Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Wise
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staggs vs. Wise
  
  Staggs strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Page vs. Wise
  
  Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manning vs. Wirth
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Wirth
  
  Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Wirth
  
  Dade hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Wise
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Revering vs. Wise
  
  Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Wise
  
  Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alexander vs. Wise
  
  Alexander takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Essian vs. Wise
  
  Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Wirth
  
  Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grubb vs. Wirth
  
  Grubb strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Wirth
  
  Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hassey vs. Wirth
  
  Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wirth fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Hassey attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomasson vs. Wise
  
  Thomasson hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Wise
  
  Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Staggs vs. Wise
  
  Staggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Page vs. Wise
  
  Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to second for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Guerrero vs. Wise
  
  Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanks vs. Wirth
  
  Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veryzer vs. Wirth
  
  Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manning vs. Wirth
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Revering vs. Wise
  
  Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gross vs. Wise
  
  Gross takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Alexander vs. Wise
  
  Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Dave Revering.
  
  Alexander strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Essian vs. Wise
  
  Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dilone scores. Gross moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thomasson vs. Wise
  
  Thomasson strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Murphy vs. Wise
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Wirth
  
  Marty Perez now playing third base. Wayne Gross now playing first base.
  
  Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dade vs. Wirth
  
  Dade hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thornton vs. Wirth
  
  Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wirth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staggs vs. Wise
  
  Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Page vs. Wise
  
  Page bunts in front of the plate. Hassey fields it and throws to first for the out. Staggs moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Guerrero vs. Wise
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Wise
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grubb vs. Wirth
  
  Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Wirth
  
  Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hassey vs. Coleman
  
  Joe Coleman now pitching.
  
  Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grubb tags and scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blanks vs. Coleman
  
  Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Wise
  
  Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alexander vs. Wise
  
  Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Essian vs. Wise
  
  Mike Edwards pinch runs for Gary Alexander.
  
  Essian hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Thomasson vs. Kinney
  
  Dennis Kinney now pitching.
  
  Thomasson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross scores. Edwards moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Murphy vs. Kinney
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball towards left field. Grubb makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Grubb. Edwards tags and scores. Thomasson tags and moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Staggs vs. Kinney
  
  Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veryzer vs. Coleman
  
  Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manning vs. Coleman
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Coleman
  
  Norris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Norris reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dade vs. Coleman
  
  Dade hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Page vs. Kinney
  
  Page strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Kinney
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Kinney
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Coleman
  
  Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grubb vs. Coleman
  
  Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Coleman
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Kinney
  
  Gross strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. Kinney
  
  Edwards hits a popup towards the mound. Kinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. Kinney
  
  Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomasson vs. Kinney
  
  Thomasson hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Lacey
  
  Bob Lacey now pitching. Ted Cox pinch hits for Ron Hassey.
  
  Cox is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanks vs. Lacey
  
  Blanks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vail vs. Lacey
  
  Mike Vail pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
  
  Vail hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Manning vs. Lacey
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Kinney
  
  Ted Cox now playing shortstop. Ron Pruitt now catching.
  
  Murphy bunts towards the mound. Kinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Staggs vs. Kinney
  
  There goes Murphy. The throw from Pruitt to Cox and they have Murphy trapped. The throw over to Thornton, who applies the tag for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staggs vs. Kinney
  
  Staggs hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Page vs. Kinney
  
  Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guerrero vs. Kinney
  
  There goes Page. The throw from Pruitt and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Guerrero vs. Kinney
  
  There's a wild pitch. Page moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Guerrero vs. Kinney
  
  Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cage vs. Sosa
  
  Willie Horton pinch hits for Jim Norris. Elias Sosa now pitching. Wayne Cage pinch hits for Willie Horton.
  
  Cage is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Sosa
  
  Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Sosa
  
  Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 5/15/1978 -- Oakland at Cleveland (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Murphy D, cf          4  0  2  1   Manning R, cf         4  0  0  0   
Staggs S, 2b          5  0  2  0   Norris J, dh          2  0  1  0   
Page M, lf            4  0  1  0   Horton W, ph          0  0  0  0   
Guerrero M, ss        5  0  0  0   Cage W, ph            1  0  0  0   
Revering D, 1b        2  0  1  0   Dade P, rf            4  0  0  0   
Dilone M, pr          0  1  0  0   Thornton A, 1b        4  1  1  1   
Perez M, 3b           2  0  0  0   Grubb J, lf           3  1  1  0   
Gross W, 3b-1b        2  1  1  0   Bell B, 3b            3  0  2  0   
Alexander G, dh       2  0  1  0   Hassey R, c           1  0  0  1   
Edwards M, pr         1  1  0  0   Cox T, ph-ss          1  0  0  0   
Essian J, c           4  0  2  1   Blanks L, 2b          3  0  1  0   
Thomasson G, rf       4  0  1  1   Veryzer T, ss         2  0  0  0   
                                   Vail M, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Pruitt R, c           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3 11  3                        29  2  6  2

Oakland          000 102 000 --  3
Cleveland        010 010 000 --  2

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wirth A*              4.0  4  2  2  1  1
Coleman J (W)         3.0  1  0  0  0  0
Lacey B               1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Sosa E (S)            1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wise R (L)            5.1  7  3  3  3  4
Kinney D              3.2  4  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Grubb J
DP -- Oakland 3
LOB -- Oakland 10, Cleveland 2
2B -- Bell B, Gross W, Norris J
HR -- Thornton A
SB -- Page M
CS -- Murphy D
SH -- Page M
SF -- Hassey R, Murphy D
WP -- Kinney D
T -- 2:33
A -- 3454

    

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