The surprising A's picked up their fifth straight victory when Wayne Gross homered in the seventh inning to beat the Angels, 2-1, behind the combined three-hit pitching of Alan Wirth and Dave Heaverlo. The Angels scored their run in the second inning on a single by Don Baylor, two infield outs and a safe drag bunt by Rance Mulliniks. Tony Arrnas singled in the third, stole second and counted the tying run on a single by Miguel Dilone before Gross delivered his winning homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Friday, April     14, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  9  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landreaux rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Dilone lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .233
Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .222      Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .065        North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Rudi dh               3   0   0   0     0   2   .286        Staggs 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Jackson ph,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .393
Baylor lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .286      Alexander dh          4   0   2   0     0   2   .304
Solaita 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .091        Adams pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Lansford pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Fairly 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Gross 3b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .231
Mulliniks ss          2   0   1   1     1   0   .208      Armas cf              3   1   2   0     0   1   .200
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Thomasson rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .107
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wirth p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   1   3   1     5   2             Totals               32   2   9   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  2,973
Left on Base: Angels 4, A's 7
DP: Angels 1, A's 4
Doubles: Dilone (3), Alexander (1)
Triples: Alexander (1), Guerrero (1)
Home Runs: Gross (1)
Stolen Bases: Mulliniks (1), Armas (1)
GIDP: Grich (2), Bostock (2), Chalk (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Heaverlo)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp L(1-1)            6.1   7   2   2   1   5   1  26   1.98
Hartzell                1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   7.36
Totals                  8     9   2   2   1   6   1  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wirth                   6.1   3   1   1   5   2   0  24   1.86
Heaverlo W(2-0)         2.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     3   1   1   5   2   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Heaverlo (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Grich
walked; Bostock flied out to center; Rudi forced Grich
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone walked; Edwards hit into a double play
(center to first) [Dilone out at second]; Guerrero made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to right; Solaita grounded out
(second to first) [Baylor to second]; Chalk grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Baylor to third]; Mulliniks singled to
first [Baylor scored]; Downing flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Revering grounded out
(second to first); Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Landreaux singled to right; Grich grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Landreaux out at
second]; Bostock flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Armas
singled to third; Thomasson struck out while Armas stole second;
Dilone doubled to right [Armas scored]; Edwards singled to
shortstop [Dilone to third]; Guerrero flied out to center; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi struck out; Baylor walked; Solaita lined into a
double play (second to first) [Baylor out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alexander tripled to center; Revering grounded
out (first unassisted); Essian made an out to second; Gross
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks
walked; Mulliniks stole second; Downing flied out to center;
Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas struck out; Thomasson flied out to center;
Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich walked; Bostock grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; Rudi was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero
tripled to right; Alexander struck out; Revering made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Solaita
walked; LANSFORD RAN FOR SOLAITA; HEAVERLO REPLACED WIRTH
(PITCHING); Chalk grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: FAIRLY REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING 1B); Essian
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross homered; Armas singled
to third; HARTZELL REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Thomasson singled
to left [Armas to second]; MURPHY RAN FOR THOMASSON; Dilone
flied out to left; NORTH BATTED FOR EDWARDS; North flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 8TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STAGGS REPLACED
NORTH (PLAYING 2B); Mulliniks grounded out (second to first);
Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Guerrero grounded out (second to first);
Alexander doubled to left; ADAMS RAN FOR ALEXANDER; Revering
grounded out (second to first) [Adams to third]; Essian struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 9TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grich flied out
to right; Bostock flied out to left; JACKSON BATTED FOR RUDI;
Jackson was hit by a pitch; Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 2.