A .259 career batter, Mario Guerrero rapped two singles in five trips, raising his current average to .349, as the A's defeated the Indians, 5-1. Guerrero drove in four runs. Buddy Bell hit a single, double and triple to account for half of the Indians' hits off Pete Broberg. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 29, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Indians 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 A's 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 9 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Edwards 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .313 Norris ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Murphy cf 2 2 0 0 3 1 .000 Grubb lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Page lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .361 Bell 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .425 Dilone pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .281 Alexander dh 4 1 1 1 1 2 .250 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Guerrero ss 5 0 2 4 0 0 .349 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Revering 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .274 Pruitt c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .218 Gross 3b 1 0 1 0 2 0 .262 Manning cf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .167 Essian c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .206 Cox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Thomasson rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .131 Kuiper 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 4 3 Totals 32 5 9 5 8 6 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 5,692 Left on Base: Indians 8, A's 12 DP: Indians 0, A's 1 Errors: Pruitt Doubles: Bell (7), Page (2) Triples: Bell (2) Stolen Bases: Edwards (2) Caught Stealing: Revering (1) Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (2) GIDP: Kuiper (2) Hit by Pitch: Gross (1,by Clyde) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garland L(2-3) 1.2 6 5 4 3 2 0 14 7.89 Clyde 4.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 18 0.00 Monge 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 9 0.00 Totals 8 9 5 4 8 6 0 41 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg W(3-0) 8.1 6 1 1 4 3 0 34 1.33 Lacey SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.50 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 3 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Clyde (1) Wild Pitches: Clyde (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Nick Bremigan INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb struck out; Bell doubled to left; Thornton made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Murphy walked; Page doubled to right [Murphy to third]; Alexander struck out; Guerrero singled to center [Murphy scored, Page scored]; Revering singled to center [Guerrero to third]; Gross walked [Revering to second]; Essian grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2. INDIANS 2ND: Blanks flied out to right; Horton made an out to shortstop; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Thomasson was called out on strikes; On a bunt Edwards singled; Edwards stole second; Murphy walked; Page flied out to left; Alexander singled to center [Edwards scored, Murphy to second]; Alexander was picked off first but was safe on an error by Pruitt [Murphy to third, Alexander to second]; Guerrero singled to left [Murphy scored, Alexander scored (unearned)]; CLYDE REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Revering grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5. INDIANS 3RD: Manning walked; Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Essian grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gross to second]; Thomasson flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5. INDIANS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Bell tripled to center; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bell scored]; Blanks walked; Horton flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Page grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Manning walked; Kuiper walked [Manning to second]; Dade flied out to right; Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Revering singled to shortstop; Gross was hit by a pitch [Revering to second]; Essian forced Gross (second to shortstop) [Revering to third]; Revering was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy walked; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Murphy to second]; Page singled to second [Murphy to third]; DILONE RAN FOR PAGE; Alexander walked [Dilone to second]; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. INDIANS 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Horton struck out; Pruitt singled to center; Manning grounded out (first unassisted) [Pruitt to second]; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: MONGE REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Revering walked; Gross walked [Revering to second]; Essian walked [Revering to third, Gross to second]; Thomasson struck out; Edwards flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. INDIANS 8TH: NORRIS BATTED FOR DADE; Norris made an out to shortstop; Grubb made an out to shortstop; Bell singled to left; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dilone grounded out (second to first); Alexander struck out; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. INDIANS 9TH: Blanks was called out on strikes; Horton singled to center; Pruitt singled to center [Horton to second]; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); COX BATTED FOR MANNING; Cox forced Horton (pitcher to third) [Pruitt to second]; SPEED BATTED FOR KUIPER; Speed flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

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