A three-run outburst in first inning triggered A's to 7-4 victory over White Sox. First frame was capped by two-run single by Duncan and after Sox tied score, RBI single by Revering put A's ahead, 4-3, in fifth frame. A's added two runs in seventh on RBI single by Burke and throwing error by Sox catcher Colbern. Final tally came in ninth on solo homer by Horton. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      27, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          3  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  1  -   7 14  2
White Sox    0  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 13  4


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Molinaro lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .278
Wallis cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .298      Kessinger ss          5   0   2   1     0   1   .263
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Orta 2b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .286
Horton dh             5   3   3   2     0   1   .267      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Revering 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .272      Blomberg 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Duncan 3b             3   0   2   2     1   0   .261      Garr dh               4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
  Murphy pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .188      Washington rf         3   0   0   1     0   0   .243
  Gross 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Spencer cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .370
Newman c              4   1   2   0     1   1   .254      Colbern c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .353
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burke lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .240
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .224
Langford 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               40   7  14   6     3   7             Totals               37   4  13   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 19,632
Left on Base: A's 10, White Sox 7
DP: A's 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Newman, Armas, Soderholm, Washington, Colbern 2
Doubles: Wallis (9), Horton (13), Blomberg (5)
Triples: Armas (1), Molinaro (4)
Home Runs: Horton (7)
Stolen Bases: Burke 2 (10), Dilone (35)
Caught Stealing: Edwards (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (3)
GIDP: Colbern (1)
Hit by Pitch: Guerrero (5,by Kravec)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford                1.1   4   3   2   0   0   0   8   3.20
Lacey W(7-5)            4.2   4   0   0   0   1   0  18   2.54
Sosa SV(13)             3     5   1   1   0   2   0  12   2.92
Totals                  9    13   4   3   0   3   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(7-9)           6.2  12   6   4   3   5   0  35   3.97
Willoughby              2.1   2   1   1   0   2   1   9   3.58
Totals                  9    14   7   5   3   7   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Kravec (8)
Wild Pitches: Kravec (5)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards singled to center; Edwards was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Wallis doubled to center;
Guerrero flied out to left; Horton singled to left [Wallis
scored]; Revering singled to right [Horton to third, Revering to
second (error by Washington)]; Duncan singled to left [Horton
scored, Revering scored (unearned)]; Newman walked [Duncan to
second]; Burke forced Newman (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER),
5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro flied out to right; Kessinger singled to
center; Orta flied out to center; Soderholm grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas tripled to right; Edwards popped to first;
Wallis grounded out (third to first); Guerrero was hit by a
pitch; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg doubled to right; On a bunt Garr singled
[Blomberg to third]; Washington hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Blomberg scored]; Spencer singled to right [Garr to third,
Spencer to second (error by Armas)]; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Colbern singled to left [Garr scored, Spencer to
third]; Spencer was picked off third but was safe on an error by
Newman [Spencer scored (unearned), Colbern to third]; Molinaro
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Revering made an out to second; Duncan singled to
center; Newman was called out on strikes; Burke lined to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to second; Soderholm flied out to
right; Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Orta to
second]; Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards
struck out; Wallis walked; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Spencer struck out; Colbern singled to center; Molinaro flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Horton doubled to right; Kravec threw a wild
pitch [Horton to third]; Revering singled to right [Horton
scored]; Duncan forced Revering (shortstop to second); Newman
reached on an error by Soderholm [Duncan to second]; Burke
singled to center [Duncan out at home (center to catcher),
Newman to third]; Colbern dropped a foul fly hit by Armas for an
error; Burke stole second; Armas struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta
singled to second; Soderholm flied out to center; Blomberg
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards flied out to right; Wallis made an out to
catcher; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: On a bunt Garr grounded out (pitcher to first);
Washington grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, White
Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Horton flied out to left; Revering flied out to
center; Duncan walked; MURPHY RAN FOR DUNCAN; Newman singled to
third [Murphy to second]; Burke singled to left [Murphy scored,
Newman to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Burke
stole second [Newman scored (unearned), Burke to third (error by
Colbern)]; Armas struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: GROSS REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING 3B); SOSA REPLACED
LACEY (PITCHING); Colbern grounded out (third to first);
Molinaro tripled to right; Kessinger singled to center [Molinaro
scored]; Orta struck out; Soderholm singled to right [Kessinger
out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
6, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Wallis
flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Blomberg flied out to left; Garr grounded out
(second to first); Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Horton homered; Revering flied out to right;
Gross struck out; Newman singled to center; DILONE RAN FOR
NEWMAN; Dilone stole second; Burke popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ESSIAN REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING C ); Spencer
singled to left; Colbern grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Spencer out at second]; Molinaro singled to
right; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 4.