The Angels got an unexpected power boost in the top of the second inning. With Reggie Jackson on first with two outs, Rob Wilfong gripped it and ripped it for a two-run homer. The White Sox answered back with a run in the bottom of the second. Greg Walker tripled and later came home on a Vance Law single.
Each team got three runs in the third. Brian Downing doubled home Dick Schofield and later scored on a two-run single from Jackson. Carlton Fisk doubled home Julio Cruz and Scott Fletcher and scored on a Ron Kittle ground out. After the dust of the first three innings settled the Angels were up 5-4.
California starter Ron Romanick settled down after that, but White Sox hurler LaMarr Hoyt didn't follow suit. Fred Lynn tagged him for a two-run bomb in the top of the fifth. The White Sox scored a run in the bottom of the ninth but still fell short, losing 7-5.
Winning Pitcher - Ron Romanick
Losing Pitcher - Lamarr hoyt
Save - Doug Corbett
Player of the Game - Fred Lynn, 2-5, 2B, HR, 2RBI
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, Carlton Fisk
This game was nuts.
In the top of the first Rickey Henderson walked and proceeded to steal second and third base. Two batters later Dwayne Murphy negated Henderson's effort by depositing the ball over the right field fence, giving Oakland a 2-0 lead. But in the bottom of the first Cleveland tied things up with an RBI double from Andre Thornton, who then scored on a Mike Hargrove single.
Steve Farr was still pitching in the top of the second but pulled a feat I'm pretty sure hasn't happened this season - he walked five straight A's! That gave Oakland a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of the second...where Cleveland sent up ten hitters who tagged Mike Warren for six runs, four of which were unearned due to a Joe Morgan fielding error.
Oakland wouldn't quit, though. In the top of the fourth Murphy connected for his second homer of the day, this also a 2-RBI job, and then they scored four runs off Jamie Easterly in the fifth. It wasn't all Easterly's fault, though. Brook Jacoby had TWO fielding errors during the inning. Murphy capped off the insanity with a THIRD homer, this time solo, in the top of the eighth as the Athletics won a wild one...
Winning Pitcher - Chuck Rainey
Losing Pitcher - Jamie Easterly
Save - Tom Burgmeier
Player of the Game - Dwayne Murphy, 3-6, 3HR's, 5RBI
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rickey Henderson, Joe Morgan
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