After going without a victory since May 21, John Henry Johnson extended the A's winning streak to four games by pitching a five-hitter and defeating the Royals, 4-2. The loss was the Royals' fifth straight. The A's nicked Leonard for two runs in the fourth inning on singles by Mitchell Page and Dave Revering, a sacrifice, an infield out by Glenn Burke and a single by Jeff Newman.

Their other pair counted in the sixth on a single by Taylor Duncan, a sacrifice, a double by Newman and a single by Mike Edwards. A triple by Frank White and single by Freddie Patek produced one run for the Royals in the fifth. Their other tally in the eighth was unearned. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1 A's 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x - 4 12 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Wallis cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .314 Zdeb rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .236 Armas rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Dilone lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Page dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .271 McRae dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 Revering 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .262 Porter c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .288 Duncan 3b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .253 White 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Burke rf,cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .231 Hurdle 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Newman c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .263 Wilson lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 .243 Edwards 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .237 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 1 3 9 Totals 33 4 12 4 2 6 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 5,062 Left on Base: Royals 6, A's 9 DP: Royals 1, A's 0 Errors: Zdeb Doubles: McRae (20), Porter (13), Wallis (3), Newman (2), Revering (11) Triples: White (2) Stolen Bases: McRae (8), Wilson (29), Dilone (26), Edwards (9) Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (2), Burke (2) GIDP: Picciolo (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(7-11) 5.2 10 4 4 2 4 0 28 3.96 Mingori 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 2.32 Totals 8 12 4 4 2 6 0 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson W(5-4) 9 5 2 1 3 9 0 35 2.51 Totals 9 5 2 1 3 9 0 35 Passed Balls: Newman (2) Wild Pitches: Johnson (1) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Zdeb was called out on strikes; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled to center; Dilone forced Wallis (pitcher to shortstop); Dilone stole second; Page struck out; Revering struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis popped to first in foul territory; McRae walked; McRae stole second; Porter walked; White popped to first in foul territory; Hurdle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan struck out; Burke grounded out (second to first); Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Patek flied out to center; Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled to left; Picciolo grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; Wallis doubled to right; Dilone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied out to right; McRae doubled to right; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to center; Revering singled to right [Page to second]; Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Page to third, Revering to second]; Burke grounded out (second to pitcher) [Page scored, Revering to third]; Newman singled to center [Revering scored]; Edwards forced Newman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2. ROYALS 5TH: White tripled to left; Hurdle popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilson was called out on strikes; Patek singled to left [White scored]; Zdeb struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo singled to right; Wallis popped to pitcher; Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first) [Picciolo to second]; Page was walked intentionally; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to right; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan singled to left; Burke out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Duncan to second]; Newman doubled to right [Duncan scored]; Edwards singled to right [Newman scored, Edwards to second (error by Zdeb)]; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Wallis walked; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Dilone flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4. ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to right; White popped to shortstop; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Revering doubled to right; Duncan struck out; Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4. ROYALS 8TH: ARMAS REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING RF); BURKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Wilson singled to left; Patek flied out to right; Wilson stole second; Newman allowed a passed ball [Wilson to third]; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Wilson scored (unearned)]; Zdeb struck out; Brett walked; Otis popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Edwards singled to left; Edwards stole second; Picciolo grounded out (second to first) [Edwards to third]; Armas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4. ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to right; Porter doubled to right; White popped to catcher in foul territory; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4.

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