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.