Completing his fifth game in his last eight starts, Dave Frost pitched the Angels to an 8-1 decision over the Mariners. The Angels were blanked for the first five innings before Don Baylor led off the sixth with a double. Brian Downing walked and both runners advanced on a wild pitch.

Byron McLaughlin relieved starter Rob Dressler for the Mariners and Bobby Grich stroked a single to center, giving the Angels a 2-1 lead. The Angels broke the game open with five runs in the seventh, highlighted by a run-scoring double by Dan Ford and consecutive RBI singles by Willie Aikens, Downing, Rick Miller and Grich. Ford blasted a solo homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 8, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 31, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  2    5  1  x  -   8 15  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Carew 1b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .349
R. Jones cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .245      Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Ford rf               5   2   3   2     0   1   .293
Horton dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Baylor lf             4   2   1   0     1   1   .298
Paciorek rf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .317      Aikens dh             5   1   1   1     0   0   .269
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Downing c             4   2   2   1     1   1   .336
Roberts lf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      R. Miller cf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .301
B. Stein 3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Grich 2b              4   0   2   3     0   0   .303
Mendoza ss            1   0   1   0     0   0   .203        Campaneris ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Simpson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Anderson ss,2b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
  Valentine ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  R. Stein p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     1   6             Totals               37   8  15   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 25,198
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Angels 10
DP: Mariners 0, Angels 1
Doubles: Baylor (25), Ford (18)
Home Runs: Ford (14)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (15), Anderson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (11), Carew (6), Lansford (7)
GIDP: Milbourne (6)
Hit by Pitch: Stinson (3,by Frost)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(0-1)         5.2   7   2   2   1   2   0  25   5.68
McLaughlin              0.2   4   4   4   1   0   0   7   5.35
R. Stein                0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   6.60
Hinton                  0.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   6.19
Montague                1.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   5   5.60
Totals                  8    15   8   8   3   3   1  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(9-7)            9     5   1   1   1   6   0  33   3.80
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Frost (4)
Wild Pitches: Dressler (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne flied out to left; R. Jones was called
out on strikes; Meyer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to left; Lansford forced Carew (right
to shortstop); Ford was called out on strikes; Lansford stole
second; Baylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Angels 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton singled to left; Paciorek lined to left;
Stinson lined to center; Roberts forced Horton (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens flied out to left; Downing grounded out
(pitcher to first); R. Miller singled to shortstop; Grich
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Angels 0.

MARINERS 3RD: B. Stein singled to right; Mendoza out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [B. Stein to second]; Milbourne
flied out to left; R. Jones singled to right [B. Stein scored];
Meyer forced R. Jones (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (third to first); Lansford singled to right; Ford
singled to left [Lansford to second]; Baylor flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton flied to right in foul territory; Paciorek
struck out; Stinson was hit by a pitch; Roberts forced Stinson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels
0.

ANGELS 4TH: Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
singled to center; R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted)
[Downing to second]; Grich made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 0.

MARINERS 5TH: B. Stein flied out to right; Mendoza singled to
shortstop; Milbourne grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Mendoza out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Anderson singled to left; Anderson stole second;
Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Anderson to
third]; Lansford grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels
0.

MARINERS 6TH: R. Jones grounded out (second to first); Meyer
grounded out (second to first); Horton lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor doubled to left; Aikens flied out to left;
Downing walked; R. Miller flied out to left; Dressler threw a
wild pitch [Baylor to third, Downing to second]; MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Grich singled to center [Baylor
scored, Downing scored]; Anderson lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek was called out on strikes; Stinson was
called out on strikes; Roberts walked; B. Stein flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Carew singled to right; Lansford out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Carew to second]; Ford doubled to left
[Carew scored]; Baylor was walked intentionally; Aikens singled
to right [Ford scored, Baylor to third]; R. STEIN REPLACED
MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Downing singled to pitcher [Baylor
scored, Aikens to second]; HINTON REPLACED R. STEIN (PITCHING);
R. Miller singled to center [Aikens scored, Downing to third (on
throw to home)]; Grich singled to center [Downing scored, R.
Miller to second]; Anderson popped to second; Carew walked [R.
Miller to third, Grich to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED HINTON
(PITCHING); Lansford flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 1, Angels 7.

MARINERS 8TH: SIMPSON BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Simpson popped to
third in foul territory; Milbourne struck out; R. Jones flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: VALENTINE REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING SS); Ford
homered; Baylor made an out to shortstop; Aikens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Downing struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Angels 8.

MARINERS 9TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Meyer flied out to center;
Horton singled to right; Paciorek struck out; Stinson flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 8.

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