Driving in three runs with a homer and two singles, Don Baylor lifted the Angels to an 8-3 pasting of the A's. Baylor singled home runs in the third and fourth innings and cracked his 17th homer of the season in the sixth stanza. A bases-loaded single by Dan Ford highlighted the Angels' five-run third inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
Angels       0  0  5    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   8 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Grich 2b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .319
Chalk 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Lansford 3b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .319
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Ford rf               5   2   2   2     0   0   .284
Newman 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .238      Baylor dh             3   2   3   3     1   0   .289
Essian lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .288
Heath c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Downing c             1   0   0   1     3   1   .347
Edwards dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .227
Armas rf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .262      Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Picciolo ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Anderson ss           3   1   0   0     1   1   .200
Morgan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     0   0             Totals               31   8  10   7     8   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 27,639
Left on Base: A's 5, Angels 7
DP: A's 2, Angels 3
Errors: Lansford
Doubles: Picciolo (4), Chalk (2), Grich (20)
Home Runs: Armas (4), Newman (14), Baylor (17)
Caught Stealing: Lansford (7), Baylor (8)
GIDP: Picciolo (2), Edwards (5), Rudi (3), Ford (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morgan L(0-2)           3.2   8   7   7   6   2   0  23  12.27
Norris                  3.1   2   1   1   1   3   1  13   5.12
Minetto                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.25
Totals                  8    10   8   8   8   5   1  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(4-4)             8    10   3   3   0   0   2  33   4.55
Barlow                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.25
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   0   2  35

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Steve Palermo


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Chalk
flied out to left; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Grich flied out to center; Lansford singled to
center; Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Ford made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman reached on an error by Lansford; Essian
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Newman to second]; Heath
flied out to left; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Baylor was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Aikens grounded
out (shortstop to first); Downing walked; Rudi singled to left
[Downing to second]; Harlow was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas homered; Picciolo flied out to center;
Henderson flied out to right; Chalk flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Anderson walked; Grich doubled to right [Anderson to
third]; Lansford walked; Ford singled to center [Anderson
scored, Grich scored, Lansford to third]; Baylor singled to
center [Lansford scored, Ford to third]; Aikens reached on a
fielder's choice [Ford scored, Baylor to second]; Downing walked
[Baylor to third, Aikens to second]; Rudi grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Baylor scored (no RBI),
Aikens to third, Downing out at second]; Harlow grounded out
(first to pitcher); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Newman
made an out to second; Essian flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Anderson lined to left; Grich singled to third;
Lansford was called out on strikes; Ford singled to third [Grich
to second]; Baylor singled to center [Grich scored, Ford to
third]; Aikens walked [Baylor to second]; NORRIS REPLACED MORGAN
(PITCHING); Downing walked [Ford scored, Baylor to third, Aikens
to second]; Rudi struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
flied out to right; Armas singled to left; Picciolo doubled to
right [Armas scored]; Henderson lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 7.

ANGELS 5TH: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Anderson
struck out; Grich lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Chalk doubled to left; Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); Newman made an out to second; Essian grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels
7.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford made an out to shortstop; Ford grounded out
(pitcher to first); Baylor homered; Aikens flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath singled to right; Edwards singled to
pitcher [Heath to second]; Armas flied out to center; Picciolo
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 8.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing struck out; Rudi singled to center; Harlow
forced Rudi (second to shortstop); Anderson forced Harlow
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson singled to left; Chalk lined into a
double play (second to first) [Henderson out at first]; Gross
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 8.

ANGELS 8TH: MINETTO REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Grich made an
out to second; Lansford walked; Ford grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Newman homered; Essian singled to left; Heath
singled to left [Essian to second]; BARLOW REPLACED BARR
(PITCHING); Edwards grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Essian to third, Heath out at second]; Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 8.