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June 8, 1978

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Brian Downing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .240
OBP .667 .400
At Bats 3 75
Hits 2 18
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 3 7

Elias Sosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 9
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 8, 1978
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Strikeout
Elias Sosa
Jeff Newman
Dave Revering
Steve Staggs
Wayne Gross
Mario Guerrero
Dwayne Murphy
Tony Armas
Gary Thomasson
Brian Downing
Dave Chalk
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Downing strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Chalk takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rettenmund strikes out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. Bostock moves to third.
Top 8 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Bostock moves to second.
Top 8 Steve Staggs now playing second base. Dwayne Murphy now playing left field. Elias Sosa now pitching. Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Gross hits a line drive towards short. Chalk reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Revering hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Dave LaRoche now pitching. Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staggs scores. Thomasson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Guerrero strikes out.
Bottom 7 Steve Staggs pinch runs for Mark Budaska. Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Staggs moves to third.
Bottom 7 Paul Hartzell now pitching. Mark Budaska pinch hits for Mike Edwards. Budaska hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock. Budaska reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 There goes Grich. The throw from Newman and he is out, Edwards applying the tag.
Top 7 Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jeff Newman now catching. Downing strikes out.
Bottom 6 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 6 Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Jim Essian. There goes Dilone. The throw from Downing and he is out, Grich applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Essian takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomasson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Page hits a popup towards first. Rudi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomasson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Thomasson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bostock moves to second.
Top 5 Rick Langford now pitching. Bostock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lansford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Downing hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Chalk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 5 Rettenmund hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 4 Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rudi hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Edwards reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out.
Bottom 3 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Grich fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Page hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Baylor fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Baylor. Guerrero goes all the way around to score. Page moves to third.
Bottom 3 Guerrero is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Thomasson strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Edwards. The throw from Downing and he is out, Grich applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Grich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to second.
Top 3 Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Essian hits a popup in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gross is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Armas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Armas reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Jackson hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baylor strikes out.
Top 2 Rudi strikes out.
Bottom 1 Revering hits a popup towards short. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Page strikes out.
Bottom 1 Guerrero hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 There goes Thomasson. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Thomasson steals second.
Bottom 1 Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bostock strikes out.
Top 1 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out.