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July 4, 1979

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Athletics 6 10 3
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Athletics 6 10 3
Angels 12 16 1

Brian Downing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .354
OBP .750 .419
At Bats 4 271
Hits 3 96
• Singles 3 68
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 45

Craig Minetto Season Stats

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1 2 0
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Anaheim Stadium - July 4, 1979
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Walk
Craig Minetto
Mike Heath
Jeff Newman
Dave Chalk
Wayne Gross
Rob Picciolo
Larry Murray
Rickey Henderson
Tony Armas
Brian Downing
Willie Aikens
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Downing takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Craig Minetto now pitching. Aikens hits a line drive into center field. Henderson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Henderson. Ford scores. Baylor goes all the way around to score. Aikens moves to second.
Bottom 8 Baylor is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There goes Ford. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Ford steals third.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Heath for a passed ball. Lansford scores. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third.
Bottom 8 Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grich scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Grich hits a fly ball towards center. Henderson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Henderson. Anderson scores. Grich moves to second.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Harlow strikes out.
Top 8 Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Page strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mike Norris now pitching. Rudi hits a popup into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Downing moves to second.
Bottom 7 Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dave Hamilton now pitching. Aikens strikes out.
Bottom 7 Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Heath now catching. Larry Murray now playing left field. Lansford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Lansford reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Picciolo. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Picciolo steals second.
Top 7 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Picciolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murray scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Mark Clear now pitching. Armas strikes out.
Top 7 Larry Murray pinch runs for Jim Essian. The ball gets by Downing for a passed ball. Murray moves to third.
Top 7 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Anderson. Essian moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Downing scores. Rudi moves to third. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Harlow is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rudi takes first base on ball four. Downing moves to second.
Bottom 6 Downing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Aikens hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Baylor strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ford strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Grich strikes out. There goes Anderson. The throw from Essian to Picciolo, and back to Newman, who tags Anderson out.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi scores. There goes Harlow trying to get to second. Henderson throws the ball in to Chalk who tags Harlow for the out.
Bottom 4 Harlow takes first base on ball four. Rudi moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Armas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Mike Barlow now pitching. Essian is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harlow. Heath reaches second base with a double. Newman goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Page hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Chalk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Downing is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Aikens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lansford tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Essian for a passed ball. Lansford moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ford hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Lansford moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it, throws to second, and Picciolo, is out. There's the throw to third, and Armas is out. Double play.
Top 3 Picciolo takes first base on ball four. Armas moves to second.
Top 3 Armas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. Downing moves to third. Harlow moves to second.
Bottom 2 Harlow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Downing moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grich scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Gross is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Essiandrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Baylor. The throw to Keough covering the plate. The slide. Baylor is out.
Bottom 1 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baylor moves to third.
Bottom 1 Baylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Baylor reaches second base with a double. Lansford scores. Ford scores.
Bottom 1 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gross. Lansford moves to third. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Page is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Chalk strikes out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.