Jim Sundberg's third hit of the game, a single in the eighth inning, drove in Al Oliver and gave the Rangers a 4-3 triumph over the A's. Oliver doubled with one out and after Richie Zisk was intentionally walked, Elias Sosa relieved John Henry Johnson on the mound forthe  A's. Sundberg then smacked Sosa's first pitch for a hit to score Oliver. Sundberg stretched his hitting streak to 16 games, longest in the A.L. this year.

The Rangers scored three times in the first on a double by Bert Campaneris, single by Oliver, walk to Zisk, single by Sundberg and sacrifice fly by Juan Beniquez. A single by Mitchell Page and triple by Mario Guerrero scored a run for the A's in the first and a two-run homer by Wayne Gross tied the game in the second. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       17, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Rangers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staggs 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .314      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .168
  Edwards 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Oliver lf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .267
Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .120      Zisk rf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .303
Page lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Sundberg c            4   0   3   2     0   1   .333
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .299      Beniquez cf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .238
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Alexander dh          3   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Bevacqua dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Dilone pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Wills 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .250
  Tabb ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gross 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .253
  Picciolo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Essian c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .223
Thomasson rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .151
Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     2   7             Totals               28   4   8   4     4   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 15,635
Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 5
DP: A's 2, Rangers 1
Doubles: Essian (5), Campaneris (1), Oliver (7)
Triples: Guerrero (3)
Home Runs: Gross (3)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (12)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Beniquez (2)
GIDP: Hargrove (1), Beniquez (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(3-2)          7.1   7   4   4   4   1   0  31   1.81
Sosa                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.63
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   1   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(4-4)          9     8   3   3   2   7   1  35   3.19
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   7   1  35

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Staggs struck out; Murphy was called out on
strikes; Page singled to shortstop; Guerrero tripled to left
[Page scored]; Revering grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
doubled to left; Oliver singled to right [Campaneris scored];
Zisk walked [Oliver to second]; Sundberg singled to right
[Oliver scored, Zisk to third]; Beniquez hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Zisk scored]; Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander singled to center; Gross homered
[Alexander scored]; Essian flied out to right; Thomasson flied
out to center; Staggs struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Page
walked; Guerrero hit into a double play (third to first) [Page
out at third (first to second)]; Mitchell Page rounded 2B too
far; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oliver grounded out (third to first); Zisk flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering struck out; Alexander grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg struck out; Beniquez singled to shortstop;
Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian doubled; Thomasson singled to left [Essian
to third]; Thomasson was picked off first (catcher to first);
Staggs made an out to second; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Bevacqua flied out to center; Wills singled to
center; Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Wills to
second]; Campaneris walked; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page grounded out (first to pitcher); Guerrero
lined to center; Revering popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to right; Sundberg singled to right;
Beniquez made an out to second; Harrah made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Alexander singled to right; DILONE RAN FOR
ALEXANDER; Dilone stole second; Gross reached on a fielder's
choice [Dilone out at third (pitcher to shortstop), Gross to
second]; Essian was walked intentionally; Thomasson forced
Essian (pitcher to second to shortstop) [Gross to third]; NEWMAN
BATTED FOR STAGGS; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); EDWARDS
REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 2B); Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wills walked; Hargrove grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy struck out; Page grounded out (second to
first); Guerrero lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Oliver
doubled to left; Zisk was walked intentionally; SOSA REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Sundberg singled to left [Oliver scored,
Zisk to third]; Beniquez grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering grounded out (third to first); TABB
BATTED FOR DILONE; Tabb was called out on strikes; Gross singled
to right; PICCIOLO RAN FOR GROSS; Essian forced Picciolo (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 4.