A two-run homer by Dave Revering -- his fifth circuit clout in four games -- highlighted the A's 9-5 triumph over the Angels. Revering's blast off reliever Dave LaRoche capped a six-run, seventh-inning outburst that began with five consecutive singles, the first four off Angel starter Jim Barr. Rob Picciolo drove in three runs for the A's with a bases-loaded single in the second and groundout in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, California Angels 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    7, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  1  0    0  2  0    1  0  1  -   5 12  1
A's          0  2  0    0  1  0    6  0  x  -   9 13  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          5   2   2   0     0   0   .305      Henderson lf,cf       5   1   1   1     0   1   .257
Campaneris ss         3   1   2   0     0   0   .228      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .260
Ford rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .285        Heath ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .284
Baylor dh             5   0   1   1     0   2   .295        Murray lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .347      Gross 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .221
Downing c             3   1   1   1     1   1   .335      Revering 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .287
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Page dh               3   1   2   0     1   0   .254
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .249
Anderson 3b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .243      Essian c              4   3   3   0     0   0   .278
  Aikens ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Chalk 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .229
  Thon pr,3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Picciolo ss           4   1   3   3     0   0   .255
Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   3     2   5             Totals               35   9  13   9     1   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  2,905
Left on Base: Angels 9, A's 4
DP: Angels 1, A's 1
Errors: Campaneris, Revering
Home Runs: Downing (9), Revering (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris 2 (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (7), Gross (3)
GIDP: Baylor (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(7-9)             6    10   7   5   1   4   0  28   4.22
LaRoche                 2     3   2   2   0   1   1   9   5.73
Totals                  8    13   9   7   1   5   1  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(7-12)        9    12   5   4   2   5   1  41   4.47
Totals                  9    12   5   4   2   5   1  41

Wild Pitches: Langford (12)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied to left in foul territory;
Campaneris singled to shortstop; Ford singled to center
[Campaneris to third]; Baylor struck out; Carew flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt Henderson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Murphy struck out; Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing homered; Rudi grounded out (third to first);
Grich grounded out (second to first); Anderson singled to left;
R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (second to first); Page
singled to left; Armas struck out; Essian singled to left [Page
to second]; Chalk reached on an error by Campaneris [Page to
third, Essian to second]; Picciolo singled to right [Page scored
(unearned), Essian scored (unearned), Chalk out at third (right
to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to right; Ford grounded out
(third to first); Baylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Carew singled to center; Downing grounded out (third
to first) [Carew to second]; Rudi made an out to shortstop;
Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied out to left; Page walked; On a
bunt Armas hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Page out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Anderson singled to center; R. Miller singled to
left [Anderson to second]; Campaneris reached on an error by
Revering on a sacrifice bunt [Anderson scored (no RBI), R.
Miller to third, Campaneris to second]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly
to right [R. Miller scored (unearned), Campaneris to third];
Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew walked;
Downing struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian singled to left; Chalk singled to left
[Essian to third]; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Essian scored, Chalk to second]; Henderson was called out on
strikes; Murphy was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 3, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi struck out; Grich lined to right; Anderson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross flied out to center; Revering flied out to
center; Page singled to center; Armas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller singled to center; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [R. Miller to second]; Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor singled to center [R.
Miller scored]; Carew forced Baylor (second to shortstop); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian singled to left; Chalk singled to center
[Essian to second]; On a bunt Picciolo singled to pitcher
[Essian to third, Chalk to second]; Henderson singled to
shortstop [Essian scored, Chalk to third, Picciolo to second];
LAROCHE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); HEATH BATTED FOR MURPHY; Heath
singled to right [Chalk scored, Picciolo scored, Henderson to
third]; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [Henderson scored,
Heath to second]; Revering homered [Heath scored]; Page grounded
out (shortstop to first); Armas struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 9.

ANGELS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING LF); HENDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Downing walked; Rudi flied out
to center; Grich flied out to center; AIKENS BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Aikens singled to left [Downing to third]; THON RAN
FOR AIKENS; R. Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Angels 4, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: THON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Essian flied
out to left; Chalk lined to third; Picciolo singled to third;
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Athletics 9.

ANGELS 9TH: Campaneris singled to left; Ford singled to right
[Campaneris to second]; Baylor grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Campaneris to third, Ford out at
second]; Langford threw a wild pitch [Campaneris scored]; Carew
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 9.