The A's ended their five-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Indians. The A's scored four unearned runs in the second inning. Two-out singles by Tony Armas and Mike Adams and Tom Veryzer's error on Joe Wallis' roller filled the bases. Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3Game Played on Thursday, July 13, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumIndians 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 2 A's 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 7 10 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .271 Wallis cf 5 1 0 0 0 1 .301 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Duncan 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .261 Bell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .301 Gross 3b,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Thornton 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .264 Page lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .288 Alexander dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .236 Dilone lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Speed cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Manning ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Newman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Cox lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Essian c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Grubb ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Revering 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Picciolo pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Diaz c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Armas rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Adams 2b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .154 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards pr,2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 .260 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 7 3 2 4 Totals 35 7 10 6 2 4 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 2,987 Left on Base: Indians 7, A's 6 DP: Indians 0, A's 0 Errors: Veryzer, Diaz, Guerrero Doubles: Page (13) Home Runs: Alexander (18), Revering (10) Stolen Bases: Edwards (11) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(6-10) 6 7 6 1 2 3 1 28 2.68 Reuschel 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 3.91 Totals 8 10 7 2 2 4 1 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson W(6-5) 7 7 3 2 2 3 1 31 2.53 Heaverlo SV(6) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.93 Totals 9 7 3 2 2 4 1 37 Passed Balls: Diaz (2) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller INDIANS 1ST: On a bunt Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer flied out to right; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan walked; Page singled [Duncan to second]; Horton grounded out (third to first) [Duncan to third, Page to second]; Newman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Alexander singled to center [Thornton to second]; On a bunt Speed made an out to catcher; Cox struck out; Kuiper singled to left [Thornton scored, Alexander to third]; Diaz flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Armas singled to center; Adams singled to left [Armas to second]; Wallis reached on an error by Veryzer [Armas to third, Adams to second]; Duncan singled to right [Armas scored (unearned), Adams scored (unearned), Wallis to second]; Page doubled to center [Wallis scored (unearned), Duncan scored (unearned)]; Horton struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. INDIANS 3RD: Dade struck out; Veryzer struck out; Bell singled to right; Thornton walked [Bell to second]; Alexander flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman grounded out (third to first); Revering flied out to center; Guerrero made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. INDIANS 4TH: Speed flied out to right; Cox popped to first in foul territory; Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas flied out to center; Adams struck out; Wallis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. INDIANS 5TH: Diaz popped to catcher in foul territory; Dade grounded out (third to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan flied out to left; Page grounded out (first unassisted); Horton singled to left; Newman forced Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4. INDIANS 6TH: Bell reached on an error by Guerrero; Thornton flied out to center; Alexander homered [Bell scored (unearned)]; Speed made an out to second; Cox grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering homered; Guerrero flied out to center; Armas flied out to center; Adams walked; EDWARDS RAN FOR ADAMS; Edwards stole second; Diaz allowed a passed ball [Edwards scored (error by Diaz) (unearned)]; Wallis grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 6. INDIANS 7TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Diaz singled to right; Dade flied out to center; Veryzer singled to right [Diaz to third]; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: REUSCHEL REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Duncan made an out to second; Page flied out to center; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 6. INDIANS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); DILONE REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); ESSIAN REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING C ); Thornton walked; HEAVERLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Alexander flied out to right; MANNING BATTED FOR SPEED; Manning flied out to left; GRUBB BATTED FOR COX; Grubb flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: MANNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Essian flied out to center; Revering singled to center; PICCIOLO RAN FOR REVERING; Guerrero singled to center [Picciolo to second]; Armas popped to first in foul territory; Edwards singled to center [Picciolo scored, Guerrero to second]; Wallis was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 7. INDIANS 9TH: PICCIOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); CARBO BATTED FOR DIAZ; Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 7. |
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