A three-run outburst in first inning triggered A's to 7-4 victory over White Sox. First frame was capped by two-run single by Duncan and after Sox tied score, RBI single by Revering put A's ahead, 4-3, in fifth frame. A's added two runs in seventh on RBI single by Burke and throwing error by Sox catcher Colbern. Final tally came in ninth on solo homer by Horton. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Thursday, July 27, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

A's 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 7 14 2 White Sox 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 13 4 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Edwards 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Molinaro lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Wallis cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .298 Kessinger ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 .263 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Orta 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 Horton dh 5 3 3 2 0 1 .267 Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Revering 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .272 Blomberg 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Duncan 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .261 Garr dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Murphy pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 Washington rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .243 Gross 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Spencer cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .370 Newman c 4 1 2 0 1 1 .254 Colbern c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .353 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .240 Armas rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .224 Langford 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 40 7 14 6 3 7 Totals 37 4 13 3 0 3 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 19,632 Left on Base: A's 10, White Sox 7 DP: A's 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Newman, Armas, Soderholm, Washington, Colbern 2 Doubles: Wallis (9), Horton (13), Blomberg (5) Triples: Armas (1), Molinaro (4) Home Runs: Horton (7) Stolen Bases: Burke 2 (10), Dilone (35) Caught Stealing: Edwards (12) Sacrifice Flies: Washington (3) GIDP: Colbern (1) Hit by Pitch: Guerrero (5,by Kravec) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford 1.1 4 3 2 0 0 0 8 3.20 Lacey W(7-5) 4.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.54 Sosa SV(13) 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 12 2.92 Totals 9 13 4 3 0 3 0 38 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(7-9) 6.2 12 6 4 3 5 0 35 3.97 Willoughby 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 9 3.58 Totals 9 14 7 5 3 7 1 44 Hit by Pitch: Kravec (8) Wild Pitches: Kravec (5) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards singled to center; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wallis doubled to center; Guerrero flied out to left; Horton singled to left [Wallis scored]; Revering singled to right [Horton to third, Revering to second (error by Washington)]; Duncan singled to left [Horton scored, Revering scored (unearned)]; Newman walked [Duncan to second]; Burke forced Newman (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro flied out to right; Kessinger singled to center; Orta flied out to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas tripled to right; Edwards popped to first; Wallis grounded out (third to first); Guerrero was hit by a pitch; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg doubled to right; On a bunt Garr singled [Blomberg to third]; Washington hit a sacrifice fly to right [Blomberg scored]; Spencer singled to right [Garr to third, Spencer to second (error by Armas)]; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Colbern singled to left [Garr scored, Spencer to third]; Spencer was picked off third but was safe on an error by Newman [Spencer scored (unearned), Colbern to third]; Molinaro popped to shortstop in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Revering made an out to second; Duncan singled to center; Newman was called out on strikes; Burke lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to second; Soderholm flied out to right; Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Orta to second]; Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards struck out; Wallis walked; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer struck out; Colbern singled to center; Molinaro flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Horton doubled to right; Kravec threw a wild pitch [Horton to third]; Revering singled to right [Horton scored]; Duncan forced Revering (shortstop to second); Newman reached on an error by Soderholm [Duncan to second]; Burke singled to center [Duncan out at home (center to catcher), Newman to third]; Colbern dropped a foul fly hit by Armas for an error; Burke stole second; Armas struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta singled to second; Soderholm flied out to center; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards flied out to right; Wallis made an out to catcher; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: On a bunt Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Horton flied out to left; Revering flied out to center; Duncan walked; MURPHY RAN FOR DUNCAN; Newman singled to third [Murphy to second]; Burke singled to left [Murphy scored, Newman to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Burke stole second [Newman scored (unearned), Burke to third (error by Colbern)]; Armas struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: GROSS REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING 3B); SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Colbern grounded out (third to first); Molinaro tripled to right; Kessinger singled to center [Molinaro scored]; Orta struck out; Soderholm singled to right [Kessinger out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Wallis flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Blomberg flied out to left; Garr grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: Horton homered; Revering flied out to right; Gross struck out; Newman singled to center; DILONE RAN FOR NEWMAN; Dilone stole second; Burke popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: ESSIAN REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING C ); Spencer singled to left; Colbern grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Spencer out at second]; Molinaro singled to right; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 4.

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