A single by Mike Edwards with two out in the 15th inning gave the A's a 2-1 victory over the Rangers and halted the seven-game Texas winning streak. Wayne Gross started the winning rally with an infield hit. Rob Picciolo ran for Gross and reached second on a sacrifice by Jim Essian. After Glenn Burke walked and Joe Wallis flied out, Edwards grounded a hit into left to end the marathon.

The A's had taken a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning on a single by Taylor Duncan, a wild pitch, an infield single by Gross and a forceout. The Rangers tied the contest in the seventh on a single by Jim Sundberg, double by Toby Harrah and infield out by Mike Hargrove. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 11 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 6 0 2 1 1 1 .266 Wallis cf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Fuentes 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .097 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .151 Edwards pr,2b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .224 Mason ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Page lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Putnam ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138 Dilone lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Alomar pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Guerrero ss 5 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Wills 2b 7 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Revering 1b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Zisk lf 5 0 1 0 1 1 .285 Duncan dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Bonds rf 5 0 0 0 2 2 .259 Alston pr,dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Lowenstein dh 5 0 0 0 2 1 .258 Gross 3b 6 0 2 0 0 2 .215 Sundberg c 5 1 3 0 2 2 .326 Picciolo pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Harrah 3b 5 0 1 0 1 0 .203 Newman c 4 0 0 1 0 1 .226 Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .205 Essian c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Jorgensen ph,cf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .167 Armas rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke pr,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker 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 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 47 1 8 1 12 12 Totals 51 2 11 2 3 7 Time of Game: 4:02 Attendance: 2,346 Left on Base: Rangers 16, A's 10 DP: Rangers 2, A's 2 Errors: Wills, Gross, Newman Doubles: Harrah (8), Revering (9), Dilone (6) Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (5), Bonds 2 (15), Sundberg (2) Caught Stealing: Bonds (7), Sundberg (3), Wallis (1) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (13), Zisk (1), Harrah (1), Wallis (1), Essian (11) GIDP: Bonds (9), Revering (6) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 10 8 1 1 1 5 0 38 3.61 Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.87 Barker L(1-3) 3.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 15 3.52 Totals 14.2 11 2 2 3 7 0 56 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko 6 4 1 1 4 6 0 26 3.09 Lacey 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.41 Sosa 3.1 2 0 0 4 2 0 14 2.95 Broberg W(8-6) 5 2 0 0 4 3 0 20 3.56 Totals 15 8 1 1 12 12 0 62 Passed Balls: Newman (1) Wild Pitches: Alexander (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to left; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to second]; Wills was called out on strikes; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled to right; Fuentes made an out to shortstop; Page struck out while Wallis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Lowenstein walked; Sundberg was called out on strikes; Lowenstein stole second [Lowenstein to third (error by Newman)]; On a bunt Harrah made an out to catcher; Toby Harrah called for interference; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero lined to pitcher; Revering flied out to center; Duncan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. RANGERS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove singled to right; Campaneris struck out; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross struck out; Newman struck out (catcher to first); Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk made an out to first; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Lowenstein flied out to left; Sundberg was walked intentionally; Bonds stole third and Sundberg stole second; Harrah walked; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Wallis flied out to left; Fuentes flied out to left; Page singled to shortstop; Guerrero singled to right [Page to second]; Revering popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan singled to center; ALSTON RAN FOR DUNCAN; Alexander threw a wild pitch [Alston to second]; On a bunt Gross singled to second [Alston to third]; Newman forced Gross (shortstop to second) [Alston scored]; Armas reached on a fielder's choice [Newman to second (error by Wills)]; Wallis flied out to center [Newman to third]; Fuentes flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. RANGERS 6TH: ALSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Zisk lined to shortstop; Bonds reached on an error by Gross [Bonds to second]; Bonds was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page made an out to second; Guerrero made an out to second; Revering doubled; Alston singled to pitcher [Revering to third]; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. RANGERS 7TH: DILONE REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Sundberg singled to shortstop; Harrah doubled [Sundberg to third]; LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Thompson was called out on strikes; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sundberg scored, Harrah to third]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Bevacqua flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: MASON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING SS); Newman flied out to center; Armas flied out to center; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 8TH: Wills singled to right; Zisk out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; Bonds was walked intentionally; Lowenstein flied into a double play (center to first to pitcher) [Bonds out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Dilone doubled to right; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dilone to third]; Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg singled to center; Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Harrah made an out to shortstop; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Jorgensen walked; Newman allowed a passed ball [Jorgensen to second]; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Mason struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Alston flied out to center; Gross flied out to right; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 10TH: ESSIAN REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING C ); Wills flied out to center; Zisk walked; Bonds struck out; Lowenstein lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 10TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Wallis grounded out (first to second to first); Fuentes walked; EDWARDS RAN FOR FUENTES; Edwards was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 11TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BROBERG REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Sundberg struck out; Harrah flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 11TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Dilone grounded out (third to first); Guerrero flied out to center; Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 12TH: Hargrove struck out; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 12TH: BARKER REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Alston grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross struck out; Essian grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 13TH: Zisk flied out to center; Bonds flied out to right; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 13TH: Armas singled; BURKE RAN FOR ARMAS; Wallis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Burke to second]; Edwards struck out; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 14TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Sundberg walked; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sundberg to second]; Jorgensen was walked intentionally; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sundberg to third, Jorgensen to second]; PUTNAM BATTED FOR MASON; Putnam walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR PUTNAM; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 14TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Guerrero walked; Revering grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; Alston flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 15TH: Zisk singled to center; Bonds grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; Lowenstein walked; Sundberg singled [Lowenstein to second]; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 15TH: Gross singled to second; PICCIOLO RAN FOR GROSS; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Picciolo to second]; Burke walked; Wallis flied out to left; Edwards singled to left [Picciolo scored, Burke to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

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