Posting their first victory in three games under Jack McKeon as new manager, the A's got combined six-hit pitching from Alan Wirth and Bob Lacey and defeated the White Sox, 3-1. The A's counted twice in the fourth inning. Mitchell Page singled, stole second and advanced to third while Glenn Burke was safe on an error by Lamar Johnson. Page scored on an infield out by Mario Guerrero and Burke followed across the plate on a single by Dave Revering.

Bill Nahorodny homered for the White Sox in the sixth before the A's added an insurance counter on a single by Wayne Gross, a sacrifice and a double by Gary Thomasson in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Friday, May 26, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

A's 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 0 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Staggs 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .293 Garr lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Thomasson rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .183 Bannister ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Dilone pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Moore 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Tabb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Pryor 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Murphy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Molinaro rf,cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Page lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .297 Soderholm ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Murray lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Burke cf 4 1 0 0 0 2 .265 Lemon dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .281 Cruz cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Revering 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .273 Nordhagen ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Alexander dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Orta 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Gross 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .215 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Essian c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Nahorodny c 3 1 2 1 0 1 .268 Wirth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 8 3 3 8 Totals 31 1 6 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 19,018 Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 4 DP: A's 1, White Sox 3 Errors: Moore, Lamar Johnson Doubles: Thomasson (2) Home Runs: Nahorodny (4) Stolen Bases: Page 2 (5), Staggs (2), Thomasson (2) Caught Stealing: Moore (1) Sacrifice Hits: Essian 2 (6) GIDP: Gross (1), Revering (2), Burke (2), Lamar Johnson (8) Hit by Pitch: Gross (2,by Willoughby) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wirth W(2-3) 6.1 5 1 1 1 1 1 23 3.32 Lacey SV(3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 2.30 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 1 32 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(3-3) 8 8 3 2 3 7 0 34 4.10 Willoughby 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.07 Totals 9 8 3 2 3 8 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Willoughby (2) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser ATHLETICS 1ST: Staggs reached on an error by Moore; Thomasson popped to first in foul territory; Page singled to right [Staggs to third]; Page stole second; Burke was called out on strikes; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Moore singled to first; Moore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Molinaro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to right; Alexander struck out; Gross grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Revering out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson made an out to second; Lemon flied out to right; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian grounded out (third to first); Staggs flied out to right; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta grounded out (second to first); Kessinger flied out to center; Nahorodny singled to left; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to right; Page stole second; Burke reached on an error by Lamar Johnson [Page to third]; Guerrero grounded out (second to first) [Page scored, Burke to second]; Revering singled to right [Burke scored (unearned)]; Alexander flied out to right; Gross struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Moore singled to center; Molinaro popped to second; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: PRYOR REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING 3B); Essian struck out; Staggs walked; Staggs stole second; On a bunt Thomasson singled [Staggs to third]; Thomasson stole second; Page struck out; Burke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon made an out to shortstop; Cruz flied out to right; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero singled to left; Revering grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; Alexander grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Nahorodny homered; Garr grounded out (second to first); Pryor singled to left; Molinaro flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross singled to left; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Gross to second]; Staggs walked; Thomasson doubled to right [Gross scored, Staggs to third]; DILONE RAN FOR THOMASSON; Page was walked intentionally; Burke grounded into a double play (second to first) [Page out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MURRAY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Lamar Johnson was called out on strikes; Lemon walked; LACEY REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR CRUZ; Nordhagen flied out to left; Orta singled to shortstop [Lemon to second]; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MOLINARO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Guerrero flied out to left; Revering flied out to right; Alexander lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny struck out; BANNISTER BATTED FOR GARR; Bannister grounded out (third to first); Pryor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILLOUGHBY REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Gross was hit by a pitch; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gross to second]; Staggs grounded out (third to first) [Gross to third]; TABB BATTED FOR DILONE; Tabb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED TABB (PLAYING RF); SODERHOLM BATTED FOR MOLINARO; Soderholm struck out; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1.

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