Batting around, the Indians scored four runs in the eighth inning on five singles, a walk and an error to defeat the A's, 6-2. Willie Horton, who rapped a single during the outburst, also had a double and homer in the game.

The loss went to John Henry Johnson, his first of the season, after two shutout victories, one a complete game. The A's managed only three hits, all off Don Hood, who pitched the first seven innings for the Indians. Mike Paxton finished. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Friday, April 28, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Indians 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 6 10 1 A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 3 2 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 3 2 2 0 2 1 .324 Dilone cf,rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .218 Cox lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .167 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .322 Grubb ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Page lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .344 Bell 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .406 Alexander dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 0 2 2 .295 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .346 Blanks ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Horton dh 4 1 3 2 0 0 .310 Gross 3b 1 0 1 0 2 0 .250 Pruitt c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Murphy pr,cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Manning cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .170 Essian c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Thomasson rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .140 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 North ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 10 4 6 5 Totals 29 2 3 2 5 3 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 5,513 Left on Base: Indians 7, A's 5 DP: Indians 1, A's 3 Errors: Blanks, Edwards 2 Doubles: Horton (4), North (2) Home Runs: Horton (3) Stolen Bases: Pruitt (2), Dade (5), Dilone (6) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (3) GIDP: Bell (4), Cox (1), Blanks (3) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood W(2-0) 7 3 2 2 4 2 0 27 3.65 Paxton 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 5.40 Totals 9 3 2 2 5 3 0 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson L(2-1) 7 6 3 3 4 3 1 28 1.26 Heaverlo 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 0 4 2.33 Sosa 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.02 Coleman 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 10 6 6 6 5 1 40 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to center; Cox singled to right [Dade to third]; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dade scored (no RBI), Cox out at second]; Thornton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Edwards grounded out (second to first) [Dilone to third]; Page grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dilone scored]; Alexander struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 2ND: Blanks lined to left; Horton doubled to center; Pruitt reached on a fielder's choice [Horton out at third (pitcher unassisted)]; Pruitt stole second; Manning walked; Kuiper forced Manning (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero flied out to right; Revering grounded out (second to first); Gross singled to right; Essian forced Gross (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 3RD: Dade struck out; Cox walked; Bell flied out to center; Thornton singled to left [Cox to second]; Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Dilone flied out to center; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 4TH: Horton homered; Pruitt flied out to right; Manning lined to left; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander made an out to first; Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. INDIANS 5TH: Dade walked; Cox grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dade out at second]; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering reached on an error by Blanks [Revering to second]; Gross walked; Essian forced Revering (pitcher to third) [Gross to second]; Thomasson forced Essian (pitcher to shortstop); Dilone forced Thomasson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton walked; Blanks grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thornton out at second]; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards walked; Page hit into a double play (center to first) [Edwards out at second]; Alexander grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt struck out; Manning lined to shortstop; Kuiper reached on an error by Edwards; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering flied out to center; Gross walked; MURPHY RAN FOR GROSS; Essian singled to left [Murphy to second]; NORTH BATTED FOR THOMASSON; North doubled to left [Murphy scored, Essian out at home (left to third to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 2. INDIANS 8TH: PEREZ REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 3B); MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DILONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Dade singled to left; HEAVERLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); GRUBB BATTED FOR COX; Dade stole second; Grubb struck out; Bell singled to left [Dade scored, Bell to second (on throw to home)]; Thornton walked; Blanks singled to second [Bell scored (error by Edwards), Thornton to third]; SOSA REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Horton singled to second [Thornton scored, Blanks to second]; Pruitt grounded out (third to first) [Blanks to third, Horton to second]; Manning singled to center [Blanks scored, Horton to third]; Kuiper flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAXTON REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Dilone made an out to second; Edwards flied out to right; Page walked; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 2. INDIANS 9TH: COLEMAN REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Dade walked; Grubb flied out to left; Bell flied out to right; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Revering grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 2.

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