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Tuesday April 25, 1978
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Chris Knapp and Dave LaRoche combined on a shutout as the Angels topped the Mariners, 3-0. The Angels got their first run in the second inning when Brian Downing was hit by a pitch, moved to third on Carney Lansford's double and scored on Rance Mulliniks' sacrifice fly. Lansford drove in two more tallies with a sixth-inning double. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      R. Miller rf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .189
Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .316      Grich 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .241
Bochte lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .329      Jackson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .424
Stanton dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .215      Solaita dh            4   0   0   0     0   3   .100
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .208      Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .171        Landreaux lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Stein 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .200      Bostock cf            4   1   0   0     0   1   .117
  Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Downing c             1   2   0   0     2   0   .227
Hale rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Lansford 3b           3   0   2   2     0   1   .286
  Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Mulliniks ss          2   0   1   1     0   1   .149
Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McLaughlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     2   7             Totals               27   3   6   3     4  10

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  9,484
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Angels 7
DP: Mariners 0, Angels 1
Doubles: Meyer (3), Lansford 2 (2), Mulliniks (1)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (2)
Caught Stealing: Grich (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mulliniks (2)
GIDP: Cruz (1)
Hit by Pitch: Downing (1,by McLaughlin)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin L(0-1)       6     6   3   3   4  10   0  28   4.50
Todd                    2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.50
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4  10   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(3-1)            8.1   6   0   0   2   6   0  32   1.33
LaRoche SV(4)           0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.42
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   7   0  35

Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Nick Bremigan


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Stinson struck out; Bochte
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Grich singled to right [R. Miller
to third]; Jackson struck out; Solaita struck out; Baylor forced
Grich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Angels 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first); Ruppert
Jones struck out; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bostock struck out; Downing was hit by a pitch;
Lansford doubled to center [Downing to third]; Mulliniks hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Downing scored, Lansford to third]; R.
Miller struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein flied out to center; Hale was called out on
strikes; Reynolds popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich singled to center; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Solaita struck out; Grich was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz flied out to left; Stinson singled to left;
Bochte walked [Stinson to second]; Stanton flied out to center;
Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Bostock flied out to left;
Downing walked; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Angels 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer doubled to right; Stein grounded out (second
to first) [Meyer to third]; Hale struck out; Reynolds grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks doubled to center; R. Miller grounded out
(second to first) [Mulliniks to third]; Grich grounded out
(third to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Stinson
struck out; Bochte singled to center; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita struck out; Baylor singled to center;
Bostock forced Baylor (shortstop to second); Bostock stole
second; Downing walked; Lansford doubled to left [Bostock
scored, Downing scored]; Mulliniks struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Meyer grounded
out (second to first); Stein singled to center; Hale flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller walked; TODD REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN
(PITCHING); Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R.
Miller to second]; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Solaita lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Angels 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds singled to center; Cruz grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at
second]; Stinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Downing grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 3.

MARINERS 9TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Bochte
flied out to center; Stanton walked; Ruppert Jones singled to
right [Stanton to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING);
Meyer struck out; Stein singled to center [Stanton to third,
Ruppert Jones to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR STEIN; ROBERTS
BATTED FOR HALE; Roberts popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 3.



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