The first grand slam of Mitchell Page's major league career highlighted the A's 11-4 victory over the Rangers. The A's had a 4-3 lead going into the sixth inning when they added two runs and had the bases loaded before Page smashed his homer off Jon Matlack to make the score 10-3. Seven of the A's runs were unearned as the Rangers fell down in their support of Matlack. Kurt Bevacqua committed three errors and Bump Wills one. Al Oliver had three hits in a losing cause. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 11, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  4
A's          1  0  1    0  2  6    0  1  x  -  11 11  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .255      Edwards 2b            4   5   3   0     1   0   .279
  Putnam 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .128      Burke cf              3   2   3   2     1   0   .239
Beniquez cf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .254      Carty dh              5   0   0   1     0   0   .292
  Thompson cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Page lf               4   1   3   5     0   0   .293
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .284        Dilone lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  J. Ellis c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Newman 1b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .239
Oliver lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .317      Duncan 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Grubb lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Wallis rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .268
  Lowenstein rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Robinson c            4   1   0   1     0   0   .309
Zisk dh               4   1   1   1     0   0   .253        Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Harrah ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .223      Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Wirth p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bevacqua 3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .232        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alomar 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
  L. Washington 2b    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     3   2             Totals               36  11  11  10     2   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  9,841
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 5
DP: Rangers 1, A's 1
Errors: Bevacqua 3, Wills, Guerrero
Doubles: Hargrove (24), Oliver (29), Edwards (14)
Home Runs: Zisk (18), Page (14)
Stolen Bases: Page (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Burke (6), Guerrero (15)
GIDP: Dilone (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(12-13)        5.2   9  10   3   2   3   1  31   2.46
Barker                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.93
Darwin                  2     2   1   1   0   1   0   7   4.50
Totals                  8    11  11   4   2   4   1  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 1.2   5   3   3   1   1   1  11   3.02
Wirth W(3-4)            5.2   5   1   1   2   1   0  23   3.42
Sosa                    1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.50
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   2   1  39

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Fred Spenn


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove doubled to left; Beniquez flied out to
center [Hargrove to third]; Sundberg was called out on strikes;
Oliver popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt Edwards singled to pitcher; Burke out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edwards to second];
Carty flied out to right; Page singled to center [Edwards
scored]; Page stole second; Newman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk homered;
Harrah flied out to left; Bevacqua singled to center; Wills
singled to right [Bevacqua to second]; Hargrove walked [Bevacqua
to third, Wills to second]; Beniquez singled to left [Bevacqua
scored, Wills scored, Hargrove to second]; WIRTH REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Sundberg flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver doubled to left; Bonds struck out; Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to third]; Harrah
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Robinson flied out to left; Edwards singled to
left; Burke singled to center [Edwards to third]; Carty grounded
out (third to first) [Edwards scored, Burke to second]; Page
singled to pitcher [Burke to third]; Newman made an out to
first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua flied out to center; Wills grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hargrove walked; Beniquez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan made an out to second; Guerrero grounded
out (pitcher to first); Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg reached on an error by Guerrero; Oliver
singled to first [Sundberg to second]; Bonds lined into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Sundberg out at second]; Zisk forced
Oliver (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Robinson lined to first; Edwards reached on an
error by Bevacqua [Edwards to second]; Burke walked; Carty
reached on an error by Bevacqua [Edwards scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Burke to third, Carty to second]; Page grounded out (first
unassisted); Newman reached on a fielder's choice [Burke scored
(unearned), Carty out at third (third unassisted)]; 2 R (0 ER),
0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah flied out to right; Bevacqua grounded out
(second to first); Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan singled to left; Guerrero out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Duncan to second]; Wallis
singled to left [Duncan to third]; Robinson reached on a
fielder's choice [Duncan scored, Wallis to second (error by
Wills; assist by Harrah)]; Edwards walked [Wallis to third,
Robinson to second]; Burke singled to right [Wallis scored
(unearned), Robinson to third, Edwards to second]; Carty popped
to first in foul territory; Page homered (unearned) [Robinson
scored (unearned), Edwards scored (unearned), Burke scored
(unearned)]; BARKER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Newman reached
on an error by Bevacqua; Duncan forced Newman (third to second);
6 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 10.

RANGERS 7TH: DILONE REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez singled to center;
Beniquez was picked off first (pitcher to first); Sundberg
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 7TH: PUTNAM REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); THOMPSON
REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); J. ELLIS REPLACED SUNDBERG
(PLAYING C ); ALOMAR REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); DARWIN
REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Guerrero struck out; Debut game
for Danny Darwin; Wallis flied out to left; Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 10.

RANGERS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); Oliver
singled to right; Bonds walked [Oliver to second]; Zisk forced
Bonds (shortstop to second) [Oliver to third]; Harrah singled to
center [Oliver scored, Zisk to second]; SOSA REPLACED WIRTH
(PITCHING); Alomar popped to first in foul territory; Wills
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics
10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GRUBB REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); LOWENSTEIN
REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); NORMAN REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING
SS); L. WASHINGTON REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING 2B); Edwards doubled
to center; Burke singled to right [Edwards scored]; Carty made
an out to third; Dilone grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Burke out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 4, Athletics 11.

RANGERS 9TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Thompson
made an out to shortstop; J. Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 11.