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Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2

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Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1978 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

OAK A    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
CLE A    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Murphy cf                     4   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
Staggs 2b                     5   0   2   0       0   1       3   5
Page lf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Guerrero ss                   5   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Revering 1b                   2   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Dilone pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Perez 3b                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Gross 3b,1b                   2   1   1   0       2   1       9   1
Alexander dh                  2   0   1   0       1   1       0   0
  Edwards pr,dh               1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Essian c                      4   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
Thomasson rf                  4   0   1   1       0   1       1   0
Wirth p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Coleman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lacey p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sosa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   3  11   3       3   6      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Wirth-Gross-Staggs, Wirth-Staggs-Gross, Guerrero-Staggs-Gross.
BATTING - 
2B: Gross (4,off Wise).
SH: Page (1,off Wise).
SF: Murphy (2,off Kinney).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Page (3,2nd base off Kinney/Pruitt).
CS: Murphy (1,2nd base by Kinney/Pruitt).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Manning cf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Norris dh                     2   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Horton ph,dh                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cage ph,dh                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Dade rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Thornton 1b                   4   1   1   1       0   1       8   2
Grubb lf                      3   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Bell 3b                       3   0   2   0       0   0       2   1
Hassey c                      1   0   0   1       0   0       6   1
  Cox ph,ss                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Blanks 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Veryzer ss                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
  Vail ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pruitt c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Wise p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Kinney p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       29   2   6   2       1   4      27  12
FIELDING - 
E: Grubb (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Bell (10,off Wirth); Norris (2,off Coleman).
HR: Thornton (5,2nd inning off Wirth 0 on 0 out).
SF: Hassey (1,off Coleman).
GDP: Thornton (3,off Wirth); Blanks (5,off Coleman).
Team LOB: 2.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wirth                         4     4   2   2   1   1   1  15
Coleman W(3-0)                3     1   0   0   0   0   0   9
Lacey                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Sosa SV(6)                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   2   1   4   1  31
Wirth faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Coleman 2-1.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wise L(2-6)                   5.1   7   3   3   3   4   0  26
Kinney                        3.2   4   0   0   0   2   0  14
Totals                        9    11   3   3   3   6   0  40
WP: Kinney (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Kinney 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo
Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 3454
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Cleveland Indians        
1. Murphy              cf        Manning             cf
2. Staggs              2b        Norris              dh
3. Page                lf        Dade                rf
4. Guerrero            ss        Thornton            1b
5. Revering            1b        Grubb               lf
6. Gross               3b        Bell                3b
7. Alexander           dh        Hassey              c
8. Essian              c         Blanks              2b
9. Thomasson           rf        Veryzer             ss
   Wirth               p         Wise                p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Staggs
struck out; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris
flied out to left; Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross walked;
Alexander walked [Gross to second]; Essian forced Alexander
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton homered to left; Grubb struck out; Bell
doubled to right; Hassey reached on a fielder's choice that
turned into a double play [Bell out at third (pitcher to third),
Hassey out at second (third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson flied out to right; Murphy singled to
center; Staggs singled to right [Murphy to second]; Page forced
Staggs (first to shortstop) [Murphy to third]; Guerrero made an
out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Blanks flied out to right; Veryzer flied out to
left; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled to right; Gross walked [Revering
to second]; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Alexander struck out;
Essian singled to left [Dilone scored, Gross to second];
Thomasson struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: PEREZ REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 3B); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Norris walked; Dade flied out to left;
Thornton grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Staggs singled to pitcher; Page out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Staggs to second]; Guerrero
reached on a fielder's choice [Staggs out at third (shortstop to
third)]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Grubb singled to center; Bell singled to center
[Grubb to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); Hassey hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Grubb scored]; Blanks grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross doubled to right; Alexander singled to left
[Gross to third, Alexander to second (on throw to home)];
EDWARDS RAN FOR ALEXANDER; Essian popped to third in foul
territory; KINNEY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Thomasson singled to
left [Gross scored, Edwards to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Edwards scored (RBI), Thomasson to second (error by
Grubb)]; Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (pitcher to
first); Norris doubled to right; Dade flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second to
first); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Grubb flied
out to center; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross struck out; Edwards made an out to pitcher;
Essian singled to center; Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: LACEY REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); COX BATTED FOR
HASSEY; Cox was called out on strikes; Blanks singled to right;
VAIL BATTED FOR VERYZER; Vail flied out to left; Manning
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PRUITT REPLACED
VAIL (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Murphy singled; Murphy was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Staggs flied
out to left; Page singled to center; Page stole second; Kinney
threw a wild pitch [Page to third]; Guerrero flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: HORTON BATTED FOR NORRIS; SOSA REPLACED LACEY
(PITCHING); CAGE BATTED FOR HORTON; Cage was called out on
strikes; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Indians 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        3  11   0   10
 Indians          2   6   1    2
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