Coming from behind with two runs in the ninth inning, the A's beat Cleveland, 5-4. The bases were empty with two out in the ninth when Dave Revering socked a two-base hit. Rick Langford ran for Revering and scored on a single by Taylor Duncan, who wound up on third base when Johnny Grubb's throw hit Langford. Jim Kern was replaced on the mound by Dan Spillner, who yielded a single to Jeff Newman, enabling the winning run to cross the plate. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4

Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 - 5 11 0 Indians 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 12 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .292 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Manning cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .266 Gross ph,3b 2 0 1 3 0 0 .201 Grubb lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Edwards 2b,ss,2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Thornton 1b 4 2 2 1 1 1 .271 Wallis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Alexander dh 3 0 1 1 2 1 .238 Page lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Speed rf 2 0 1 1 1 1 .219 Dilone pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Norris ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Horton dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .266 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Revering 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 Cox 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .221 Langford pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Diaz c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .239 Essian c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duncan 3b,2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .265 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Newman c,1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .255 Burke rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris 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 36 5 11 5 0 1 Totals 33 4 12 4 7 7 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 10,272 Left on Base: A's 4, Indians 12 DP: A's 3, Indians 1 Errors: Grubb Doubles: Revering (13), Thornton (16), Alexander (12) Triples: Gross (2) Home Runs: Diaz (1) Stolen Bases: Edwards (16), Veryzer (1) Caught Stealing: Dilone (19) Sacrifice Hits: Grubb (6), Diaz (2), Speed (2) GIDP: Revering (7), Diaz (2), Kuiper (10) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson 3 6 3 3 2 3 1 17 2.95 Norris 3 2 1 1 4 4 0 15 3.00 Lacey 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.49 Sosa W(8-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.90 Totals 9 12 4 4 7 7 1 43 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton 7.2 7 3 3 0 1 0 29 3.44 Kern L(7-5) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5 3.00 Spillner 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.41 Totals 9 11 5 5 0 1 0 36 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy struck out; Edwards flied to right in foul territory; Wallis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: PICCIOLO REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING SS); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to left; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted) [Manning to second]; Thornton doubled to left [Manning scored]; Alexander doubled to center [Thornton scored]; Speed struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page flied out to center; Horton singled to left; Revering grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz homered; Veryzer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan made an out to second; Newman flied out to right; Burke singled to left; Picciolo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 3RD: Manning singled to center; Grubb out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Manning to second]; Thornton struck out; Alexander was walked intentionally; Speed walked [Manning to third, Alexander to second]; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis flied out to left; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 4TH: Cox singled to left; NORRIS REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Diaz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cox to second]; Veryzer singled to center [Cox to third]; Manning reached on a fielder's choice [Cox out at home (first to catcher), Veryzer to second]; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Horton singled to center; Revering singled to right [Horton to second]; Duncan singled [Horton to third, Revering to second]; Newman made an out to shortstop; Burke flied out to center; GROSS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross tripled to center [Horton scored, Revering scored, Duncan scored]; Edwards popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Thornton singled to left; Alexander was called out on strikes; Speed out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Thornton to second]; Kuiper walked; Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Wallis grounded out (second to first); Page grounded out (second to first); Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 3. INDIANS 6TH: Diaz grounded out (third to first); Veryzer walked; Veryzer stole second; Manning struck out; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering flied out to left; Duncan popped to third in foul territory; Newman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 3. INDIANS 7TH: Thornton walked; Alexander walked [Thornton to second]; LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Speed singled to left [Thornton scored, Alexander to third, Speed to second (on throw)]; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox was walked intentionally; Diaz grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Alexander out at home]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Burke flied out to center; Gross grounded out (second to first); Edwards singled; KERN REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Edwards stole second; Wallis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Manning singled to center; On a bunt Grubb singled [Manning to second]; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Thornton lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Grubb out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: Page singled to left; DILONE RAN FOR PAGE; Horton flied out to right; Dilone was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Revering doubled to left; LANGFORD RAN FOR REVERING; Duncan singled to left [Langford scored (RBI), Duncan to third (error by Grubb)]; SPILLNER REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Newman singled to left [Duncan scored]; Burke forced Newman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 4. INDIANS 9TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ESSIAN REPLACED LANGFORD (PLAYING C ); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GUERRERO REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING SS); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Alexander flied out to right; NORRIS BATTED FOR SPEED; Norris singled to center; Kuiper grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 4.

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