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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 26, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 26, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alan Wirth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,408 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | Center Fielder |
| Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Scott Meyer | Catcher |
| Rob Picciolo | Second Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Chappas | Shortstop |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Bob Molinaro | Right Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Marv Foley | Catcher |
| Joe Gates | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 26, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Kravec
Dilone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Kravec
There goes Dilone. The throw from Foley and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Kravec
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Kravec
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Kravec
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chappas vs. Wirth
Chappas hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Wirth
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wirth
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wirth
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Kravec
Wallis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Kravec
Meyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Meyer reaches second base with a double. Wallis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Picciolo vs. Kravec
Picciolo bunts towards the mound. Kravec fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wallis scores. Meyer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dilone vs. Kravec
Dilone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Kravec
Duncan takes first base on ball four. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Kravec
Carty takes first base on ball four. Meyer scores. Picciolo moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Page vs. Kravec
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Wirth
Garr strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Wirth
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wirth
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Kravec
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wallis is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Wirth
Foley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Wirth
Gates takes first base on ball four. Foley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chappas vs. Wirth
Chappas bunts towards the mound. Wirth fields it and throws to first for the out. Foley moves to third. Gates moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Squires vs. Wirth
Squires hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Wirth
Lemon hits a fly ball towards left. Page settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Page. Foley scores. Gates scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wirth
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Kravec
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Kravec
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Kravec
Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Wirth
Garr strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Wirth
Molinaro hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wirth
Soderholm hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Kravec
Duncan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Kravec
Carty hits a line drive towards first. Squires reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Duncan attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Wirth
Foley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Wirth
Gates bunts towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chappas vs. Wirth
Chappas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Wirth
Squires hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Page fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Page. Page throws the ball in to Meyer who tags Squires trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gates goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Darrell Woodard pinch runs for Jeff Newman.
There goes Woodard. The throw from Foley and he is safe. Woodard steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero bunts towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guerrero for the out. Woodard moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wallis vs. Kravec
Wallis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyer vs. Kravec
Meyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wirth
Darrell Woodard now playing second base. Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop. Dave Revering now playing first base.
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wirth
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo throws to second for one, and Woodard throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Wirth
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Molinaro vs. Wirth
Molinaro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Kravec
Picciolo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Picciolo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dilone vs. Kravec
Dilone bunts towards the mound. Kravec fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Picciolo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Kravec
There goes Dilone. The throw from Foley and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Kravec
Duncan hits a line drive to left field. Garr throws towards the plate. Foley fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Foley. Picciolo scores. Dilone scores. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Duncan scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. LaGrow
Glenn Burke pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Baumgarten
Wayne Gross pinch hits for Darrell Woodard. Ross Baumgarten now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Burke scores. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Baumgarten
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Revering vs. Baumgarten
Revering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Page scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Baumgarten
Wallis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Wallis reaches second base with a double. Revering goes all the way around to score. Wallis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyer vs. Baumgarten
Meyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Picciolo vs. Baumgarten
Picciolo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Baumgarten
Dilone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wirth
Wayne Gross now playing third base. Taylor Duncan now playing second base. Dell Alston now playing left field.
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foley vs. Wirth
Kevin Bell pinch runs for Eric Soderholm.
The ball gets by Meyer for a passed ball. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foley vs. Wirth
Foley hits a fly ball into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gates vs. Wirth
Gates hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chappas vs. Wirth
Chappas hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Willoughby
Kevin Bell now playing third base. Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Duncan hits a popup towards short. Chappas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Willoughby
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burke for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Willoughby
Alston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alston for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Wirth
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wirth
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wirth
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Wirth
Garr strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Willoughby
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Willoughby
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Willoughby
Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Wirth
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Wirth covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wirth
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Wirth
Foley strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1978 -- Oakland at Chicago (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Dilone M, cf 5 1 2 0 Chappas H, ss 3 0 0 0
Duncan T, 3b-2b 4 1 2 2 Squires M, 1b 4 0 1 1
Carty R, dh 2 0 1 2 Lemon C, cf 3 0 1 0
Burke G, pr 1 1 0 0 Johnson L, dh 4 0 1 0
Page M, lf 4 1 1 0 Garr R, lf 4 0 0 0
Alston D, lf 1 0 0 0 Molinaro B, rf 4 0 0 0
Newman J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Woodard D, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Bell K, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Gross W, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Foley M, c 4 1 2 0
Guerrero M, ss 2 0 0 0 Gates J, 2b 2 2 0 0
Revering D, 1b 2 1 1 1
Wallis J, rf 4 2 2 1
Meyer S, c 4 1 1 0
Picciolo R, 2b-ss 4 2 3 3
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38 10 14 9 32 3 6 1
Oakland 020 000 800 -- 10
Chicago 002 010 000 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Wirth A (W) 9.0 6 3 1 2 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (L)* 6.0 9 5 5 4 5
LaGrow L+ 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Baumgarten R 1.0 3 3 3 0 1
Willoughby J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Page M 2, Woodard D, Foley M
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Chicago 5
2B -- Meyer S, Squires M, Picciolo R, Wallis J
HR -- Picciolo R
SB -- Dilone M 2, Woodard D
SH -- Chappas H, Guerrero M
WP -- Baumgarten R
PB -- Meyer S
T -- 2:58
A -- 10408
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