A homer by Gary Alexander with two out in the ninth gave the A's a 2-1 triumph over the Indians. It was the third time this season that the designated hitter, obtained from the Giants in the Vida Blue deal, had won a game with a ninth-inning round-tripper.

Three walks wrapped around a single by Jim Essian netted the A's their other run in the third. The Tribe's tally came in the fifth on a double by Rick Manning and single by Johnny Grubb. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Indians 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 0 A's 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 4 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Dilone cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Grubb lf 3 0 2 1 1 1 .288 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .299 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .408 Page lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .333 Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Alexander dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 Blanks ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .337 Horton dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .318 Revering 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Pruitt c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Gross 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Manning cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .207 Essian c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .227 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Thomasson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 1 10 1 1 5 Totals 28 2 4 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 6,378 Left on Base: Indians 9, A's 3 DP: Indians 1, A's 0 Errors: Edwards Doubles: Manning (3) Home Runs: Alexander (6) Caught Stealing: Manning 2 (3), Essian (1) Sacrifice Hits: Bell (2) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(1-4) 8.2 4 2 2 3 3 1 31 2.68 Totals 8.2 4 2 2 3 3 1 31 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford 7 8 1 1 1 4 0 29 1.95 Sosa W(3-0) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.92 Totals 9 10 1 1 1 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (third to first); Grubb struck out; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards grounded out (second to first); Page grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (second to first); Blanks flied out to right; Horton singled to left; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Guerrero flied out to center; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 3RD: Manning reached on an error by Edwards; Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper struck out; Dade singled to left; Grubb singled to right [Dade to second]; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross walked; Essian singled to center [Gross to third]; Thomasson was called out on strikes; Dilone reached on a fielder's choice [Gross out at home (pitcher to catcher), Essian to second]; Edwards walked [Essian to third, Dilone to second]; Page walked [Essian scored, Dilone to third, Edwards to second]; Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory; Blanks singled to left; Horton flied out to right; Pruitt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering singled to center; Gross lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Revering out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1. INDIANS 5TH: Manning doubled to right; On a bunt Kuiper made an out to pitcher; Dade popped to first in foul territory [Manning to third]; Grubb singled to center [Manning scored]; Bell forced Grubb (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian singled to right; Essian was caught stealing second (catcher to second); On a bunt Thomasson made an out to pitcher; Dilone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton flied out to center; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton singled to center; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards popped to first in foul territory; Page flied out to center; Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 7TH: Manning singled; Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper flied out to center; Dade lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Revering flied out to left; Gross popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 8TH: Grubb walked; SOSA REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Grubb to second]; Thornton singled to center [Grubb to third]; Blanks struck out; Horton lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson flied out to right; Dilone popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. INDIANS 9TH: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Manning singled to center; Kuiper grounded out (second to pitcher) [Manning to third]; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: On a bunt Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Page popped to third in foul territory; Alexander homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 2.

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