A triple by Joe Rudi and single by Carney Lansford in the eighth inning enabled the Angels to defeat the Mariners, 5-4, for their first victory of the season. Rod Carew had two hits in four trips, giving him six-for-12 in his first three games in an Angels' uniform. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Angels       0  0  2    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  0
Mariners     1  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .385      Cruz 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Ford rf               4   1   1   2     0   1   .273      Meyer lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Carew 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .500      Bochte 1b             5   0   3   1     0   0   .500
Baylor dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Roberts rf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .455
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .083      Horton dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .417
Lansford 3b           3   0   2   1     1   0   .364      R. Jones cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .364
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .417      B. Stein 3b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .333
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Stinson c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .429
Mulliniks ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milbourne ph        1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      O. Jones p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Honeycutt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     1   3             Totals               36   4  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 18,010
Left on Base: Angels 5, Mariners 8
DP: Angels 0, Mariners 0
Doubles: Carew (1), R. Miller (2), Downing (2), Bochte 2 (2), Roberts (2), B. Stein (1)
Triples: Rudi (1)
Home Runs: Ford (1)
Stolen Bases: Lansford 2 (2), R. Jones (1)
Caught Stealing: Lansford (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   5.1   7   4   4   2   2   0  25   6.75
Clear W(1-0)            2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  11   0.00
LaRoche SV(1)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   0  39

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones                4     7   4   4   1   1   1  20   9.00
Honeycutt L(0-1)        5     3   1   1   0   2   0  17   1.80
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   3   1  37

Umpires: HP - Gale Miller, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jay Levet, 3B - Dave Perez


ANGELS 1ST: Debut for umpire Gale Miller; R. Miller
grounded out (first unassisted); Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carew singled to center; Baylor grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Meyer singled to third; Bochte doubled to left [Meyer scored];
Roberts doubled to third [Bochte to third]; Horton struck out;
R. Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi lined to center; Lansford walked; Lansford
stole second; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Lansford to third]; Grich lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: B. Stein grounded out (third to first); Stinson
singled to center; Mendoza struck out; Cruz lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Mulliniks singled to center; R. Miller grounded out
(first unassisted) [Mulliniks to second]; Ford lined to center
[Mulliniks to third]; Carew doubled to left [Mulliniks scored];
Baylor singled to center [Carew scored]; Rudi popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Meyer made an out to second; Bochte grounded out
(first unassisted); Roberts made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Mariners 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford singled to right; Lansford stole second;
Downing struck out; Grich flied out to center [Lansford to
third]; Mulliniks popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton flied out to center; R. Jones walked; R.
Jones stole second; B. Stein lined to right [R. Jones to third];
Stinson singled to right [R. Jones scored]; Mendoza flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Mariners 2.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller doubled to left; Ford homered [R. Miller
scored]; HONEYCUTT REPLACED O. JONES (PITCHING); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Baylor grounded out (third to first);
Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Meyer flied
out to center; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Mariners 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
doubled to left; Grich flied out to right [Downing to third];
Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Mariners
2.

MARINERS 6TH: Roberts singled to left; Horton walked [Roberts to
second]; R. Jones flied to left in foul territory; B. Stein
doubled to center [Roberts scored, Horton scored]; CLEAR
REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Stinson flied out to left; Mendoza
reached on a fielder's choice [B. Stein out at third (third
unassisted)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Mariners 4.

ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller flied out to right; Ford struck out; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz flied out to left; Meyer grounded out (first
to pitcher); Bochte doubled to right; Roberts was walked
intentionally; Horton forced Bochte (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Mariners 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi tripled
to center; Lansford singled to shortstop [Rudi scored]; Downing
flied out to center; Lansford was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: R. Jones popped to third in foul territory; B.
Stein grounded out (second to first); Stinson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Mariners 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller lined to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne singled to
center; LAROCHE REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); On a bunt Cruz struck
out; Meyer lined to center; Bochte was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Milbourne out at
second (second unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5,
Mariners 4.