Completing the four-game series sweep, the undefeated A's posted their eighth straight victory, 5-1 over the Angels. The A's broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the sixth inning, the first tally coming in on an error by Angels first baseman Rod Carew and the other two runs on a double by Tony Armas. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 1

Game Played on Thursday, April 16, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 - 5 7 2 Angels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .258 Carew 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .242 Murphy cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .333 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .387 Revering 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .200 Lynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .226 Gross 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .211 Downing dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Armas rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .375 Ott c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .300 Page dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .063 Beniquez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Babitt 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Brunansky lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Newman c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .192 Stanley ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .231 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Witt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 7 4 5 8 Totals 32 1 5 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 27,697 Left on Base: A's 5, Angels 5 DP: A's 0, Angels 1 Errors: Babitt, Keough, Carew Doubles: Armas (1), Murphy (1) Stolen Bases: Henderson (2), Stanley (1) Caught Stealing: Babitt (1), Henderson (1) GIDP: Henderson (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(2-0) 9 5 1 1 1 4 0 33 0.50 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 4 0 33 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Witt L(0-1) 6 6 4 3 2 5 0 25 5.23 Renko 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 12 2.70 Totals 9 7 5 4 5 8 0 37 Wild Pitches: Keough (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering walked; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Carew walked; Carew was picked off first but was safe on an error by Keough [Carew to third (error by Babitt)]; Burleson lined to first; Lynn singled to left [Carew scored]; Downing flied to left; Ott singled to center [Lynn to second]; Beniquez flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied to left; Page was called out on strikes; Babitt flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 2ND: Brunansky flied to center; Grich was called out on strikes; Hobson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman singled to center; Stanley was called out on strikes; Henderson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Newman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 3RD: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson struck out; Lynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy walked; Revering grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murphy to second]; Gross singled to right [Murphy scored]; Armas struck out; Page grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott singled to right; Beniquez flied to right; Brunansky flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Babitt singled to center; Newman popped to second in foul territory; Babitt was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson flied to center; Carew lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole second; On a bunt Murphy singled to first [Henderson to third]; Revering reached on an error by Carew [Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Murphy to third]; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Revering to second]; Armas doubled to left [Murphy scored, Revering scored]; Page lined to left; Babitt popped to second; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Burleson flied to left; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: RENKO REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Newman grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley walked; Stanley stole second; Henderson struck out; Murphy doubled to right [Stanley scored]; Revering was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Beniquez singled to center; Brunansky was called out on strikes; Keough threw a wild pitch [Beniquez to second]; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross flied to left; Armas popped to first; Page walked; Babitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: Hobson flied to center; Carew grounded out (second to first); Burleson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley popped to shortstop; Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1. ANGELS 9TH: Lynn flied to center; Downing flied to right; Ott singled to second; Beniquez forced Ott (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1.

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