Taking advantage of wildness on the part of Chicago pitcher Ken Kravec, the A's posted a 6-3 victory over the White Sox. Kravec walked Rico Carty and Taylor Duncan in the second inning prior to a two-run single by Miguel Dilone. In the sixth stanza, Kravec walked Dilone, who scored on a double by Mike Edwards. Dilone also stole two bases. Dave Revering hit a solo homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Monday, September 18, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
A's          0  2  0    1  1  2    0  0  x  -   6  6  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Chappas ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .333      Edwards 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .273
Torres lf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .393      Burke cf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .241
Lemon cf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .295      Guerrero ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Page lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Alston ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Nordhagen dh          4   0   2   2     0   0   .294      Carty dh              2   1   0   0     2   0   .283
Colbern c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Duncan 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .258
Pryor 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .237        Gross 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   2   .254      Revering 1b           3   1   2   1     0   0   .272
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Woodard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baumgarten p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
                                                          Hosley c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .267
                                                            Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                          Dilone rf             3   1   1   2     1   2   .227
                                                          Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     3   6             Totals               27   6   6   5     7   7

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  3,657
Left on Base: White Sox 8, A's 6
DP: White Sox 1, A's 1
Errors: Lamar Johnson, Page
Doubles: Torres (3), Edwards (16)
Home Runs: Revering (15)
Stolen Bases: Dilone 2 (46), Burke (15)
Caught Stealing: Woodard (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Revering (2), Guerrero (16)
GIDP: Carty (13)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(11-15)         6     5   6   5   7   5   1  30   3.97
Baumgarten              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.14
Totals                  8     6   6   5   7   7   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(11-8)         9     9   3   3   3   6   0  38   3.17
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Kravec (7), Johnson (4)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Chappas walked; Torres singled to center [Chappas
to second]; Lemon singled to left [Chappas scored, Torres to
second]; Lamar Johnson lined into a double play (second to
first) [Lemon out at first]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards flied out to right; Burke walked;
Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first) [Burke to second];
Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen flied out to right; Colbern struck out;
Pryor walked; Washington singled to left [Pryor to second];
Chappas flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty walked; Duncan walked [Carty to second];
Revering out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Carty to
third, Duncan to second]; Hosley struck out; Dilone singled to
left [Carty scored, Duncan scored]; Dilone stole second; Edwards
walked; Burke struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Torres doubled to center; Lemon walked; Lamar
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Soderholm flied out
to right [Torres to third]; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Lemon to
second]; Nordhagen singled to left [Torres scored, Lemon scored,
Nordhagen to second (error by Page)]; Colbern flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero walked; Page struck out; Carty grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Guerrero out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Pryor flied out to center; Washington was called
out on strikes; Chappas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan flied out to left; Revering homered;
Hosley singled to left; Dilone was called out on strikes;
Edwards flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Torres singled to center; Lemon flied out to
left; Lamar Johnson popped to first; Soderholm popped to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Burke reached on an error by Lamar Johnson
(assist by Chappas); Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Burke to second]; Page grounded out (second to
first) [Burke to third]; Kravec threw a wild pitch [Burke scored
(unearned)]; Carty walked; Duncan flied out to right; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen singled to center; Colbern popped to
first in foul territory; Pryor struck out; Washington forced
Nordhagen (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Hosley
grounded out (third to first); Dilone walked; Dilone stole
second; Edwards doubled to left [Dilone scored]; Burke singled
to left [Edwards scored]; Burke stole second; Guerrero grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Chappas grounded out (second to first); Torres
grounded out (third to first); Lemon popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BAUMGARTEN REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); ALSTON
BATTED FOR PAGE; Alston flied out to left; Carty grounded out
(third to first); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ALSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GROSS
REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); Lamar Johnson made an out to
second; Soderholm struck out; Nordhagen popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering singled to right; WOODARD RAN FOR
REVERING; Woodard was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Hosley struck out; Dilone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: NEWMAN REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING 1B); ESSIAN
REPLACED HOSLEY (PLAYING C ); Colbern singled to left; Pryor
flied out to center; Washington struck out; Chappas singled to
center [Colbern to second]; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.