In a split of a doubleheader, the Angels took the opener, 4-1, but the A's came back to win the nightcap, 1-0. The Angels clinched the first game with three runs in the third inning on a two-run single by Bobby Grich and RBI single by Lyman Bostock. Ken Brett, making his first start since May 20, pitched a two-hitter for seven innings before being relieved. California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, June 7, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumAngels 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landreaux rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Grich 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .226 Budaska ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bostock cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .258 Thomasson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .198 Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .180 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Jackson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Revering ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .268 Fairly 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .247 Newman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Chalk ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Page lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Downing c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Armas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Dilone pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Duncan 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Gross ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Wirth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 7 4 2 2 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:03 Left on Base: Angels 4, A's 3 DP: Angels 1, A's 0 Errors: Edwards, Newman Home Runs: Fairly (6), Revering (5) Stolen Bases: Grich (3) Caught Stealing: Bostock 2 (6) GIDP: Edwards (4) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett W(2-3) 7 2 0 0 1 5 0 23 5.68 Hartzell 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 8 3.35 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 1 31 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wirth L(2-4) 2.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 12 3.67 Heaverlo 5.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 21 3.45 Lacey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.03 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 2 1 35 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); Bostock singled to left; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards flied out to left; Thomasson was called out on strikes; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Page flied out to left; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0. ANGELS 3RD: Fairly walked; Chalk flied out to center; Downing singled to left [Fairly to second]; Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted) [Fairly to third, Downing to second]; Grich singled to center [Fairly scored, Downing scored]; Grich stole second; Bostock singled to center [Grich scored]; HEAVERLO REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); Rudi flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian walked; Alexander struck out; Duncan singled to center [Essian to third]; Edwards grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor made an out to shortstop; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Guerrero flied out to center; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0. ANGELS 5TH: Chalk flied out to center; Downing grounded out (third to first); Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Page struck out; Armas grounded out (third to first); Essian popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0. ANGELS 6TH: Grich walked; Bostock popped to third in foul territory; Rudi singled to left [Grich to second]; Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson forced Rudi (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Alexander popped to first in foul territory; Duncan grounded out (second to first); Edwards made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0. ANGELS 7TH: Fairly homered; Chalk grounded out (third to first); Downing flied out to right; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; Newman singled to right; Page made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0. ANGELS 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); Grich flied out to right; Bostock reached on an error by Newman; Bostock was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Edwards; assist by Essian); Bostock was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: HARTZELL REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Armas lined to second; Essian grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander singled to left; DILONE RAN FOR ALEXANDER; GROSS BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0. ANGELS 9TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Baylor flied out to left; Jackson singled to shortstop; LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Fairly flied out to center; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: BUDASKA BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Budaska was called out on strikes; Thomasson flied out to left; REVERING BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Revering homered; Newman flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 1. |
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