Overcoming a 2-1 deficit, the A's pushed across two runs in the sixth inning and held on for a 3-2 decision over the Indians. The winning rally was triggered by a leadoff double by Wayne Gross. Gary Alexander followed with a single, moving Gross to third, and Alexander took second when the throw from the outfield went to the plate.

Mike Edwards ran for Alexander and Jim Essian, who singled home the A's first run in the fourth frame, fouled out. Dennis Kinney replaced Rick Wise on the mound for the Tribe and Gary Thomasson, hitting .143, singled home Gross. Rookie Dwayne Murphy, hitting .059, then lifted a sacrifice fly to plate Edwards. Elias Sosa pitched the last inning for the A's to record his sixth save of the season. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

A's 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 11 0 Indians 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Murphy cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .143 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Staggs 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .357 Norris dh 2 0 1 0 1 0 .324 Page lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Horton ph,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Guerrero ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Cage ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Revering 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Dade rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Dilone pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 Thornton 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .248 Perez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Grubb lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .267 Gross 3b,1b 2 1 1 0 2 1 .239 Bell 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .314 Alexander dh 2 0 1 0 1 1 .257 Hassey c 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Edwards pr,dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Cox ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Essian c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .224 Blanks 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Thomasson rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .150 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Wirth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pruitt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 11 3 3 6 Totals 29 2 6 2 1 4 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 3,454 Left on Base: A's 10, Indians 2 DP: A's 3, Indians 0 Errors: Grubb Doubles: Gross (4), Bell (10), Norris (2) Home Runs: Thornton (5) Stolen Bases: Page (3) Caught Stealing: Murphy (1) Sacrifice Hits: Page (1) Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (2), Hassey (1) GIDP: Thornton (3), Blanks (5) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wirth 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 15 3.60 Coleman W(3-0) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00 Lacey 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.16 Sosa SV(6) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.64 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 4 1 31 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(2-6) 5.1 7 3 3 3 4 0 26 3.42 Kinney 3.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.38 Totals 9 11 3 3 3 6 0 40 Wild Pitches: Kinney (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Staggs struck out; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris flied out to left; Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross walked; Alexander walked [Gross to second]; Essian forced Alexander (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton homered; Grubb struck out; Bell doubled to right; Hassey reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Bell out at third (pitcher to third), Hassey out at second (third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson flied out to right; Murphy singled to center; Staggs singled to right [Murphy to second]; Page forced Staggs (first to shortstop) [Murphy to third]; Guerrero made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Blanks flied out to right; Veryzer flied out to left; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled to right; Gross walked [Revering to second]; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Alexander struck out; Essian singled to left [Dilone scored, Gross to second]; Thomasson struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: PEREZ REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 3B); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Norris walked; Dade flied out to left; Thornton grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Staggs singled to pitcher; Page out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Staggs to second]; Guerrero reached on a fielder's choice [Staggs out at third (shortstop to third)]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Grubb singled to center; Bell singled to center [Grubb to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); Hassey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Grubb scored]; Blanks grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross doubled to right; Alexander singled to left [Gross to third, Alexander to second (on throw to home)]; EDWARDS RAN FOR ALEXANDER; Essian popped to third in foul territory; KINNEY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Thomasson singled to left [Gross scored, Edwards to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Edwards scored (RBI), Thomasson to second (error by Grubb)]; Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Norris doubled to right; Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Page struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Grubb flied out to center; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross struck out; Edwards made an out to pitcher; Essian singled to center; Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: LACEY REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); COX BATTED FOR HASSEY; Cox was called out on strikes; Blanks singled to right; VAIL BATTED FOR VERYZER; Vail flied out to left; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PRUITT REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Murphy singled; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Staggs flied out to left; Page singled to center; Page stole second; Kinney threw a wild pitch [Page to third]; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2. INDIANS 9TH: HORTON BATTED FOR NORRIS; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); CAGE BATTED FOR HORTON; Cage was called out on strikes; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.

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