Permitting only three hits, Ken Forsch pitched the Angels to a 3-2 triumph over the A's despite a triple play by Oakland. Don Baylor was the key batsman of the game, driving in California's first run with a sacrifice fly in the second, breaking a 2-2 tie with a solo homer in the fourth and hitting into a triple play in the sixth.

The triple play came with runners on first and second when Baylor lined a 3-2 pitch to shortstop Rob Picciolo, who stepped on second for the second out and threw to first for the third out. Juan Beniquez made a clutch fielding play in the eighth when he leaped to grap Mike Heath's drive just before it would have gone over the left field wall. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Monday, April 27, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Angels 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 A's 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 3 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carew 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .306 Henderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Heath c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Ford rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Lynn cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 Gross 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .136 Harris lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Armas cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .329 Beniquez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Patterson rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Ott c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Page dh 2 0 0 1 0 1 .108 Baylor dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 .073 Babitt 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Grich 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .211 Picciolo ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Campaneris 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 4 Totals 30 2 3 2 1 4 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 41,760 Left on Base: Angels 7, A's 4 DP: Angels 1, A's 0 Errors: Burleson, Grich, Heath 2, Picciolo Doubles: Lynn (2), Ford (3), Patterson (1) Home Runs: Baylor (1) Stolen Bases: Ott (1), Henderson (14) Sacrifice Hits: Ott (1), Page (1) Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (1) GIDP: Heath (1) Hit by Pitch: Henderson (1,by Forsch) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(3-0) 9 3 2 2 1 4 0 33 2.84 Totals 9 3 2 2 1 4 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty L(3-1) 9 8 3 3 2 4 1 37 1.70 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 4 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Forsch (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock ANGELS 1ST: Umpire Vic Voltaggio missed game for unknown reason; Carew was called out on strikes; Burleson flied out to right; Ford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson was hit by a pitch; Heath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; Revering grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0. ANGELS 2ND: Lynn doubled to center; Harris flied out to left; Ott singled to left [Lynn to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lynn scored]; Ott stole second [Ott to third (error by Heath)]; Grich walked; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross walked; Armas flied out to center; Patterson doubled to left [Gross to third]; Page reached on an error by Grich [Gross scored (RBI), Patterson to third, Page to first]; Babitt singled to right [Patterson scored, Page to third]; Picciolo made an out to second; Henderson forced Babitt (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 2. ANGELS 3RD: Carew singled to right; Burleson flied out to center; Ford doubled to right [Carew to third]; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher) [Carew scored, Ford to third]; Harris flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath struck out; Revering flied out to right; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 2. ANGELS 4TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Baylor homered; Grich struck out; Campaneris flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Patterson grounded out (pitcher to first); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ANGELS 5TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Burleson singled to center; Ford made an out to shortstop; Lynn popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Babitt grounded out (second to first); Picciolo singled to left; Henderson forced Picciolo (shortstop to second); Henderson stole second; Heath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ANGELS 6TH: Harris singled to right; Ott reached on an error by Heath on a sacrifice bunt [Harris to second, Ott to first]; Baylor lined into a triple play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Harris out at second, Ott out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering made an out to second; Gross popped to catcher in foul territory; Armas popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ANGELS 7TH: Grich struck out; Campaneris flied out to left; Carew walked; Burleson reached on an error by Picciolo [Carew to third, Burleson to first]; Ford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Patterson reached on an error by Burleson [Patterson to first]; Page out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Patterson to second]; Babitt flied out to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ANGELS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Lynn flied out to center; Harris struck out; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING LF); Henderson flied out to right; Heath flied out to left; Revering grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich singled to left; Campaneris lined to left; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross flied out to center; Armas struck out; Patterson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 2.

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