The A's snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 2-1 verdict over the Rangers. The first A's run came in the opening frame on a single by Joe Wallis, sacrifice by Dell Alston and RBI single by Taylor Duncan.

The Rangers tied the contest in the fifth when Toby Harrah drew a one-out walk, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Mike Hargrove. Jeff Newman snapped the 1-1 tie in the eighth and gave the A's their victory with a home run. Elias Sosa pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to gain his 10th save. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Monday, June 19, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wallis cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .262 Dilone rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Alston lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Gross 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Zisk lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Alomar pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Duncan 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .234 Bonds rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .259 Murphy lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 Putnam dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Sundberg c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .301 Armas rf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 Harrah 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .192 Revering 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Thompson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Newman c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .257 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Edwards 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 0 5 Totals 28 1 3 1 6 3 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 17,029 Left on Base: A's 4, Rangers 7 DP: A's 2, Rangers 0 Errors: Edwards Home Runs: Newman (4) Stolen Bases: Alston (1), Harrah (16) Sacrifice Hits: Alston (1), Thompson (1) GIDP: Campaneris (4), Hargrove (4) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko W(2-2) 7 2 1 1 4 3 0 27 2.28 Lacey 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.49 Sosa SV(10) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.06 Totals 9 3 1 1 6 3 0 35 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(5-8) 9 6 2 2 0 5 1 33 2.79 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 5 1 33 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled to right; Alston out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wallis to second]; Guerrero struck out; Duncan singled to center [Wallis scored]; Page struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering flied out to center; Newman singled to right; Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk made an out to shortstop; Bonds struck out; Putnam flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis grounded out (third to first); Alston flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Harrah walked [Sundberg to second]; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sundberg to third, Harrah to second]; Hargrove walked; Campaneris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Page made an out to third; Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Wills was called out on strikes; Zisk flied out to right; Bonds singled to left; Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering struck out; Newman grounded out (third to first); Picciolo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: DILONE REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING RF); ARMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Sundberg was called out on strikes; Harrah walked; Thompson flied out to right; Harrah stole second; Hargrove singled to right [Harrah scored]; Campaneris popped to second in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone flied out to center; Alston singled to center; Alston stole second; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alston to third]; Duncan made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Page flied out to center; Armas struck out; Revering flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Putnam flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to right; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman homered; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: EDWARDS REPLACED PICCIOLO (PLAYING 2B); Thompson reached on an error by Edwards; LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); On a bunt Hargrove grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Thompson out at second]; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero singled to left; Duncan made an out to first; Page forced Guerrero (second to shortstop); Armas popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: GROSS REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING 3B); MURPHY REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING LF); Wills flied out to center; Zisk walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR ZISK; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Bonds singled to left [Alomar to second]; Putnam grounded out (second to first) [Alomar to third, Bonds to second]; Sundberg was walked intentionally; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

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