The batting of Bobby Grich, who drove in four runs with a pair of homers, and the pitching of Dave Frost, who yielded only three hits in eight innings, featured the Angels' 9-3 victory over the A's. Willie Aikens also homered for the Angels and drove in another run with a single. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 9, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     14, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       1  1  0    0  1  1    0  5  0  -   9 11  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3  5  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   1   0   0     1   1   .243      Murray lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Lansford 3b           5   0   3   0     0   0   .410      Wallis rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carew 1b              4   0   0   1     1   0   .303      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .467
Baylor rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .300      Page dh               3   1   0   0     1   0   .235
Rudi lf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .270      Revering 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .440
Aikens dh             5   2   2   2     0   2   .462      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .391
Downing c             4   2   2   1     1   0   .394      Klutts ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .450
Grich 2b              4   2   3   4     0   1   .235        Picciolo ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   1     0   1   .200        Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .107
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              3   1   1   1     1   0   .333
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  11   9     6   5             Totals               32   3   5   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  2,649
Left on Base: Angels 7, A's 6
DP: Angels 0, A's 1
Errors: Picciolo
Doubles: Revering (3)
Triples: Edwards (1)
Home Runs: Grich 2 (4), Aikens (2)
Caught Stealing: Carew (1), Lansford (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mulliniks (1)
GIDP: Aikens (2)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (1,by Todd)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(1-0)            8     3   1   1   3   3   0  30   5.40
Clear                   1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   3.00
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   4   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(0-3)         5.2   7   4   4   3   1   2  25   5.71
Todd                    1.1   3   4   4   1   1   0   9   7.04
Lacey                   1     1   1   1   0   2   1   4   5.40
Hamilton                1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    11   9   9   6   5   3  43

Hit by Pitch: Todd (2)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Hank Tillman, 2B - Steve Borga, 3B - Charles Swenson


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Lansford singled to right [R.
Miller to third]; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first) [R.
Miller scored, Lansford to second]; Baylor flied out to left;
Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murray popped to third in foul territory; Wallis
flied out to center; Murphy walked; Page forced Murphy (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens struck out; Downing singled to left; Grich
singled to center [Downing to third]; Mickey Klutts hit on
right side of his chin by grounder; PICCIOLO REPLACED KLUTTS
(PLAYING SS); Mulliniks hit a sacrifice fly to left [Downing
scored]; R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to center; Gross was called
out on strikes; Picciolo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
walked; Carew was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first); Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian flied out to left; Edwards flied out to
right; On a bunt Murray singled to second; Wallis flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi singled to right; Aikens grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second]; Downing flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy struck out; Page made an out to shortstop;
Revering singled to shortstop; Gross popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich homered; Mulliniks flied out to right; R.
Miller made an out to shortstop; Lansford singled to shortstop;
Lansford was caught stealing second but was safe at second
(error by Picciolo; assist by Essian); Carew grounded out
(second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo struck out; Essian grounded out (third
to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor flied out to left; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aikens homered; Downing walked; TODD
REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Grich was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray flied out to right; Wallis grounded out
(second to first); Murphy made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted); R. Miller
grounded out (third to first); Lansford singled to center; Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page lined to center; Revering grounded out
(first unassisted); Gross walked; Picciolo grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor was hit by a pitch; Rudi walked [Baylor to
second]; Aikens singled to left [Baylor scored, Rudi to second];
Downing singled to right [Rudi scored, Aikens to second]; LACEY
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Grich homered [Aikens scored, Downing
scored]; Mulliniks struck out; R. Miller was called out on
strikes; Lansford flied out to center; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 9, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian walked; Edwards tripled to center [Essian
scored]; Murray popped to left; Wallis lined to second; Murphy
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 9TH: HAMILTON REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Carew flied to
left in foul territory; Baylor walked; Rudi walked [Baylor to
second]; Aikens was called out on strikes; Downing forced Baylor
(third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 9, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CLEAR REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Page walked;
Revering doubled to center [Page scored]; Gross lined to center;
NEWMAN BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Newman struck out; Essian singled to
left [Revering scored]; Edwards popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9, Athletics 3.