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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. Oakland Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumIndians 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.
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