A bases-loaded walk provided the winning run as the Angels edged the A's, 2-1. The A's led, 1-0, going into the top of the seventh inning when Joe Rudi opened with an infield single and, one out later, advanced to second on a single by Carney Lansford.

Dave Chalk then hit an apparent double-play grounder to Taylor Duncan, who fumbled the ball. Mario Guerrero picked up the ball and fired it wildly past second, allowing Rudi to score. Bobby Grich followed with a sharp single to center, loading the bases and bringing on Bob Lacey in relief of Dave Heaverlo. Ken Landreaux popped out, but Merv Rettenmund walked on a 3-2 pitch to force home Lansford. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  1
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .241      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Rettenmund dh         2   0   0   1     2   1   .287        Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Goodwin ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .316        Picciolo 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Bostock rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Alston lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Wallis rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .283
  Fairly 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Page dh               3   1   2   0     1   0   .299
Rudi lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .229      Revering 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Lansford 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Duncan 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Chalk ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Grich 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .236      Dilone cf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Woodard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Armas cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Johnson 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
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   1     6   4             Totals               33   1  10   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  4,624
Left on Base: Angels 10, A's 7
DP: Angels 1, A's 0
Errors: Baylor, Guerrero, Duncan
Doubles: Guerrero (14)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (40)
Caught Stealing: Chalk (7), Alston (5), Wallis (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Revering (3)
GIDP: Revering (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell W(4-6)         7.1  10   1   0   0   1   0  29   2.67
LaRoche SV(17)          1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.60
Totals                  9    10   1   0   1   3   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 4.2   1   0   0   4   2   0  18   2.74
Heaverlo L(3-5)         1.2   3   2   1   0   1   0   9   2.90
Lacey                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.63
Sosa                    1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.76
Totals                  9     6   2   1   6   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
made an out to shortstop; Bostock singled to left; Baylor made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Alston
singled to shortstop; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Wallis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to left; Downing struck out; Lansford
walked; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering
singled to left; Guerrero flied out to right; Duncan singled to
left [Revering to second]; Essian forced Duncan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich flied out to center; Landreaux was called out
on strikes; Rettenmund walked; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Alston flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Rudi flied
out to center; Downing made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Wallis singled to right; Wallis was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Page singled to third;
Page was picked off first but was safe on an error by Baylor
[Page to third]; Revering hit a sacrifice fly to left [Page
scored (unearned)]; Guerrero doubled to right; Duncan flied out
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Chalk
walked; Chalk was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Grich walked; HEAVERLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Landreaux
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Dilone
singled to center; Dilone stole second; Edwards flied out to
left; Alston flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Bostock flied
out to left; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Wallis was called out on strikes; Page singled;
Revering grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi singled to shortstop; Downing made an out to
shortstop; Lansford singled to center [Rudi to second]; Chalk
reached on an error by Duncan [Rudi scored (error by Guerrero),
Lansford to second]; Grich singled to center [Lansford to third,
Chalk to second]; LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Landreaux
popped to pitcher; Rettenmund walked [Lansford scored
(unearned), Chalk to third, Grich to second]; Bostock grounded
out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Essian grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor made an out to shortstop; Rudi singled to
left; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Downing flied out to
right; Lansford forced Rudi (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: FAIRLY REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); NEWMAN
BATTED FOR DILONE; Newman singled to right; WOODARD RAN FOR
NEWMAN; HORTON BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Horton flied out to center;
Alston singled to center [Woodard to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED
HARTZELL (PITCHING); Wallis was called out on strikes; Page
walked [Woodard to third, Alston to second]; Revering flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 9TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING 2B); ARMAS
REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING CF); Chalk singled to left; Grich out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Chalk to second];
Landreaux was walked intentionally; GOODWIN BATTED FOR
RETTENMUND; Goodwin was called out on strikes; Bostock flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Guerrero
struck out; Duncan flied out to center; Essian popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.