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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
April 22, 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 22, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Knapp |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 36,130 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Lupo 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Boyd Mauer 3B: Dale Williams |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Glenn Burke | Left Fielder |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Klutts | Shortstop |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Willie Aikens | DH |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | Shortstop |
| Terry Humphrey | Catcher |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
April 22, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Knapp
Burke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Burke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Knapp
Wallis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Knapp
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burke scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Knapp
Revering strikes out. There goes Page. The throw from Humphrey to Mulliniks, and Page is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Norris
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Norris
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Norris
The ball gets by Essian for a passed ball. Lansford scores. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Norris
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Norris
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Norris
There goes Baylor. The throw from Essian and he is out, Edwards applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Norris
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Knapp
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knapp
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klutts vs. Knapp
Klutts takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Knapp
Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Knapp
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Murphy scores. Klutts goes all the way around to score. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burke vs. Knapp
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens 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, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Norris
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Norris
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Knapp
Wallis hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Knapp
Page hits a popup towards short. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Knapp
Revering 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphrey vs. Norris
Humphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Norris
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Norris
Ford hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Norris
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Norris
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Knapp
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knapp
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Knapp
Klutts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Knapp
Essian hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Norris
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Norris
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Norris
Mulliniks 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 5
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Knapp
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Knapp
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Knapp
There goes Burke. The throw from Humphrey and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wallis vs. Knapp
Wallis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Knapp
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burke scores. Wallis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Knapp
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Knapp
Gross hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphrey vs. Norris
Humphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Norris
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Norris
Ford takes first base on ball four. Humphrey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Norris
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Humphrey moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baylor vs. Norris
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Norris
Rudi takes first base on ball four. Humphrey scores. Ford moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens takes first base on ball four. Ford scores. Baylor moves to third. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grich vs. Wirth
Alan Wirth now pitching.
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knapp
Murphy hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Knapp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Knapp
Klutts hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Knapp
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Wirth
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Humphrey vs. Wirth
Humphrey bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Wirth
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mulliniks moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Wirth
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Knapp
Edwards hits a popup towards short. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Knapp
Burke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Knapp
Wallis takes first base on ball four. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. LaRoche
Revering hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baylor. Revering reaches second base with a double. Baylor throws the ball in to Lansford who tags Revering trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burke scores. Wallis goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Wirth
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Heaverlo
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Heaverlo
There goes Carew. The throw from Essian and he is out, Klutts applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. LaRoche
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. LaRoche
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klutts vs. LaRoche
Klutts strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. LaRoche
There goes Murphy. The throw from Humphrey and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. LaRoche
Essian hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baylor. Essian reaches second base with a double. Murphy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. LaRoche
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Heaverlo
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Heaverlo
Orlando Ramirez pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
Grich bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Heaverlo
Willie Davis pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Heaverlo covering, for the out. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Downing vs. Heaverlo
Brian Downing pinch hits for Terry Humphrey.
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Heaverlo
Lansford is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. LaRoche
Jim Anderson now playing shortstop. Brian Downing now catching.
Burke hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. LaRoche
Wallis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. LaRoche
Page hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Heaverlo
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Heaverlo
Carew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Carew reaches second base with a double. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baylor vs. Heaverlo
Baylor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Heaverlo
Rudi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Heaverlo
Rick Miller pinch hits for Orlando Ramirez.
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grich vs. Heaverlo
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1979 -- Oakland at California (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Burke G, lf 5 3 2 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 2 1 0
Wallis J, rf 3 1 0 0 Ford D, cf 3 3 2 2
Page M, dh 5 0 2 2 Carew R, 1b 5 0 2 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 1 2 Baylor D, rf 3 0 1 1
Gross W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 4 0 0 1
Murphy D, cf 2 2 0 0 Aikens W, dh 3 0 1 1
Klutts M, ss 3 1 1 0 Ramirez O, pr 0 0 0 0
Essian J, c 4 0 1 1 Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 2 2 Grich B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, ss 2 0 0 0
Davis W, ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson J, ss 0 0 0 0
Humphrey T, c 1 1 0 0
Downing B, ph-c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 9 7 30 6 7 5
Oakland 120 010 210 -- 7
California 202 020 000 -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M 4.2 4 6 6 7 1
Wirth A* 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Heaverlo D (W) 3.0 2 0 0 3 2
California IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp C 6.1 7 6 6 4 5
LaRoche D (L) 2.2 2 1 1 1 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Humphrey T
DP -- California 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, California 10
2B -- Burke G, Edwards M, Revering D, Essian J, Carew R
HR -- Ford D
SB -- Burke G, Murphy D
CS -- Page M, Baylor D, Carew R
SH -- Humphrey T, Grich B
PB -- Essian J
T -- 3:07
A -- 36130
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