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Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1978-07-29 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 17828 · 79°F, night · 2:45
Oakland Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 6–5. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 3rd. Steve Renko earned the win and Dave Heaverlo picked up the save. Gary Alexander went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
W: Steve Renko L: Rick Wise SV: Dave Heaverlo
Umpires — HP: Terry Cooney · 1B: Al Clark · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: Bill Deegan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dwayne Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Edwards | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Wallis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mitchell Page | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Dave Revering | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Newman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Glenn Burke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rob Picciolo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Taylor Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Essian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Norris | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Manning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Johnny Grubb | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Andre Thornton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bernie Carbo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Alexander | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Duane Kuiper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ted Cox | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Pruitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Renko | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
 Elias Sosa | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 Bob Lacey | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Heaverlo | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Wise | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
 Sid Monge | 4.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
 Dan Spillner | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Mike Edwards: 6
- Joe Wallis: 43
Bot 1
- Jim Norris: S8
- Rick Manning: K
- Johnny Grubb: 7
- Andre Thornton: 9
Top 2
- Mitchell Page: HR/8
- Willie Horton: K
- Dave Revering: S8
- Wayne Gross: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Bernie Carbo: 43
- Gary Alexander: 2/FL
- Tom Veryzer: 3
Top 3
- Jeff Newman: S8
- Glenn Burke: K/C
- Rob Picciolo: S9.1-2
- Mike Edwards: T9.2-H;1-H
- Joe Wallis: K
- Mitchell Page: IW
- Willie Horton: D8.3-H;1-H
- Dave Revering: 43
Bot 3
- Duane Kuiper: 9
- Ted Cox: W
- Jim Norris: S8.1-2
- Rick Manning: K/C
- Johnny Grubb: S9.2-H;1-3
- Andre Thornton: 6
Top 4
- Wayne Gross: K/C
- Jeff Newman: 4
- Glenn Burke: S8
- Rob Picciolo: POCS2(136)
Bot 4
- Bernie Carbo: S8
- Gary Alexander: HR/7.1-H
- Tom Veryzer: 7
- Duane Kuiper: K/C
- Ted Cox: 3
Top 5
- Rob Picciolo: 63
- Mike Edwards: S7
- Joe Wallis: SB2
- Joe Wallis: K
- Mitchell Page: W
- Willie Horton: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Jim Norris: 8
- Rick Manning: 9
- Johnny Grubb: 7
Top 6
- Dave Revering: 43
- Wayne Gross: 5
- Jeff Newman: 2/FL
Bot 6
- Andre Thornton: HR/7
- Bernie Carbo: K
- Gary Alexander: S/BG
- Tom Veryzer: CS2(263)
- Tom Veryzer: 53
Top 7
- Glenn Burke: 8
- Rob Picciolo: 6
- Mike Edwards: 53
Bot 7
- Duane Kuiper: 7
- Ted Cox: 63
- Jim Norris: 43
Top 8
- Joe Wallis: W
- Mitchell Page: E1/SH.1-2
- Willie Horton: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
- Dave Revering: IW
- Taylor Duncan: K
- Jeff Newman: K
Bot 8
- Rick Manning: K
- Johnny Grubb: K/C
- Andre Thornton: W
- Bernie Carbo: S8.1-3
- Gary Alexander: 43
Top 9
- Glenn Burke: 8
- Rob Picciolo: S9
- Mike Edwards: 13/SH.1-2
- Joe Wallis: IW
- Jim Essian: S7.2-H;1-2
- Willie Horton: K
Bot 9
- Tom Veryzer: S8
- Duane Kuiper: W.1-2
- Ted Cox: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Ron Pruitt: IW
- Buddy Bell: 5(2)/G/FO.3-H;1-2
- Johnny Grubb: 7