A pair of three-run innings propelled the A's to a 8-4 decision over the White Sox. Dave Revering got a leadoff homer in the fourth frame before a single by Mario Guerrero, double by Taylor Duncan and two-run single by Glenn Burke.

In the fifth inning, singles by Willie Horton, Revering and Guerrero produced one run. A throwing error by Greg Pryor allowed another run to score and Guerrero came in on a fielder's choice on the same play. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      26, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  0    3  3  0    1  0  1  -   8 15  0
White Sox    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 10  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Bannister dh          3   1   1   1     1   0   .224
Wallis cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .299        Orta ph,dh          1   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   1     0   0   .260
  Armas rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Spencer cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .348
Horton dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .258
  Dilone pr,dh        0   1   0   0     1   0   .242      Garr lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Revering 1b           3   2   2   1     1   0   .270      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   1   1   0     0   1   .243
  Picciolo pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .219      Nahorodny c           4   0   2   0     0   1   .241
  Essian c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Washington rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
Guerrero ss           5   2   3   1     0   0   .289      Pryor 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Duncan 3b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .253        Blomberg ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Newman c,1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .249      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burke rf,lf           4   0   2   2     0   1   .233        Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  15   5     3   4             Totals               34   4  10   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 11,897
Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 7
DP: A's 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Pryor 2
Doubles: Edwards (11), Duncan (7), Nahorodny (11)
Triples: Bannister (2)
Home Runs: Revering (13), Soderholm (14)
Stolen Bases: Dilone 2 (34)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (18), Bannister (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (6), Wallis (3), Garr (5), Kessinger (7)
GIDP: Guerrero (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(8-6)          7.1   6   3   3   2   3   1  29   2.81
Heaverlo                1.1   4   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.86
Sosa SV(12)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.92
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(10-8)            3.1   8   3   3   0   0   1  18   4.98
Hinton                  3     5   4   2   2   2   0  15   3.55
LaGrow                  2.2   2   1   1   1   2   0  10   4.11
Totals                  9    15   8   6   3   4   1  43

Wild Pitches: LaGrow (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards doubled to left; Wallis singled to left
[Edwards to third]; Page lined into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Wallis out at second]; Horton grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister walked; Kessinger flied out to left;
Spencer struck out while Bannister was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (second to first); Guerrero
flied out to center; Duncan singled to center; Newman grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm singled to left; Garr out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Soderholm to second]; Lamar
Johnson flied out to right; Nahorodny flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke singled to left; Edwards reached on an
error by Pryor (assist by Wood) on a sacrifice bunt [Burke to
second]; Wallis out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Burke
to third, Edwards to second]; Page popped to third in foul
territory; Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington singled to left; Pryor made an out to
catcher; Bannister tripled to center [Washington scored];
Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Bannister scored]; Spencer flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering homered; Guerrero singled to right;
Duncan doubled to left [Guerrero to third]; Newman grounded out
(third to first); Burke singled to left [Guerrero scored, Duncan
scored]; HINTON REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Edwards flied out to
left; Wallis flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm flied out to right; On a bunt Garr
grounded out (catcher to first); Lamar Johnson struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page was called out on strikes; Horton singled to
left; Revering singled to shortstop [Horton to second]; Guerrero
singled to right [Horton scored, Revering to second]; Duncan
reached on an error by Pryor [Revering scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Guerrero scored (unearned) (no RBI), Duncan out at third
(third to pitcher)]; Newman walked; Burke grounded out (second
to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny doubled to left; Washington walked;
Pryor struck out; Bannister flied out to right; Kessinger popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
6, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards was called out on strikes; Wallis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Page flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer made an out to second; Soderholm homered;
Garr flied out to center; Lamar Johnson made an out to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Horton singled to second; DILONE RAN FOR HORTON;
Dilone stole second; Revering walked; PICCIOLO RAN FOR REVERING;
Dilone was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Guerrero
singled to left [Picciolo to second]; LAGROW REPLACED HINTON
(PITCHING); Duncan struck out; Newman singled to left [Picciolo
scored, Guerrero to second]; LaGrow threw a wild pitch [Guerrero
to third, Newman to second]; Burke struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NEWMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ESSIAN REPLACED PICCIOLO
(PLAYING C ); ARMAS REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING RF); BURKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Nahorodny singled to center; Washington
flied out to left; Pryor flied out to left; Bannister flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis
popped to third in foul territory; Armas grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first);
HEAVERLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Spencer singled to center;
Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first) [Spencer to second];
Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Essian
singled to left [Dilone to third]; Guerrero grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dilone scored,
Essian out at second]; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Nahorodny struck
out; Washington flied out to left; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR PRYOR;
Blomberg singled to center [Lamar Johnson to second]; ORTA
BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Orta singled to center [Lamar Johnson
scored, Blomberg to second]; SOSA REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING);
Kessinger lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8,
White Sox 4.