; Thomasson was called out on strikes; Dilone reached on a
fielder's choice [Gross out at home (pitcher to catcher), Essian
to second]; Edwards walked [Essian to third, Dilone to second];
Page walked [Essian scored, Dilone to third, Edwards to second];
Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Indians 0, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory;
Blanks singled to left; Horton flied out to right; Pruitt
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering singled to center; Gross lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Revering out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning doubled to right; On a bunt Kuiper made an
out to pitcher; Dade popped to first in foul territory [Manning
to third]; Grubb singled to center [Manning scored]; Bell forced
Grubb (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian singled to right; Essian was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); On a bunt Thomasson made an
out to pitcher; Dilone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton flied out to center; Blanks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton singled to center; Pruitt flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards popped to first in foul territory; Page
flied out to center; Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning singled; Manning was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Kuiper flied out to center; Dade lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Revering flied out
to left; Gross popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Grubb walked; SOSA REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING);
Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Grubb to
second]; Thornton singled to center [Grubb to third]; Blanks
struck out; Horton lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thomasson flied out to right; Dilone popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Manning
singled to center; Kuiper grounded out (second to pitcher)
[Manning to third]; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: On a bunt Edwards grounded out (pitcher to
first); Page popped to third in foul territory; Alexander
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.