An eighth-inning double by Carney Lansford snapped a 5-5 tie and triggered the Angels to a 7-5 triumph over the Mariners. The two-base hit came after Joe Rudi drew a walk off reliever Shane Rawley.

Dan Ford led the Angel attack with two homers, a double and three RBIs. His second homer came in the ninth and gave the Angels an insurance tally. The Mariners had rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the seventh with a four-run rally. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1979 (Day game) at Kingdome
Angels       0  0  0    3  0  0    2  1  1  -   7  9  0
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    4  0  0  -   5 12  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          5   1   1   1     0   3   .333      Cruz 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .188
Ford rf               5   2   3   3     0   1   .375        Bernhardt ph        1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .438        Simpson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Baylor dh             5   1   1   1     0   0   .176      Meyer lf              5   1   1   2     0   1   .214
Rudi lf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .067      Bochte 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
Lansford 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .400      Roberts rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .467
Downing c             3   1   1   1     1   1   .400      Horton dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .375
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .067      R. Jones cf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .357
Mulliniks ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      B. Stein 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stinson c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .300
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paciorek ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                          Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Milbourne ph,ss     2   1   1   0     0   0   .667
                                                          Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7   9   7     3   7             Totals               37   5  12   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  9,183
Left on Base: Angels 6, Mariners 6
DP: Angels 2, Mariners 0
Errors: B. Stein
Doubles: R. Miller (3), Ford (2), Lansford (1), R. Jones (1), Milbourne (1)
Home Runs: Ford 2 (3), Meyer (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (1)
GIDP: R. Jones (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    6.2   9   4   4   0   5   0  28   5.40
LaRoche W(1-0)          2.1   3   1   1   1   0   1  10   2.70
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   5   1  38

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell                6.2   7   5   3   1   6   1  29   4.05
Rawley L(0-1)           0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4  13.50
Montague                1.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   7   2.16
Totals                  9     9   7   5   3   7   2  40

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Dave Perez, 2B - Jay Levet, 3B - George Eshelman


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Ford struck
out; Carew walked; Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Meyer struck
out; Bochte singled to left; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi was called out on strikes; Lansford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton made an out to shortstop; R. Jones struck
out; B. Stein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich struck out; Mulliniks grounded out (second to
first); R. Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson flied out to center; On a bunt Mendoza
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford homered; Carew singled to center; Carew stole
second; Baylor singled to left [Carew scored]; Rudi flied out to
right; Lansford singled to left [Baylor to third]; Downing
singled to third [Baylor scored, Lansford to second]; Grich
forced Lansford (third unassisted) [Downing to second];
Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Bochte
singled to left; Roberts singled to third [Bochte to second];
Horton singled to center [Bochte scored, Roberts to third]; R.
Jones grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Mariners 1.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller flied out to left; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: B. Stein made an out to second; Stinson flied out
to left; Mendoza singled to center; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Rudi grounded
out (second to first); Lansford grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer flied out to left; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Roberts singled to shortstop; Horton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing reached on an error by B. Stein [Downing to
second]; Grich popped to first in foul territory; Mulliniks
flied out to left; R. Miller doubled to left [Downing scored
(unearned)]; Ford doubled to left [R. Miller scored (unearned)];
RAWLEY REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: R. Jones doubled to left; B. Stein flied out to
right [R. Jones to third]; Stinson grounded out (second to
first) [R. Jones scored]; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA;
Milbourne doubled to left; Cruz singled to center [Milbourne
scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Meyer homered [Cruz
scored]; Bochte flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
5, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi walked; Lansford doubled
to center [Rudi scored]; MONTAGUE REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING);
Downing walked; Grich flied out to right; Mulliniks grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts flied out to right; Horton flied out to
left; R. Jones walked; B. Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 9TH: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Ford homered;
Carew grounded out (second to first); Baylor flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 9TH: PACIOREK BATTED FOR STINSON; Paciorek singled to
left; Milbourne flied out to right; BERNHARDT BATTED FOR CRUZ;
Bernhardt singled to right [Paciorek to second]; SIMPSON RAN FOR
BERNHARDT; Meyer lined into a double play (left to second to
first) [Simpson out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7,
Mariners 5.