Pounding three pitchers for 17 hits, the Angels reeled off their fifth straight victory, thumping the A's, 8-1. Rod Carew drove in the Angels' initial run with a first-inning single, blasted a two-run homer in the fifth and added an RBI single in the sixth. Brian Downing had five hits, including three doubles. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     15, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       1  0  0    1  2  3    0  0  1  -   8 17  0
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          6   1   1   0     0   2   .233      Murray lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Lansford 3b           6   3   3   1     0   0   .422      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Carew 1b              5   1   4   4     0   0   .368      Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Baylor rf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .295      Newman c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .129
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .244      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .379
Aikens dh             5   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Armas cf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Downing c             5   2   5   0     0   0   .474        Dilone ph,rf        3   1   2   1     0   0   .158
Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .360
Mulliniks ss          4   1   1   2     0   0   .206      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murphy rf,cf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .444
  D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Keough 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

Totals               43   8  17   8     2   6             Totals               28   1   5   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  2,243
Left on Base: Angels 12, A's 4
DP: Angels 2, A's 0
Errors: Gross, Picciolo
Doubles: Lansford (3), Downing 3 (5), Baylor (4), Grich (2), Murphy (1)
Triples: R. Miller (1)
Home Runs: Carew (1), Dilone (1)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (1)
Caught Stealing: Downing (1), Dilone (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (1), Picciolo (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mulliniks (2)
GIDP: Revering 2 (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(1-2)           7     4   1   1   2   3   1  25   3.66
D. Miller               2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.13
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   3   1  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(0-1)           5.2   9   7   4   2   2   1  29   3.86
Heaverlo                2.1   5   0   0   0   3   0  12   0.96
Lacey                   1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   6.00
Totals                  9    17   8   5   2   6   1  47

Wild Pitches: Keough (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to left; Lansford doubled to
right; Carew singled to center [Lansford scored, Carew to second
(on throw to home)]; Baylor lined to third; Rudi struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murray grounded out (third to first); Edwards
popped to third in foul territory; Page flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens flied out to right; Downing singled to left;
Downing was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grich
reached on an error by Gross; Mulliniks grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to right; Revering grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Newman out at
second]; DILONE BATTED FOR ARMAS; Dilone singled to center;
Dilone was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop to first to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: MURPHY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); DILONE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R. Miller tripled to right; Lansford
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew reached on a fielder's
choice [R. Miller out at home (third to catcher)]; Keough threw
a wild pitch [Carew to third]; Baylor walked; Baylor stole
second; Rudi walked; Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross walked; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Gross to second]; Murphy struck out; Murray
walked; Edwards forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing doubled to left; Grich out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Downing to third]; Mulliniks hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Downing scored]; R. Miller grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page struck out; Newman flied out to left;
Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford singled to left; Carew homered [Lansford
scored]; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi popped to
first in foul territory; Aikens made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Dilone homered; Gross grounded out (first to
pitcher); Picciolo flied out to right; On a bunt Murphy made an
out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing doubled to left; Grich flied out to center
[Downing to third]; Mulliniks reached on a fielder's choice
[Downing out at home (pitcher to third), Mulliniks to second];
R. Miller reached on an error by Picciolo [Mulliniks to third];
Lansford singled to center [Mulliniks scored (unearned), R.
Miller to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Carew
singled to right [R. Miller scored (unearned), Lansford to
third]; Baylor doubled to right [Lansford scored (unearned),
Carew to third]; Rudi struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray struck out; Edwards singled to center;
Page popped to center; Newman forced Edwards (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Aikens struck out; Downing singled to left; Grich
doubled to center [Downing to third]; Mulliniks lined to second;
R. Miller struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering flied out to center; Dilone flied out to
left; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
7, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Lansford grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
singled to left; Baylor flied out to center; Rudi forced Carew
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Picciolo
grounded out (second to first); Murphy doubled to center; Murray
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Murphy to third]; Edwards flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 9TH: LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Aikens grounded
out (shortstop to first); Downing doubled to left; Grich singled
to center [Downing to third]; Mulliniks singled to left [Downing
scored, Grich to second]; R. Miller struck out; Lansford forced
Mulliniks (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
8, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page lined to third; Newman walked; Revering
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Newman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8,
Athletics 1.