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.

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