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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
August 1, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 1, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 19,485 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Ron Luciano |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Miguel Dilone | Right Fielder |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Lyman Bostock | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
August 1, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Ryan
There goes Edwards. The throw from Downing and he is out, Chalk applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Ryan
Wallis hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Ryan
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Ryan
There goes Page. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Ryan
Horton hits a popup towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Langford
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Langford
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Ryan
Revering hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Ryan
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Ryan
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Ryan
Newman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dilone vs. Ryan
Dilone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guerrero scores. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Ryan
There goes Dilone. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Langford
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Langford
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Langford
Fairly strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Ryan
Wallis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Ryan
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Ryan
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Langford
Downing strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Langford
Chalk bunts towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Langford covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Langford
Grich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Grich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Langford
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Ryan
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Ryan
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Ryan
Duncan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Ryan
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Langford
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Langford
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Langford
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Ryan
Dilone hits a popup in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Ryan
Wallis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Ryan
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wallis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Ryan
Horton takes first base on ball four. Wallis moves to third. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Revering vs. Ryan
Revering is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Langford
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Langford
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Langford
Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Langford
Grich strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Ryan
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Ryan
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Ryan
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Ryan
Dwayne Murphy pinch runs for Jeff Newman.
Dilone takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Langford
Jim Essian now catching.
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Langford
Lansford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Ryan
Wallis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Ryan
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Ryan
There goes Page. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Ryan
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Ryan
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Langford
Tony Armas now playing right field. Miguel Dilone now playing left field.
Baylor hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Langford
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Langford
Fairly hits a popup towards the mound. Langford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Ryan
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Ryan
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Ryan
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Langford
Downing hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Langford
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Langford
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Bobby Grich.
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Langford covering, for the out. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Langford
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Ryan
Jim Anderson now playing shortstop. Dave Chalk now playing second base.
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Ryan
There goes Edwards. The throw from Downing and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wallis vs. Ryan
Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Armas vs. Ryan
Armas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Langford
Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Langford
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1978 -- Oakland at California (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 0 0
Wallis J, cf 4 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Page M, lf 3 0 2 0 Bostock L, rf 4 0 0 0
Armas T, rf 1 0 0 0 Baylor D, dh 3 0 0 0
Horton W, dh 3 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 3 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fairly R, 1b 3 0 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 3 1 0 0 Downing B, c 3 0 0 0
Duncan T, 3b 4 0 2 0 Chalk D, ss-2b 3 0 1 0
Newman J, c 2 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Murphy D, pr 0 0 0 0 Solaita T, ph 1 0 0 0
Essian J, c 1 0 0 0 Anderson J, ss 0 0 0 0
Dilone M, rf-lf 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 30 0 3 0
Oakland 010 000 000 -- 1
California 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Langford R (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 11
California IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (L) 9.0 6 1 1 7 8
E -- Downing B
LOB -- Oakland 11, California 4
2B -- Grich B
SB -- Page M 2, Dilone M, Edwards M
CS -- Edwards M
T -- 2:15
A -- 19485
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