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Tuesday July 3, 1979
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Dave Frost pitched a four-hitter and on Baylor drove in his 70th run of the season with a homer as the Angels defeated the A's, 3-0, for their fifth straight victory. Rookie Brian Kingman, making his second start for the A's, allowed five hits but was the victim of wildness when the Angels scored twice in the fourth inning.

Dan Ford singled and Baylor walked to open the stanza. After both runners advanced on a wild pitch, Ford scored on a passed ball and Baylor counted on a sacrifice fly by Willie Aikens. Baylor's homer in the sixth was his 18th of the season and his sixth over a stretch of six games. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Tuesday, July 3, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Angels       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


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   .279      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .315
Chalk 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Ford rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .287
Newman 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Baylor dh             3   2   1   1     1   0   .289
Essian lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   1     0   2   .284
Heath c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Downing c             2   0   1   0     1   1   .348
Edwards dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Rudi lf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Harlow cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Anderson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     0   2             Totals               27   3   5   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 22,498
Left on Base: A's 3, Angels 5
DP: A's 1, Angels 1
Home Runs: Baylor (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (4)
GIDP: Armas (3)
Hit by Pitch: Rudi (1,by Kingman)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(0-1)          8     5   3   3   3   5   1  32   4.61
Totals                  8     5   3   3   3   5   1  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(6-4)            9     4   0   0   0   2   0  30   4.11
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   2   0  30

Passed Balls: Heath (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kingman (1)
Wild Pitches: Kingman 2 (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson lined to second; Chalk grounded out
(third to first); Gross made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Grich struck out; Lansford made an out to second;
Ford singled to right; Baylor lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (third to first); Essian
struck out; Heath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Downing
walked; Rudi flied out to center; Harlow forced Downing
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Armas grounded out
(second to first); Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Anderson grounded out (third to first); Grich popped
to first in foul territory; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: On a bunt Henderson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Chalk singled to center; Gross grounded out (second to
first) [Chalk to second]; Newman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford singled to right; Baylor walked [Ford to
second]; Kingman threw a wild pitch [Ford to third, Baylor to
second]; Heath allowed a passed ball [Ford scored, Baylor to
third]; Aikens hit a sacrifice fly to right [Baylor scored];
Downing struck out; Rudi was hit by a pitch; Kingman threw a
wild pitch [Rudi to second]; Harlow grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Heath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Anderson singled to left; Grich walked [Anderson to
second]; Lansford forced Grich (shortstop to second) [Anderson
to third]; Ford lined into a double play (right to first)
[Lansford out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas flied out to center; Picciolo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson singled to third; Chalk forced
Henderson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor homered; Aikens was called out on strikes;
Downing singled to center; Rudi flied out to left; Harlow made
an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Newman
flied out to left; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Anderson flied out to center; Grich flied out to
center; Lansford lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 3.

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

ANGELS 8TH: Ford made an out to second; Baylor popped to catcher
in foul territory; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk singled to
right; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 3.



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