Mitchell Page drove in five runs with a homer, two doubles and a single and rookie lefty John Henry Johnson pitched his second shutout as the A's won the second game of a doubleheader, 8-0, after losing the first game to the White Sox, 6-2. The White Sox trailed, 2-1, going into the eighth inning of the lidlifter when Lamar Johnson drew a base on balls, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Junior Moore. After Henry Cruz forced Moore, singles by Don Kessinger and Eric Soderholm put the Sox ahead, 3-2. A double by Jorge Orta and homer by Johnson added three insurance runs in the ninth.

In the nightcap, Page homered for two runs in the first inning, got his third RBI with a fifth inning double and plated two more mates with a sixth-inning double. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  3  -   6  9  0
A's          0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .263      Burke cf              5   0   2   1     0   1   .281
  Larry Johnson ph,c  1   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Staggs 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .320
Washington dh         5   1   1   0     0   1   .170      Page lf               2   0   0   0     2   1   .258
Orta 2b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .260        Murphy pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
Lamar Johnson 1b      4   2   1   2     1   0   .250      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Molinaro rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .351      Revering 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
  Moore ph,lf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Newman c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .350
Cruz cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .217        Edwards pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .293        Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .223      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Nahorodny c           1   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Alexander dh          4   0   1   1     0   3   .238
  Blomberg ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Dilone rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .212
  Nordhagen ph,lf,rf  2   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6   9   6     4   1             Totals               33   2   6   2     5   7

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: White Sox 9, A's 9
DP: White Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Burke, Guerrero
Doubles: Cruz (1), Orta (8), Burke (2)
Home Runs: Lamar Johnson (3)
Stolen Bases: Garr (3), Dilone (14), Burke (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(3-2)            7.1   6   2   2   5   5   0  33   4.38
Hinton                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.87
Willoughby SV(2)        1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.28
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   7   0  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   6     3   1   0   2   1   0  25   2.25
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.87
Lacey L(3-2)            1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8   2.67
Heaverlo                0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.85
Coleman                 0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   1.37
Totals                  9     9   6   5   4   1   1  42

Wild Pitches: Lacey (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Washington reached on
an error by Guerrero; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Washington to second]; Lamar Johnson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Burke flied out to right; Staggs walked; Page
popped to third in foul territory; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Molinaro lined to right; Cruz walked; Kessinger
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Soderholm flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to right; Newman singled to left
[Revering to third]; Gross struck out; Alexander singled to
right [Revering scored, Newman to third, Alexander to second (on
throw)]; Dilone flied out to left; Burke flied out to center; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny walked; Garr flied out to right;
Washington struck out; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Page was
called out on strikes; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first);
Molinaro grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cruz
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied out to left; Newman grounded out
(second to first); Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kessinger reached on an error by Burke [Kessinger
to second]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nahorodny grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr singled to left
[Kessinger scored (unearned)]; Garr stole second; Washington
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Alexander struck out; Dilone singled to center;
Dilone stole second; Burke doubled to center [Dilone scored];
Staggs grounded out (third to first) [Burke to third]; Page
walked; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta made an out to second; Lamar Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Molinaro flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering made an out to third; Newman made an out
to third; Gross walked; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Cruz doubled to center; Kessinger singled to
right [Cruz to third]; SOSA REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Soderholm
forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR
NAHORODNY; LACEY REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; Nordhagen made an out to third; LARRY JOHNSON BATTED
FOR GARR; Larry Johnson walked [Soderholm to second]; Washington
forced Larry Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LARRY JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );
NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dilone grounded out
(second to first); Burke singled to center; Burke stole second;
Staggs was called out on strikes; Page walked; MURPHY RAN FOR
PAGE; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Orta grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lamar Johnson walked; MOORE BATTED FOR
MOLINARO; Lacey threw a wild pitch [Lamar Johnson to second];
Moore singled to right [Lamar Johnson scored]; Cruz forced Moore
(second to shortstop); Kessinger singled to center [Cruz to
third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Soderholm singled to
left [Cruz scored, Kessinger to second]; Nordhagen grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NORDHAGEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Revering flied out to left;
Newman walked; EDWARDS RAN FOR NEWMAN; HINTON REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Edwards to
second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Alexander struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ESSIAN REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING C ); Larry
Johnson flied out to left; Washington singled to center; Orta
doubled to right [Washington scored]; COLEMAN REPLACED HEAVERLO
(PITCHING); Lamar Johnson homered [Orta scored]; Moore grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Dilone lined to third; Burke was called out on
strikes; Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 2.