After going without a victory since May 21, John Henry Johnson extended the A's winning streak to four games by pitching a five-hitter and defeating the Royals, 4-2. The loss was the Royals' fifth straight. The A's nicked Leonard for two runs in the fourth inning on singles by Mitchell Page and Dave Revering, a sacrifice, an infield out by Glenn Burke and a single by Jeff Newman.

Their other pair counted in the sixth on a single by Taylor Duncan, a sacrifice, a double by Newman and a single by Mike Edwards. A triple by Frank White and single by Freddie Patek produced one run for the Royals in the fifth. Their other tally in the eighth was unearned. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      1, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  1
A's          0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   4 12  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .264      Wallis cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .314
Zdeb rf               4   0   0   0     0   4   .236        Armas rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .307      Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Page dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .271
McRae dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Revering 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .262
Porter c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .288      Duncan 3b             3   1   1   0     0   2   .253
White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Burke rf,cf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .231
Hurdle 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .246      Newman c              4   1   2   2     0   1   .263
Wilson lf             3   1   1   0     0   2   .243      Edwards 2b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .237
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .176
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   1     3   9             Totals               33   4  12   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  5,062
Left on Base: Royals 6, A's 9
DP: Royals 1, A's 0
Errors: Zdeb
Doubles: McRae (20), Porter (13), Wallis (3), Newman (2), Revering (11)
Triples: White (2)
Stolen Bases: McRae (8), Wilson (29), Dilone (26), Edwards (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (2), Burke (2)
GIDP: Picciolo (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(7-11)         5.2  10   4   4   2   4   0  28   3.96
Mingori                 2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.32
Totals                  8    12   4   4   2   6   0  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(5-4)          9     5   2   1   3   9   0  35   2.51
Totals                  9     5   2   1   3   9   0  35

Passed Balls: Newman (2)
Wild Pitches: Johnson (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Zdeb was called out on strikes;
Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled to center; Dilone forced Wallis
(pitcher to shortstop); Dilone stole second; Page struck out;
Revering struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis popped to first in foul territory; McRae
walked; McRae stole second; Porter walked; White popped to first
in foul territory; Hurdle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan struck out; Burke grounded out (second to
first); Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Patek flied out to center; Zdeb
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled to left; Picciolo grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Edwards out at second];
Wallis doubled to right; Dilone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied
out to right; McRae doubled to right; Porter grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to center; Revering singled to right
[Page to second]; Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Page to third, Revering to second]; Burke grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Page scored, Revering to third]; Newman
singled to center [Revering scored]; Edwards forced Newman
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White tripled to left; Hurdle popped to catcher in
foul territory; Wilson was called out on strikes; Patek singled
to left [White scored]; Zdeb struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo singled to right; Wallis popped to
pitcher; Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first) [Picciolo to
second]; Page was walked intentionally; Revering grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out
to right; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan singled to left; Burke out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Duncan to second]; Newman doubled to
right [Duncan scored]; Edwards singled to right [Newman scored,
Edwards to second (error by Zdeb)]; Picciolo grounded out (third
to first); Wallis walked; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING);
Dilone flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to right; White popped to
shortstop; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Revering
doubled to right; Duncan struck out; Burke grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics
4.

ROYALS 8TH: ARMAS REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING RF); BURKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Wilson singled to left; Patek flied out
to right; Wilson stole second; Newman allowed a passed ball
[Wilson to third]; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Wilson scored
(unearned)]; Zdeb struck out; Brett walked; Otis popped to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Edwards
singled to left; Edwards stole second; Picciolo grounded out
(second to first) [Edwards to third]; Armas struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to right; Porter doubled to right;
White popped to catcher in foul territory; Hurdle struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 4.