Nolan Ryan pitched a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings before being foiled in his bid for the fifth gem of his career but emerged with an easy 13-1 victory over the A's as the Angels extended their winning streak to 10 games. Mitchell Page ruined Ryan's no-hitter with a single. One out later, Ryan walked Dwayne Murphy and left the game, complaining of a groin pull.

Jim Barr relieved and yielded a run-scoring single by Wayne Gross for the A's only other hit. Ryan struck out 12, marking the 121st time in his career that the speedballer had struck out 10 or more batters. The Angels opened their attack with a three-run homer by Joe Rudi in the third inning and then exploded for nine runs in the fifth, including a grand slam by Don Baylor. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 13, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     21, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  2  1
Angels       0  0  3    1  9  0    0  0  x  -  13 17  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murray lf             5   0   0   0     0   4   .182      R. Miller cf          4   2   2   0     1   0   .290
Wallis rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .079      Lansford 3b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .373
Page dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .228      Carew 1b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .414
Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .271        Rettenmund lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .313      Baylor rf             4   2   1   4     1   2   .313
Gross 3b              2   0   1   1     2   1   .353      Rudi lf,1b            5   2   2   3     0   1   .262
Klutts ss             3   0   0   0     1   3   .333      Aikens dh             2   2   2   0     3   0   .333
Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Downing c             5   1   2   1     0   1   .400
Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grich 2b              5   2   4   2     0   0   .373
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Anderson 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mulliniks ss          4   0   1   0     1   1   .154
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   2   1     9  13             Totals               37  13  17  13     8   6

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 34,728
Left on Base: A's 9, Angels 9
DP: A's 3, Angels 1
Errors: Murray
Doubles: Lansford (4)
Home Runs: Rudi (3), Baylor (2)
Stolen Bases: Wallis (1), Page (1)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Miller (1)
GIDP: Page (2), Carew (2), Lansford (2), R. Miller (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(0-2)           4    10   7   7   4   2   1  25   5.96
Todd                    0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   9.64
Lacey                   1.2   5   4   4   2   2   1  11   7.71
Hamilton                2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8    17  13  13   8   6   2  46

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(3-1)             7.2   1   1   1   9  12   0  32   3.33
Barr                    1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5  14.73
Totals                  9     2   1   1   9  13   0  37

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Murray struck out; Wallis walked; Wallis stole
second; Page struck out; Revering lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to right; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew singled to left; Baylor grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Gross was
called out on strikes; Klutts was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi struck out; Aikens singled to center; Downing
flied out to left; Grich singled to right [Aikens to third];
Mulliniks made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian was called out on strikes; Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Murray was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller singled to center; Lansford singled to
left [R. Miller to second]; Carew grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [R. Miller to third, Lansford out at
second]; Baylor walked; Rudi homered [R. Miller scored, Baylor
scored]; Aikens walked; Downing forced Aikens (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Wallis flied out to left; Page walked; Page stole
second; Revering struck out; Murphy walked; Gross walked [Page
to third, Murphy to second]; Klutts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Grich singled to left; Mulliniks singled to left
[Grich to second]; R. Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Grich to third, Mulliniks to second]; Lansford walked;
Carew forced Lansford (shortstop to second) [Grich scored,
Mulliniks to third]; Baylor struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian flied out to center; Edwards was called
out on strikes; Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi singled to right; Aikens walked [Rudi to
second]; Downing singled to left [Rudi scored, Aikens to third
(error by Murray)]; TODD REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Grich
singled to right [Aikens scored, Downing to second]; Mulliniks
flied out to left; R. Miller walked [Downing to third, Grich to
second]; LACEY REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Lansford doubled to
right [Downing scored, Grich scored, R. Miller to third]; Carew
walked; Baylor homered [R. Miller scored, Lansford scored, Carew
scored]; Rudi flied out to right; Aikens walked; Downing singled
to left [Aikens to second]; Grich singled to center [Aikens
scored, Downing to second]; Mulliniks struck out; 9 R, 7 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 13.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Wallis walked; Page grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wallis out at second]; Revering
walked; Murphy popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 13.

ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller singled to center; Lansford grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [R. Miller out at
second]; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 13.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross walked; Klutts walked [Gross to second];
Essian struck out; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Gross to third, Klutts to second]; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 13.

ANGELS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Baylor struck
out; Rudi lined to shortstop; Aikens singled to right; Downing
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 13.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Wallis
grounded out (first unassisted); Page singled to left; Page
advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Page to
second]; Revering made an out to catcher; Murphy walked; BARR
REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Gross singled to center [Page scored,
Murphy to second]; Klutts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 13.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich flied out to right; Mulliniks walked; R.
Miller grounded into a double play (second to first) [Mulliniks
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 13.

ATHLETICS 9TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING LF); RUDI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ANDERSON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING
2B); Essian made an out to first; Edwards flied out to center;
Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 13.