A sacrifice fly by Mitchell Page in the 10th inning produced the winning run as the A's outlasted the Rangers, 8-7. Jeff Newman led off the 10th with a triple and was replaced by pinch-runner Miguel Dilone. The next two batters were walked intentionally to fill the bases before Tito Fuentes grounded into a force at the plate and Page hit his fly to shallow right.

The Rangers, taking full advantage of bases on balls and errors, scored five runs in the first two innings off Tim Conroy on only one hit. The A's jumped on Fergie Jenkins for four hits and four runs in the fourth frame. The key blows were an RBI double by Joe Wallis and singles by Page, Taylor Duncan and Mario Guerrero. The Rangers tied the contest in the eighth on a double by Bobby Thompson and singles by John Ellis and Bert Campaneris. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 7

Game Played on Thursday, June 29, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Rangers 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 9 3 A's 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 14 5 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 2 1 0 0 2 2 .264 Wallis cf 5 2 4 2 0 1 .316 J. Ellis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .174 Burke pr,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Alomar pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Fuentes 2b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .111 Putnam ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Page lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .269 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Revering 1b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .249 Campaneris ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .191 Duncan dh 5 0 1 1 0 2 .257 Wills 2b 3 0 0 1 1 1 .230 Guerrero ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .291 Zisk lf 4 0 0 0 2 0 .281 Gross 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Bonds rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Newman c 5 2 3 0 0 0 .247 Sundberg c 3 1 0 0 2 1 .322 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Harrah 3b 3 1 2 0 2 0 .209 Armas rf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .230 Bevacqua dh 4 1 0 0 0 0 .143 Alston pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 Lowenstein ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Conroy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson cf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .229 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 9 4 9 5 Totals 43 8 14 8 3 8 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 3,380 Left on Base: Rangers 12, A's 11 DP: Rangers 0, A's 0 Errors: Hargrove 2, Bonds, Fuentes, Newman, Conroy, McCatty, Lacey Doubles: Harrah (9), Thompson (2), Wallis (2) Triples: Newman (1) Home Runs: Wallis (1) Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (14), Thompson (7), Bonds (16), Page (12) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (14), Wills (2), Fuentes (1) Sacrifice Flies: Wills (3), Page (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins 3.2 10 7 3 1 5 1 24 2.89 Lindblad L(1-1) 6 4 1 1 2 3 0 24 2.70 Totals 9.2 14 8 4 3 8 1 48 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Conroy 1.1 1 5 3 4 0 0 10 7.71 McCatty 2.2 3 1 1 4 1 0 15 3.38 Lacey 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 13 2.44 Heaverlo W(3-3) 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.13 Totals 10 9 7 5 9 5 0 49 Wild Pitches: Conroy (1) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris reached on an error by Conroy on a sacrifice bunt [Hargrove to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hargrove scored (unearned)]; Campaneris stole second [Campaneris scored (error by Newman) (unearned)]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis homered; Fuentes flied out to left; Page singled to shortstop; Page stole second; Revering flied out to left; Duncan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 1. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg walked; Harrah walked [Sundberg to second]; Bevacqua forced Harrah (shortstop to second) [Sundberg to third]; Thompson singled to right [Sundberg scored, Bevacqua to third]; Conroy threw a wild pitch [Bevacqua scored, Thompson to second]; Thompson stole third; Hargrove walked; MCCATTY REPLACED CONROY (PITCHING); Hargrove was picked off first but was safe on an error by McCatty [Thompson scored, Hargrove to second]; Campaneris flied out to left; Wills walked; Zisk walked [Hargrove to third, Wills to second]; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero singled to shortstop; Gross flied out to right; Newman singled to center [Guerrero to second]; Armas singled to left [Guerrero scored, Newman to second]; Wallis struck out; Fuentes singled to left [Newman scored, Armas to third]; Page struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 3. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Harrah doubled to left; Bevacqua flied out to right; Thompson singled to left [Harrah scored]; Hargrove struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Revering reached on an error by Hargrove; Duncan struck out; Guerrero flied out to left; Gross lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 3. RANGERS 4TH: Fuentes dropped a foul fly hit by Campaneris for an error; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman reached on an error by Bonds [Newman to second]; Armas made an out to shortstop; Wallis doubled to right [Newman scored (unearned)]; Fuentes was called out on strikes; Page singled to center [Wallis scored (unearned), Page to third (error by Hargrove)]; Revering walked; Duncan singled to left [Page scored (unearned), Revering to second]; Guerrero singled to center [Revering scored (unearned), Duncan to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 7. RANGERS 5TH: Bonds singled to shortstop; Bonds stole second; Sundberg walked; Harrah walked [Bonds to third, Sundberg to second]; LACEY REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Bevacqua forced Bonds (third to catcher) [Sundberg to third, Harrah to second]; Thompson forced Sundberg (third to catcher) [Harrah to third, Bevacqua to second]; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman flied out to center; Armas flied out to center; Wallis singled to center; Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 7. RANGERS 6TH: On a bunt Campaneris singled to first; Campaneris stole second; Wills struck out; Zisk reached on an error by Lacey [Campaneris out at home (first to catcher)]; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page flied out to right; Revering grounded out (second to first); Duncan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 7. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Gross struck out; Newman singled to center; Armas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 7. RANGERS 8TH: Thompson doubled to first; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR HARGROVE; J. Ellis singled to center [Thompson to third]; ALOMAR RAN FOR J. ELLIS; On a bunt Campaneris singled to pitcher [Thompson scored, Alomar to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Alomar to third, Campaneris to second]; Zisk was walked intentionally; Bonds struck out; Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 7, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wallis singled to shortstop; BURKE RAN FOR WALLIS; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Burke to second]; Page grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Burke to third]; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Athletics 7. RANGERS 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Harrah singled to center; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Lowenstein forced Harrah (pitcher to shortstop); Thompson flied out to center; PUTNAM BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Duncan flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Gross made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Athletics 7. RANGERS 10TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 10TH: Newman tripled to center; DILONE RAN FOR NEWMAN; Armas was walked intentionally; ALSTON RAN FOR ARMAS; JORGENSEN REPLACED PUTNAM (PLAYING 1B); Burke was walked intentionally [Alston to second]; Fuentes forced Dilone (second to catcher) [Alston to third, Burke to second]; Page hit a sacrifice fly to right [Alston scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Athletics 8.

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