Joe Rudi, bouncing back from a broken wrist suffered last June, paced the Angels to a 3-2 victory over the A's. The leftfielder doubled home the tying run in the bottom of the first inning and hit a home run in the third. Chris Knapp, acquired from the White Sox over the winter, received credit for the win but needed late-inning relief help from Dyar Miller and Dave LaRoche. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     9, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  1
Angels       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             5   1   0   0     0   0   .167      R. Miller rf          1   1   0   0     3   0   .300
North cf              3   0   1   0     2   2   .111      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Thomasson rf          4   0   0   0     1   2   .083      Bostock cf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Revering 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .375      Rudi lf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .333
  Picciolo pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Baylor dh             3   0   2   1     0   0   .333
  Perez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .222
Essian c              3   0   1   2     0   1   .222      Mulliniks ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .083      Downing c             1   0   0   0     2   0   .000
Adams dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .250        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .600        Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Staggs 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wirth p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     5   8             Totals               28   3   6   3     7   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 15,975
Left on Base: A's 11, Angels 9
DP: A's 1, Angels 1
Errors: Gross, Bostock, Knapp
Doubles: Guerrero (1), Adams (1), Revering (1), Rudi (1), Baylor (1), Chalk (1)
Home Runs: Rudi (1)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (1), North 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: R. Miller (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (1), Baylor (1)
GIDP: Guerrero (1), Grich (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wirth L(0-1)            3.1   4   3   1   4   1   1  18   2.70
Sosa                    4.2   2   0   0   3   3   0  18   0.00
Totals                  8     6   3   1   7   4   1  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(1-0)            7.1   6   2   1   5   7   0  33   1.23
D. Miller               1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
LaRoche SV(1)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.38
Totals                  9     8   2   1   5   8   0  40

Balks: Wirth (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone reached on an error by Knapp [Dilone to
second]; Debut game for Alan Wirth; North walked; Dilone
stole third and North stole second; Thomasson struck out;
Revering was walked intentionally; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Dilone scored (unearned), North to third]; Gross grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Grich flied out to left; Bostock
reached on an error by Gross [R. Miller to second, Bostock to
first]; Rudi doubled to left [R. Miller scored (unearned),
Bostock to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bostock
scored (unearned), Rudi to third]; Solaita flied to left in foul
territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Adams walked; Guerrero grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Adams out at second]; Staggs
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk walked; Mulliniks was called out on strikes;
Downing grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to second]; Wirth
balked [Chalk to third]; R. Miller walked; R. Miller was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone lined to shortstop; North walked;
Thomasson walked [North to second]; Revering grounded out (third
to first) [North to third, Thomasson to second]; Essian was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich flied out to center; Bostock grounded out
(second to first); Rudi homered; Baylor doubled to left; Solaita
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross singled to right; Adams struck out;
Guerrero doubled to center [Gross to third]; Staggs made an out
to second; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk doubled to center; Mulliniks grounded out
(second to first) [Chalk to third]; Downing walked; SOSA
REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); R. Miller walked [Downing to second];
Grich grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first)
[Chalk out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North struck out; Thomasson was called out on
strikes; Revering singled to right; Essian grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudi was
called out on strikes; Baylor singled to left; Solaita walked
[Baylor to second]; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross made an out to second; Adams doubled to
left; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Staggs flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
walked; R. Miller flied to left in foul territory; Grich forced
Downing (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Dilone grounded out (second to first); North
struck out; Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi flied
out to center; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering doubled to center [Revering to third
(error by Bostock)]; PICCIOLO RAN FOR REVERING; Essian singled
to center [Picciolo scored]; Gross flied out to right; D. MILLER
REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Adams popped to third in foul
territory; Guerrero singled to center [Essian to second];
ALEXANDER BATTED FOR STAGGS; Alexander struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PEREZ
REPLACED PICCIOLO (PLAYING 2B); Solaita made an out to second;
Chalk was called out on strikes; Mulliniks singled to left;
FAIRLY BATTED FOR DOWNING; Fairly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING C ); Dilone
popped to first; North singled to center; LAROCHE REPLACED D.
MILLER (PITCHING); North stole second; Thomasson made an out to
shortstop; NEWMAN BATTED FOR PEREZ; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels
3.