Racing to their fifth straight victory, the A's shaded the Angels, 3-2, with a two-run homer by Tony Armas the big blow. After the Angels broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases-loaded walk, the A's struck back in the top of the eighth.

Rickey Henderson opened with a walk and moved to second on an errant pickoff attempt. The next two batters were retired, but Armas then ripped the ball to deep center field for the game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Monday, April     13, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  5  0
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   1   1     1   1   .263      Carew 1b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .304
Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     1   0   .389
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     2   2   .300
Armas rf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .421      Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .105
Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ford rf               2   1   2   1     0   0   .200
Newman 1b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Campaneris 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Revering ph,1b      1   0   0   0     1   0   .214        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Babitt 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Downing c             2   0   0   0     2   2   .273
  Gross ph,3b         0   0   0   0     2   0   .250      Brunansky lf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .200
  Doyle pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .222
McKay 3b,2b,3b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Picciolo ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .364        Beniquez rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanchez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   3     5   4             Totals               29   2   5   2     8   9

Time of Game: 3:32   Attendance: 38,076
Left on Base: A's 7, Angels 12
DP: A's 1, Angels 0
Errors: Campaneris, Sanchez
Doubles: McKay (1), Picciolo (1), Henderson (2), Ford (1), Grich (1)
Home Runs: Armas (3)
Stolen Bases: Ford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Grich (1)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (1,by Kingman), Ford (1,by Jones)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman                 5.1   3   1   1   5   6   0  24   1.69
McLaughlin              1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   9.00
Minetto                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Jones W(1-0)            2.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   8   9   0  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers                 5.1   4   1   1   1   3   0  20   1.69
Aase                    1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   0.00
Sanchez L(0-1)          1     1   2   2   1   1   1   5   3.00
Hassler                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.38
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   4   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Kingman (1), Jones (1)
Wild Pitches: McLaughlin (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
popped to second; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
walked; Lynn lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to
first) [Burleson out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas walked; Heath popped to first in foul
territory; Newman flied to right; Babitt flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Ford doubled to left; Downing
walked; Brunansky walked [Ford to third, Downing to second];
Grich hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ford scored]; Hobson was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay doubled to left; Picciolo made an out to
first [McKay to third]; McKay was picked off third (pitcher to
third); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
singled to center; Lynn was called out on strikes; Baylor flied
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Johnson
flied to right; Armas lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford singled to right; Downing was called out on
strikes; Ford stole second; Brunansky walked; Grich was called
out on strikes; Hobson forced Brunansky (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath flied to left; Newman was called out on
strikes; Babitt singled to shortstop; McKay flied to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Carew flied to center; Burleson flied to center;
Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo doubled to center; Henderson doubled to
left [Picciolo scored]; Murphy flied to left; AASE REPLACED
TRAVERS (PITCHING); Johnson flied to right [Henderson to third];
Armas popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor was hit by a pitch; Ford out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Baylor to second]; Downing walked;
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Brunansky flied to left;
McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Baylor to third, Downing to
second]; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath popped to third; REVERING BATTED FOR
NEWMAN; Revering walked; GROSS BATTED FOR BABITT; Gross walked
[Revering to second]; McKay flied to left; Picciolo grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GROSS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MCKAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Hobson popped to right; Carew walked; Burleson singled to left
[Carew to second]; MINETTO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Lynn
walked [Carew to third, Burleson to second]; JONES REPLACED
MINETTO (PITCHING); Baylor struck out; Ford was hit by a pitch
[Carew scored, Burleson to third, Lynn to second]; Downing
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SANCHEZ REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); CAMPANERIS
REPLACED FORD (PLAYING 3B); BENIQUEZ REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING
RF); Henderson walked; Henderson was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Sanchez [Henderson to second]; Murphy
grounded out (second to first) [Henderson to third]; Johnson
struck out; Armas homered [Henderson scored]; Heath popped to
first in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Brunansky struck out; Grich doubled to left;
Beniquez popped to first in foul territory; Carew flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HASSLER REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Revering
grounded out (first unassisted); Gross walked; DOYLE RAN FOR
GROSS; McKay flied to center; Picciolo reached on an error by
Campaneris [Doyle to second]; Henderson forced Picciolo (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCKAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Burleson popped to third; Lynn walked;
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lynn to second]; OTT
BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.