Rick Langford allowed one hit -- an infield single by Brian Downing in the fifth inning -- as the A's notched a 3-0 victory, ending the Angels' six-game winning streak. Downing's hit was a high hopper that third baseman Wayne Gross gloved, but his throw to first was not in time.

The A's scored twice in the seventh when Jeff Newman drew a leadoff walk and came home on a double by Gross, who moved to third on a groundout and tallied on a single by Jim Essian. Essian also had an RBI double in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 0

Game Played on Thursday, July 5, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  7  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Thon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Chalk 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .283        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Page dh               3   0   2   0     1   0   .249        Campaneris ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Newman 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .236      Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Gross 3b              3   2   1   1     1   0   .232        Grich 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Heath lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
  Murray lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Essian c              4   0   3   2     0   0   .286      Aikens 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .279
Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Downing c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .355
Picciolo ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Rudi lf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .228
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harlow cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
                                                          Anderson ss,3b        3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     4   5             Totals               27   0   1   0     5   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 23,793
Left on Base: A's 6, Angels 5
DP: A's 0, Angels 3
Errors: Thon, Ryan
Doubles: Page (6), Gross (14), Essian (7)
Caught Stealing: Aikens (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (4)
GIDP: Essian (4), Newman (12)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(4-9)         9     1   0   0   5   6   0  32   5.55
Totals                  9     1   0   0   5   6   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(10-6)            9     7   3   3   4   5   0  36   2.90
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   5   0  36

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson reached on an error by Thon; Henderson
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Chalk flied out to
left; Page doubled to left; Newman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Thon flied out to center; Lansford flied out to
center; Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross popped to catcher in foul territory; Heath
reached on an error by Ryan; Essian grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Heath out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor made an out to shortstop; Aikens walked;
Aikens was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Downing
walked; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (second to first); Picciolo
grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Harlow was called out on strikes; Anderson flied out
to right; Thon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Chalk made an out to shortstop; Page singled to
third; Newman flied into a double play (right to first) [Page
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford
grounded out (second to first); Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross flied out to right; Heath made an out to
second; Essian singled to left; Armas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Aikens flied out to left; Downing singled to third;
Rudi struck out; Harlow made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (first to pitcher);
Henderson flied out to right; Chalk walked; Page forced Chalk
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Anderson grounded out (third to first); Thon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman walked; Gross doubled to center [Newman
scored]; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gross to third];
Essian singled to right [Gross scored]; Armas struck out;
Picciolo flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING LF); Ford flied out
to left; Baylor lined to third; Aikens walked; Downing forced
Aikens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson singled to left; Chalk out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Henderson to second]; Page
was walked intentionally; Newman grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Rudi walked; Harlow flied out to left; Anderson
struck out; DAVIS BATTED FOR THON; Davis lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); GRICH
REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING 2B); ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Gross walked; On a bunt Murray struck out; Essian
doubled to center [Gross scored]; Armas grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Picciolo flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich flied out to right; Ford walked; Baylor flied
out to center; Aikens forced Ford (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

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