While Paul Hartzell pitched a three-hitter, the Angels got scoring punch from Ken Landreaux, Jim Anderson and Don Baylor to defeat the A's, 8-1. Landreaux homered with a man on base in the second inning. Anderson lined a three-run double in the third and Baylor plated a pair with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    3, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Angels       0  2  4    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   8 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Landreaux cf          4   1   1   2     1   0   .242
Wallis rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Chalk 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Page lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Bostock rf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .292
Horton dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .262      Baylor dh             4   1   2   2     0   0   .260
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .233
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Solaita 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .227
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Downing c             4   1   1   0     0   2   .273
Duncan 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Anderson ss           3   0   1   3     1   1   .231
Burke cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     3   2             Totals               32   8  10   8     4   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 15,792
Left on Base: A's 4, Angels 5
DP: A's 1, Angels 1
Errors: Edwards
Doubles: Rudi (15), Anderson (4)
Triples: Page (4)
Home Runs: Landreaux (2)
Stolen Bases: Burke (12), Edwards (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (10)
GIDP: Guerrero (11), Landreaux (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(5-6)            2     6   5   5   2   2   1  14   3.54
Norris                  4     1   1   1   1   3   0  14   2.57
Minetto                 2     3   2   1   1   0   0   9   4.50
Totals                  8    10   8   7   4   5   1  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell W(3-6)         9     3   1   1   3   2   0  32   2.87
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   2   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Wallis
grounded out (first unassisted); Page grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux walked; Chalk singled to pitcher
[Landreaux to second]; Bostock singled [Landreaux to third,
Chalk to second]; Baylor made an out to second; Rudi struck out;
Solaita grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton singled to center; Revering flied out to
center; Guerrero grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing singled to right; Grich out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to second]; Anderson was called
out on strikes; Landreaux homered [Downing scored]; Chalk flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Newman
grounded out (second to first); Burke walked; Burke stole
second; Edwards singled to third [Burke to third]; Edwards stole
second; Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Bostock walked; Baylor singled to shortstop [Bostock
to second]; Rudi doubled to left [Bostock scored, Baylor to
third]; NORRIS REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Solaita was walked
intentionally; Downing struck out; Grich struck out; Anderson
doubled to left [Baylor scored, Rudi scored, Solaita scored];
Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page tripled to right; Horton grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Page scored]; Revering grounded out (second to
first); Guerrero lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
flied out to left; Baylor popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burke grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi flied out to center; Solaita grounded out
(second to first); Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis
walked; Page forced Wallis (third to second); Horton walked
[Page to second]; Revering forced Horton (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich popped to catcher in foul territory; Anderson
grounded out (third to first); Landreaux grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Duncan flied out to right; Newman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: MINETTO REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Chalk singled to
center; Bostock reached on an error by Edwards [Chalk to third,
Bostock to second]; Baylor singled to left [Chalk scored,
Bostock scored (unearned), Baylor out at second (left to
second)]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita flied
out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
struck out; Wallis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 8.

ANGELS 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); Downing
lined to shortstop; Grich singled to left; Anderson walked
[Grich to second]; Landreaux grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Anderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Horton made
an out to first; Revering struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 8.