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Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1978-05-15 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 3454 · 54°F, night, rain · 2:33
Oakland Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 3–2. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 6th. Joe Coleman earned the win and Elias Sosa picked up the save. Andre Thornton went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Joe Coleman L: Rick Wise SV: Elias Sosa
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Steve Palermo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dwayne Murphy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Staggs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Page | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mario Guerrero | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Revering | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Gary Alexander | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Essian | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Thomasson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Marty Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Manning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Norris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Paul Dade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andre Thornton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Grubb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buddy Bell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Hassey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larvell Blanks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Vail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Cage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Wirth | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Coleman | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Lacey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Elias Sosa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Wise | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 Dennis Kinney | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dwayne Murphy: 3/G
- Steve Staggs: K
- Mitchell Page: 63
Bot 1
- Rick Manning: 43
- Jim Norris: 7
- Paul Dade: 8
Top 2
- Mario Guerrero: 63
- Dave Revering: 31
- Wayne Gross: W
- Gary Alexander: W.1-2
- Jim Essian: 54(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Andre Thornton: HR/7
- Johnny Grubb: K
- Buddy Bell: D9
- Ron Hassey: FC1/DP.2X3(15);BX2(54)
Top 3
- Gary Thomasson: 9
- Dwayne Murphy: S8
- Steve Staggs: S9.1-2
- Mitchell Page: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Mario Guerrero: 4
Bot 3
- Larvell Blanks: 9
- Tom Veryzer: 7
- Rick Manning: 43
Top 4
- Dave Revering: S9
- Wayne Gross: W.1-2
- Gary Alexander: K
- Jim Essian: S7.2-H;1-2
- Gary Thomasson: K
- Dwayne Murphy: 43
Bot 4
- Jim Norris: W
- Paul Dade: 7
- Andre Thornton: 14(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Steve Staggs: S1
- Mitchell Page: 24/SH.1-2
- Mario Guerrero: FC6.2X3(65)
- Marty Perez: K
Bot 5
- Johnny Grubb: S8
- Buddy Bell: S8.1-3
- Ron Hassey: 7/SF.3-H
- Larvell Blanks: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Wayne Gross: D9
- Gary Alexander: S7.2-3;B-2(THH)
- Jim Essian: 5/FL
- Gary Thomasson: S7.3-H;2-3
- Dwayne Murphy: 7/SF.3-H(RBI);1-2(E7)
- Steve Staggs: 63
Bot 6
- Tom Veryzer: 53
- Rick Manning: 13
- Jim Norris: D9
- Paul Dade: 8
Top 7
- Mitchell Page: K
- Mario Guerrero: 43
- Marty Perez: 3/G
Bot 7
- Andre Thornton: 53
- Johnny Grubb: 8
- Buddy Bell: 53
Top 8
- Wayne Gross: K
- Mike Edwards: 1
- Jim Essian: S8
- Gary Thomasson: 9
Bot 8
- Ted Cox: K/C
- Larvell Blanks: S9
- Mike Vail: 7
- Rick Manning: 43
Top 9
- Dwayne Murphy: S/BG
- Steve Staggs: CS2(263)
- Steve Staggs: 7
- Mitchell Page: S8
- Mario Guerrero: SB2
- Mario Guerrero: WP.2-3
- Mario Guerrero: 8
Bot 9
- Wayne Cage: K/C
- Paul Dade: 63
- Andre Thornton: K/C