Coming from behind late in the game, the A's snapped the Angels' 10-game winning streak, 7-6. The score was 6-6 going into the eighth when Dwayne Murphy drew the one-out walk, stole second and scored on a double by Jim Essian. The Angels loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the ninth, but A's reliever Dave Heaverlo got Joe Rudi to foul out, struck out pinch-hitter Rick Miller and retired Bobby Grich on a force to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 6
Game Played on Sunday, April     22, 1979 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          1  2  0    0  1  0    2  1  0  -   7  9  0
Angels       2  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burke lf              5   3   2   0     0   0   .192      Lansford 3b           4   2   1   0     1   1   .366
Wallis rf             3   1   0   0     2   2   .073      Ford cf               3   3   2   2     2   0   .409
Page dh               5   0   2   2     0   0   .242      Carew 1b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .413
Revering 1b           4   0   1   2     0   2   .269      Baylor rf             3   0   1   1     2   0   .313
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .316      Rudi lf               4   0   0   1     1   0   .246
Murphy cf             2   2   0   0     2   0   .294      Aikens dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .333
Klutts ss             3   1   1   0     1   1   .333        Ramirez pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Essian c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .321        R. Miller ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Edwards 2b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .238      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .355
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mulliniks ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .148
  Wirth p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Humphrey c            1   1   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Downing ph,c        0   0   0   0     1   0   .400
                                                          Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7   9   7     5   9             Totals               30   6   7   5    11   3

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 36,130
Left on Base: A's 5, Angels 10
DP: A's 0, Angels 1
Errors: Humphrey
Doubles: Burke (1), Edwards (3), Revering (4), Essian (3), Carew (5)
Home Runs: Ford (4)
Stolen Bases: Burke (1), Murphy (3)
Caught Stealing: Page (3), Baylor (1), Carew (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Humphrey (1), Grich (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  4.2   4   6   6   7   1   1  24   3.25
Wirth                   1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.00
Heaverlo W(2-0)         3     2   0   0   3   2   0  13   0.57
Totals                  9     7   6   6  11   3   1  43

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   6.1   7   6   6   4   5   0  29   4.63
LaRoche L(1-1)          2.2   2   1   1   1   4   0  10   2.25
Totals                  9     9   7   7   5   9   0  39

Passed Balls: Essian (6)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Burke doubled to left; Wallis struck out; Page
singled to center [Burke scored]; Revering struck out while Page
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Lansford singled to left; Ford singled to right
[Lansford to third]; Essian allowed a passed ball [Lansford
scored, Ford to second]; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Ford to third]; Baylor singled to right [Ford scored]; Baylor
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross was called out on strikes; Murphy walked;
Klutts walked [Murphy to second]; Essian flied out to right
[Murphy to third]; Edwards doubled to left [Murphy scored,
Klutts scored, Edwards to third (on throw to home)]; Burke
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mulliniks flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis flied out to left; Page made an out to
shortstop; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey flied out to center; Lansford walked; Ford
homered [Lansford scored]; Carew struck out; Baylor flied out to
left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross struck out; Murphy flied out to center;
Klutts singled to center; Essian made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi flied out to center; Aikens flied out to right;
Grich walked; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards singled to left; Burke forced Edwards
(third to second); Burke stole second [Burke to third (error by
Humphrey)]; Wallis walked; Page singled to left [Burke scored,
Wallis to second]; Revering struck out; Gross made an out to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey walked; Lansford flied out to center; Ford
walked [Humphrey to second]; Carew grounded out (second to
first) [Humphrey to third, Ford to second]; Baylor walked; Rudi
walked [Humphrey scored, Ford to third, Baylor to second];
Aikens walked [Ford scored, Baylor to third, Rudi to second];
WIRTH REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Grich forced Rudi (third
unassisted); 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Klutts
flied out to center; Essian flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Mulliniks walked; Humphrey out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Mulliniks to second]; Lansford flied out to
center [Mulliniks to third]; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards made an out to shortstop; Burke singled
to center; Wallis walked [Burke to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED
KNAPP (PITCHING); Page flied out to left; Revering doubled to
right [Burke scored, Wallis scored, Revering out at third (right
to shortstop to third)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Carew singled to left; HEAVERLO REPLACED WIRTH
(PITCHING); Baylor flied out to left; Rudi flied out to right;
Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross was called out on strikes; Murphy walked;
Klutts struck out; Murphy stole second; Essian doubled to right
[Murphy scored]; Edwards struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Aikens singled to center; RAMIREZ RAN FOR AIKENS;
Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ramirez to
second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Davis grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Ramirez to third]; DOWNING BATTED FOR HUMPHREY;
Downing walked; Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: RAMIREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ANDERSON
REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C
); Burke flied out to right; Wallis struck out; Page grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels
6.

ANGELS 9TH: Ford walked; Carew doubled to center [Ford to
third]; Baylor was walked intentionally; Rudi popped to first in
foul territory; R. MILLER BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; R. Miller was
called out on strikes; Grich forced Carew (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 6.