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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
April 21, 1979
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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 April 21, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 34,728 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Williams 1B: Boyd Mauer 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Charlie Lupo |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Murray | Left Fielder |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Klutts | Shortstop |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Willie Aikens | DH |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | Shortstop |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
April 21, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Ryan
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Ryan
Wallis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Ryan
There goes Wallis. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Wallis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Ryan
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Ryan
Revering hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball 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. Keough
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Keough
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Keough
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Keough
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy 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, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Ryan
Klutts is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Keough
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Keough
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Keough
Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Keough
Grich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aikens moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mulliniks vs. Keough
Mulliniks hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Ryan
Essian is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards 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, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Ryan
Murray is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Keough
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Keough
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Keough
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Keough
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudi vs. Keough
Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Keough
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Keough
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Ryan
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Ryan
There goes Page. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Ryan
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross takes first base on ball four. Page moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klutts vs. Ryan
Klutts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Keough
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Keough
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Keough
Miller bunts towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Grich moves to third. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Keough
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Keough
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts fields it and throws to second for the out. Grich scores. Mulliniks moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Keough
Baylor strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Ryan
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Ryan
Murray is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Keough
Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Keough
Aikens takes first base on ball four. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. Keough
Downing hits a line drive into left field. Murray picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murray. Rudi scores. Aikens moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Grich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aikens scores. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Todd
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Todd
Miller takes first base on ball four. Downing moves to third. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Lansford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wallis. Lansford reaches second base with a double. Downing scores. Grich scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Lacey
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Lacey
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Lacey
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Lacey
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Lacey
Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Lacey
Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aikens scores. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Lacey
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Ryan
Wallis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Ryan
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Ryan
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lacey
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Lacey
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lacey
Carew strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klutts vs. Ryan
Klutts takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Ryan
Essian strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to third. Klutts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Ryan
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Hamilton
Rudi hits a line drive towards short. Klutts reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Hamilton
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Hamilton
Downing strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Ryan
Terry Humphrey now catching.
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wallis for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Ryan
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Ryan
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Ryan
Revering hits a popup in front of the plate. Humphrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Barr
Jim Barr now pitching.
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Page scores. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klutts vs. Barr
Klutts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Hamilton
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Hamilton
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hamilton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Barr
Merv Rettenmund now playing left field. Joe Rudi now playing first base. Jim Anderson now playing second base.
Essian hits a popup towards first. Rudi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Barr
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Barr
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Miller 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 4/21/1979 -- Oakland at California (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Murray L, lf 5 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 4 2 2 0
Wallis J, rf 2 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 1 2 2
Page M, dh 3 1 1 0 Carew R, 1b 4 1 1 1
Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, lf 0 0 0 0
Murphy D, cf 2 0 0 0 Baylor D, rf 4 2 1 4
Gross W, 3b 2 0 1 1 Rudi J, lf-1b 5 2 2 3
Klutts M, ss 3 0 0 0 Aikens W, dh 2 2 2 0
Essian J, c 4 0 0 0 Downing B, c 5 1 2 1
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Humphrey T, c 0 0 0 0
Grich B, 2b 5 2 4 2
Anderson J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 1 2 1 37 13 17 13
Oakland 000 000 010 -- 1
California 003 190 00x -- 13
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (L)* 4.0 10 7 7 4 2
Todd J 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Lacey B 1.2 5 4 4 2 2
Hamilton D 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
California IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 7.2 1 1 1 9 12
Barr J 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Murray L
DP -- Oakland 3, California 1
LOB -- Oakland 9, California 9
2B -- Lansford C
HR -- Rudi J, Baylor D
SB -- Wallis J, Page M
SH -- Miller R
T -- 3:03
A -- 34728
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