The A's snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 2-1 verdict over the Rangers. The first A's run came in the opening frame on a single by Joe Wallis, sacrifice by Dell Alston and RBI single by Taylor Duncan.

The Rangers tied the contest in the fifth when Toby Harrah drew a one-out walk, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Mike Hargrove. Jeff Newman snapped the 1-1 tie in the eighth and gave the A's their victory with a home run. Elias Sosa pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to gain his 10th save. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Monday, June      19, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wallis cf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .262
  Dilone rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Alston lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  Gross 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .276        Alomar pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Duncan 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .234      Bonds rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .259
  Murphy lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .121      Putnam dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     2   1   .301
Armas rf,cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Harrah 3b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .192
Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Thompson cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Newman c              3   1   2   1     0   0   .257      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Picciolo 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Edwards 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     0   5             Totals               28   1   3   1     6   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 17,029
Left on Base: A's 4, Rangers 7
DP: A's 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Edwards
Home Runs: Newman (4)
Stolen Bases: Alston (1), Harrah (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Alston (1), Thompson (1)
GIDP: Campaneris (4), Hargrove (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(2-2)            7     2   1   1   4   3   0  27   2.28
Lacey                   1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.49
Sosa SV(10)             0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.06
Totals                  9     3   1   1   6   3   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(5-8)          9     6   2   2   0   5   1  33   2.79
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   5   1  33

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled to right; Alston out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wallis to second]; Guerrero
struck out; Duncan singled to center [Wallis scored]; Page
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris grounded
out (third to first); Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering
flied out to center; Newman singled to right; Picciolo flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk made an out to shortstop; Bonds struck out;
Putnam flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis grounded out (third to first); Alston
flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Harrah walked [Sundberg to
second]; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Sundberg to third, Harrah to second]; Hargrove walked;
Campaneris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Page made
an out to third; Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills was called out on strikes; Zisk flied out to
right; Bonds singled to left; Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering struck out; Newman grounded out (third
to first); Picciolo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: DILONE REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING RF); ARMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Sundberg was called out on strikes;
Harrah walked; Thompson flied out to right; Harrah stole second;
Hargrove singled to right [Harrah scored]; Campaneris popped to
second in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone flied out to center; Alston singled to
center; Alston stole second; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Alston to third]; Duncan made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Zisk grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page flied out to center; Armas struck out;
Revering flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to
right; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman homered; Picciolo grounded out (third to
first); Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: EDWARDS REPLACED PICCIOLO (PLAYING 2B); Thompson
reached on an error by Edwards; LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING);
On a bunt Hargrove grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to second) [Thompson out at second]; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero singled to left; Duncan made an out to
first; Page forced Guerrero (second to shortstop); Armas popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: GROSS REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING 3B); MURPHY REPLACED
DUNCAN (PLAYING LF); Wills flied out to center; Zisk walked;
ALOMAR RAN FOR ZISK; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Bonds
singled to left [Alomar to second]; Putnam grounded out (second
to first) [Alomar to third, Bonds to second]; Sundberg was
walked intentionally; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 1.