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FINAL
May 15, 1978

Box Score

123456789RHE
OAK0001020003110
CLE010010000261
win:J. Coleman (OAK)loss:R. Wise (CLE)save:E. Sosa (OAK)
Oakland Athletics logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Dwayne MurphyCF2401000.143
2Steve Staggs2B2500100.357
3Mitchell PageLF1400100.256
4Mario GuerreroSS0500000.299
5Dave Revering1B1200000.289
Miguel DilonePR0010000.203
Marty Perez3B0200100.000
6Wayne Gross3B-1B1210120.239
7Gary AlexanderDH1200110.257
Mike EdwardsPR0110000.231
8Jim EssianC2401000.224
9Gary ThomassonRF1401100.150
TOTAL113533630
Oakland Athletics logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Alan WirthRHP4.04221113.60
Joe ColemanRHP3.01000000.00
Bob LaceyLHP1.01001002.16
Elias SosaRHP1.00002000.64
TOTAL9.0622411
Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Rick ManningCF0400000.217
2Jim NorrisDH1200010.324
Willie HortonPH0000000.293
Wayne CagePH0100100.167
3Paul DadeRF0400000.274
4Andre Thornton1B1411101.248
5Johnny GrubbLF1310100.267
6Buddy Bell3B2300000.314
7Ron HasseyC0101000.250
Ted CoxPH-SS0100100.179
8Larvell Blanks2B1300000.223
9Tom VeryzerSS0200000.125
Mike VailPH0100000.400
Ron PruittC0000000.247
TOTAL62922411
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Rick WiseRHP5.17334303.42
Dennis KinneyLHP3.24002003.38
TOTAL9.01133630

Scoring Summary

oakcle
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    2
    Andre Thornton hits a home run (5).[1 run]
    01
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    4
    Jim Essian singles on a to left fielder Johnny Grubb. Miguel Dilone scores. Wayne Gross to 2nd.[1 run]
    11
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    5
    Ron Hassey out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Mitchell Page. Johnny Grubb scores.[1 run]
    12
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    6
    Gary Thomasson singles on a to left fielder Johnny Grubb. Wayne Gross scores. Mike Edwards to 3rd.[1 run]
    22
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    6
    Dwayne Murphy out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Johnny Grubb. Mike Edwards scores. Missed catch error by left fielder Johnny Grubb.[1 run]
    32

Play-by-Play

1st inningoakcle
  • TOP 1
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    GROUNDOUT — Dwayne Murphy grounds out to first baseman Andre Thornton.[1 out]
    00
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    STRIKEOUT — Steve Staggs strikes out swinging.[2 outs]
    00
  • Oakland Athletics logo
    BATTER OUT — Mitchell Page out, shortstop Tom Veryzer to first baseman Andre Thornton.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Rick Manning out, second baseman Steve Staggs to first baseman Dave Revering.[1 out]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Jim Norris out to left fielder Mitchell Page.[2 outs]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Paul Dade out to center fielder Dwayne Murphy.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs2
11Hits6
0Errors1
.314Batting Avg.207
35At Bats29
1Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs1
3Runs-Batted-In2
3Walks1
1Stolen Bases0
6Strikeouts4
10Left on Base2
12Total Bases11

Game Details

Monday, May 15, 1978 · 7:05 PM
Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 3,454 (9.9%)
weather: 54 degrees, unknown