Overcoming a 2-1 deficit, the A's pushed across two runs in the sixth inning and held on for a 3-2 decision over the Indians. The winning rally was triggered by a leadoff double by Wayne Gross. Gary Alexander followed with a single, moving Gross to third, and Alexander took second when the throw from the outfield went to the plate.

Mike Edwards ran for Alexander and Jim Essian, who singled home the A's first run in the fourth frame, fouled out. Dennis Kinney replaced Rick Wise on the mound for the Tribe and Gary Thomasson, hitting .143, singled home Gross. Rookie Dwayne Murphy, hitting .059, then lifted a sacrifice fly to plate Edwards. Elias Sosa pitched the last inning for the A's to record his sixth save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Monday, May       15, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Indians      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murphy cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .143      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Staggs 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .357      Norris dh             2   0   1   0     1   0   .324
Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .256        Horton ph,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Guerrero ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Cage ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Revering 1b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Dade rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .203      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .248
  Perez 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Grubb lf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .267
Gross 3b,1b           2   1   1   0     2   1   .239      Bell 3b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .314
Alexander dh          2   0   1   0     1   1   .257      Hassey c              1   0   0   1     0   0   .250
  Edwards pr,dh       1   1   0   0     0   0   .231        Cox ph,ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Essian c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .224      Blanks 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Thomasson rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .150      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Wirth p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pruitt c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     3   6             Totals               29   2   6   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  3,454
Left on Base: A's 10, Indians 2
DP: A's 3, Indians 0
Errors: Grubb
Doubles: Gross (4), Bell (10), Norris (2)
Home Runs: Thornton (5)
Stolen Bases: Page (3)
Caught Stealing: Murphy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Page (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (2), Hassey (1)
GIDP: Thornton (3), Blanks (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wirth                   4     4   2   2   1   1   1  15   3.60
Coleman W(3-0)          3     1   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Lacey                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.16
Sosa SV(6)              1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.64
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   4   1  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(2-6)             5.1   7   3   3   3   4   0  26   3.42
Kinney                  3.2   4   0   0   0   2   0  14   3.38
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   6   0  40

Wild Pitches: Kinney (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Staggs
struck out; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris
flied out to left; Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross walked;
Alexander walked [Gross to second]; Essian forced Alexander
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton homered; Grubb struck out; Bell doubled to
right; Hassey reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a
double play [Bell out at third (pitcher to third), Hassey out at
second (third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson flied out to right; Murphy singled to
center; Staggs singled to right [Murphy to second]; Page forced
Staggs (first to shortstop) [Murphy to third]; Guerrero made an
out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Blanks flied out to right; Veryzer flied out to
left; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled to right; Gross walked [Revering
to second]; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Alexander struck out;
Essian singled to left [Dilone scored, Gross to second];
Thomasson struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: PEREZ REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 3B); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Norris walked; Dade flied out to left;
Thornton grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Staggs singled to pitcher; Page out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Staggs to second]; Guerrero
reached on a fielder's choice [Staggs out at third (shortstop to
third)]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Grubb singled to center; Bell singled to center
[Grubb to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); Hassey hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Grubb scored]; Blanks grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross doubled to right; Alexander singled to left
[Gross to third, Alexander to second (on throw to home)];
EDWARDS RAN FOR ALEXANDER; Essian popped to third in foul
territory; KINNEY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Thomasson singled to
left [Gross scored, Edwards to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Edwards scored (RBI), Thomasson to second (error by
Grubb)]; Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (pitcher to
first); Norris doubled to right; Dade flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second to
first); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Grubb flied
out to center; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross struck out; Edwards made an out to pitcher;
Essian singled to center; Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: LACEY REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); COX BATTED FOR
HASSEY; Cox was called out on strikes; Blanks singled to right;
VAIL BATTED FOR VERYZER; Vail flied out to left; Manning
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PRUITT REPLACED
VAIL (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Murphy singled; Murphy was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Staggs flied
out to left; Page singled to center; Page stole second; Kinney
threw a wild pitch [Page to third]; Guerrero flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: HORTON BATTED FOR NORRIS; SOSA REPLACED LACEY
(PITCHING); CAGE BATTED FOR HORTON; Cage was called out on
strikes; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Indians 2.