A three-run homer by Tony Armas climaxed a four-run eighth inning that lifted the unbeaten A's to their seventh straight triumph, 5-3 over the Angels. Armas' blast came with two out off reliever Andy Hassler. The first run of the frame came on an RBI fielder's choice grounder by Tim Hosley. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     15, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  1  -   5  5  0
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 10  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     2   1   .259      Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Murphy cf             3   1   1   1     2   0   .292      Burleson ss           5   1   4   1     0   0   .444
Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Lynn cf               3   0   0   1     0   2   .222
  Johnson ph,1b       1   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .074
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .217
  Hosley ph           1   1   0   1     0   0   .000      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
  McKay 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Brunansky lf          4   1   1   0     0   3   .200
Armas rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .393      Grich 2b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .217
Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Hobson 3b             2   0   2   0     1   0   .150
Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Campaneris pr,3b    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Doyle 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Babitt 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .357        Patek pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Patterson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     1   0   .300        Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   5   5     6   3             Totals               33   3  10   3     2   8

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 27,371
Left on Base: A's 7, Angels 8
DP: A's 0, Angels 0
Errors: Hobson, Jefferson 2
Triples: Burleson (1)
Home Runs: Armas (4)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (1), Grich (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(2-0)         9    10   3   3   2   8   0  38   3.00
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   8   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               7.1   2   2   2   4   2   0  29   6.00
Hassler L(1-1)          1     2   3   3   2   0   1   7   7.11
Aase                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     5   5   5   6   3   1  39

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


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

ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (third to first); Burleson
singled to center; Lynn struck out; Baylor forced Burleson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross popped to shortstop; Armas struck out; Page
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: BABITT REPLACED DOYLE (PLAYING 2B); Ford flied to
right in foul territory; Brian Doyle left with pulled left
hamstring; Downing flied to left; Brunansky struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath reached on an error by Hobson; Babitt
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Heath to second]; Picciolo
popped to third; Henderson walked; Murphy walked [Heath to
third, Henderson to second]; Revering forced Heath (pitcher to
catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich singled to left; Hobson singled to left [Grich
to second]; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Grich to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson singled to center
[Grich scored, Hobson to third]; Lynn popped to right; Burleson
was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Page grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Ford popped
to catcher in foul territory; Downing popped to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: On a bunt Heath made an out to pitcher; Babitt
singled to right; Babitt was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Jefferson [Babitt to second]; Babitt was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Jefferson [Babitt to
third]; consecutive pick-off errors by Jesse Jefferson;
Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Brunansky struck out; Grich flied to center; Hobson
walked; Carew forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy popped to third; Revering singled to
center; Gross flied to left; Armas forced Revering (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Burleson tripled to left; Lynn hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Burleson scored]; Baylor popped to first in foul
territory; Ford singled to center; Downing struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Heath
grounded out (first to pitcher); Babitt grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Brunansky singled to left; Grich out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Brunansky to second]; Hobson singled
to left [Brunansky to third]; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR HOBSON; Carew
forced Campaneris (first to shortstop) [Brunansky scored]; On a
bunt Burleson singled to third [Carew to second]; Lynn struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); PATTERSON
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Patterson grounded out (first
unassisted); Debut game for Mike Patterson; Henderson
walked; HASSLER REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Murphy walked
(walk was charged to Jefferson) [Henderson to second]; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR REVERING; Johnson walked [Henderson to third, Murphy
to second]; HOSLEY BATTED FOR GROSS; Hosley forced Johnson
(first to shortstop) [Henderson scored, Murphy to third]; Armas
homered [Murphy scored, Hosley scored]; Page grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCKAY REPLACED
HOSLEY (PLAYING 3B); STANLEY REPLACED PATTERSON (PLAYING SS);
Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford struck out;
Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Heath flied to left; Babitt singled to right;
Stanley walked [Babitt to second]; AASE REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Henderson struck out; Murphy singled to left [Babitt
scored, Stanley to third]; Johnson flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Brunansky struck out; Grich walked; OTT BATTED FOR
CAMPANERIS; Ott forced Grich (second to shortstop); PATEK RAN
FOR OTT; Carew singled to center [Patek to second]; Burleson
forced Carew (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Angels 3.