Jim Sundberg's third hit of the game, a single in the eighth inning, drove in Al Oliver and gave the Rangers a 4-3 triumph over the A's. Oliver doubled with one out and after Richie Zisk was intentionally walked, Elias Sosa relieved John Henry Johnson on the mound forthe A's. Sundberg then smacked Sosa's first pitch for a hit to score Oliver. Sundberg stretched his hitting streak to 16 games, longest in the A.L. this year.

The Rangers scored three times in the first on a double by Bert Campaneris, single by Oliver, walk to Zisk, single by Sundberg and sacrifice fly by Juan Beniquez. A single by Mitchell Page and triple by Mario Guerrero scored a run for the A's in the first and a two-run homer by Wayne Gross tied the game in the second. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 17, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

A's 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Rangers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 8 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Staggs 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .314 Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Campaneris ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .168 Edwards 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Oliver lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .267 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .120 Zisk rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .303 Page lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Sundberg c 4 0 3 2 0 1 .333 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Beniquez cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .238 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Alexander dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Bevacqua dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Dilone pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Wills 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Tabb ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .253 Picciolo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .223 Thomasson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .151 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 Totals 28 4 8 4 4 1 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 15,635 Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 5 DP: A's 2, Rangers 1 Doubles: Essian (5), Campaneris (1), Oliver (7) Triples: Guerrero (3) Home Runs: Gross (3) Stolen Bases: Dilone (12) Caught Stealing: Beniquez (3) Sacrifice Flies: Beniquez (2) GIDP: Hargrove (1), Beniquez (3) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson L(3-2) 7.1 7 4 4 4 1 0 31 1.81 Sosa 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.63 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 1 0 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(4-4) 9 8 3 3 2 7 1 35 3.19 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 7 1 35 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney ATHLETICS 1ST: Staggs struck out; Murphy was called out on strikes; Page singled to shortstop; Guerrero tripled to left [Page scored]; Revering grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (third to first); Campaneris doubled to left; Oliver singled to right [Campaneris scored]; Zisk walked [Oliver to second]; Sundberg singled to right [Oliver scored, Zisk to third]; Beniquez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Zisk scored]; Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander singled to center; Gross homered [Alexander scored]; Essian flied out to right; Thomasson flied out to center; Staggs struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 2ND: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Page walked; Guerrero hit into a double play (third to first) [Page out at third (first to second)]; Mitchell Page rounded 2B too far; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (third to first); Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering struck out; Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg struck out; Beniquez singled to shortstop; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian doubled; Thomasson singled to left [Essian to third]; Thomasson was picked off first (catcher to first); Staggs made an out to second; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Bevacqua flied out to center; Wills singled to center; Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Wills to second]; Campaneris walked; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page grounded out (first to pitcher); Guerrero lined to center; Revering popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to right; Sundberg singled to right; Beniquez made an out to second; Harrah made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Alexander singled to right; DILONE RAN FOR ALEXANDER; Dilone stole second; Gross reached on a fielder's choice [Dilone out at third (pitcher to shortstop), Gross to second]; Essian was walked intentionally; Thomasson forced Essian (pitcher to second to shortstop) [Gross to third]; NEWMAN BATTED FOR STAGGS; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); EDWARDS REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 2B); Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills walked; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy struck out; Page grounded out (second to first); Guerrero lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Oliver doubled to left; Zisk was walked intentionally; SOSA REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Sundberg singled to left [Oliver scored, Zisk to third]; Beniquez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering grounded out (third to first); TABB BATTED FOR DILONE; Tabb was called out on strikes; Gross singled to right; PICCIOLO RAN FOR GROSS; Essian forced Picciolo (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

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