Willie Aikens hit his fifth homer in eight games and Rod Carew rapped three singles, driving in two runs, as the Angels defeated the A's, 7-4, for their ninth straight victory. Don Baylor also had three hits as the Angels collected 11, giving them a total of 112, good for 75 runs, during their streak. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Friday, April     20, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  1    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   4  9  0
Angels       0  1  2    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   7 11  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .194      R. Miller cf          3   1   1   0     2   1   .276
Murray lf             4   0   2   2     1   0   .235      Lansford 3b           5   2   1   0     0   0   .365
Klutts 3b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .375      Carew 1b              4   2   3   2     1   1   .426
Page dh               4   1   1   0     0   1   .222      Baylor rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .317
Revering 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Rudi lf               5   0   1   2     0   1   .250
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Aikens dh             3   1   1   1     2   0   .294
Essian c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .400      Downing c             4   0   1   1     1   1   .400
Picciolo ss           4   2   2   1     0   0   .194      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Mulliniks ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .146
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frost p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   4     2   4             Totals               35   7  11   7     7   7

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 27,417
Left on Base: A's 8, Angels 12
DP: A's 1, Angels 0
Errors: Downing, Grich, Mulliniks
Doubles: Murray (1), Downing (7)
Home Runs: Aikens (5)
Stolen Bases: Picciolo (1), Murray (1)
Caught Stealing: Downing (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (1)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (3,by Minetto)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(0-4)         4.1   5   5   5   4   3   1  21   6.65
Todd                    0.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   8.00
Minetto                 3     3   1   1   0   4   0  14   3.60
Heaverlo                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.71
Totals                  8    11   7   7   7   7   1  43

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(2-2)           6     3   2   0   2   1   0  25   2.81
Frost SV(1)             3     6   2   2   0   3   0  14   5.56
Totals                  9     9   4   2   2   4   0  39

Passed Balls: Essian 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: Minetto (1)
Wild Pitches: Langford (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Dale Williams, 2B - Charlie Lupo, 3B - Boyd Mauer


ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first);
Murray made an out to third; Klutts walked; Page flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; On a bunt Lansford made an out to
catcher; Carney Lansford called for interference; Carew
walked [R. Miller to second]; Baylor flied out to center [R.
Miller to third]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to right; Edwards grounded out
(second to first); Essian flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens homered; Downing struck out; Grich flied out
to right; Mulliniks flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo reached on an error by Mulliniks; Murphy
flied out to center; Picciolo stole second; Dilone lined to
third; Murray doubled to left [Picciolo scored (unearned)];
Klutts grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller singled; Langford threw a wild pitch [R.
Miller to second]; Lansford grounded out (third to first); Carew
singled to center [R. Miller scored, Carew to second (on throw
to home)]; Essian allowed a passed ball [Carew to third]; Baylor
singled to left [Carew scored]; Rudi flied out to left; Aikens
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to right; Revering reached on a
fielder's choice [Page to second (error by Grich)]; On a bunt
Edwards singled to pitcher [Page to third, Revering to second];
Essian hit a sacrifice fly to center [Page scored (unearned)];
Picciolo made an out to first; Murphy was called out on strikes;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing walked; Grich made an out to second;
Mulliniks struck out while Downing was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Murray
walked; Klutts lined to shortstop; Murray stole second [Murray
to third (error by Downing)]; Page grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller walked; Lansford forced R. Miller
(shortstop to second); Essian allowed a passed ball [Lansford to
second]; Carew singled to left [Lansford scored, Carew to second
(on throw to home)]; TODD REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Baylor
singled to center [Carew to third]; Rudi grounded out (second to
first) [Carew scored, Baylor to second]; Aikens was walked
intentionally; Downing doubled to left [Baylor scored, Aikens to
third]; Grich walked; MINETTO REPLACED TODD (PITCHING);
Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Athletics 2, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering flied out to center; Edwards flied out
to right; Essian grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller struck out; Lansford flied out to left;
Carew singled to center; Baylor was hit by a pitch [Carew to
second]; Rudi reached on a fielder's choice [Carew to third,
Baylor to second]; Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: FROST REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Picciolo
singled to center; Murphy singled to first [Picciolo to second];
Dilone struck out; Murray singled to center [Picciolo scored,
Murphy to second]; Murphy was picked off second (pitcher to
second); Klutts forced Murray (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing popped to first in foul territory; Grich
struck out; Mulliniks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page was called out on strikes; Revering singled
to center; Edwards struck out; Essian singled to right [Revering
to third]; Picciolo singled to shortstop [Revering scored,
Essian to second]; Murphy popped to shortstop in foul territory;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: On a bunt R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lansford singled to left; Carew was called out on strikes;
Baylor singled to left [Lansford to third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED
MINETTO (PITCHING); Rudi singled to shortstop [Lansford scored,
Baylor to second]; Aikens walked [Baylor to third, Rudi to
second]; Downing made an out to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 4, Angels 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: On a bunt Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first);
Murray flied out to left; Klutts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 7.