Making his first start of the season, Steve Renko got effective relief help and received credit for the victory as the Angels defeated the A's, 3-1. California scored in the third inning on a walk to Rod Carew, single by Rick Burleson and run-scoring single by Fred Lynn. Bobby Grich drilled a solo homer in the fourth and a double by Bert Campaneris and RBI single by Carew accounted for the final Angels' tally in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     28, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .303      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .329
Burleson ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Murphy cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .296
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Lynn cf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .304      Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .146
Harris lf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .429      Armas rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .329
  Beniquez ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Page dh               3   0   0   0     0   2   .100
Ott c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .257        Johnson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Baylor dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .069      Babitt 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Grich 2b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .217      Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .079
Campaneris 3b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .125      Stanley ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .138
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hosley ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Picciolo pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Sanchez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Patterson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
                                                            McKay ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                          Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     4   2             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   8

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 15,400
Left on Base: Angels 9, A's 6
DP: Angels 0, A's 2
Doubles: Harris (1), Campaneris (1)
Home Runs: Grich (3), Murphy (4)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Ott (2)
GIDP: Ott (2), Ford (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(1-0)            6     2   0   0   2   5   0  21   0.56
Aase                    2.1   4   1   1   0   2   1  11   0.73
Sanchez SV(2)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.38
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   8   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(2-1)          5.1   7   2   2   3   0   1  24   1.30
Jones                   1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Minetto                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
McLaughlin              1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   7.71
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   2   1  39

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - John Shulock, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ANGELS 1ST: Umpire Vic Voltaggio missed game for unknown
reason; Carew flied out to left; Burleson flied out to
right; Ford walked; Lynn singled to right [Ford to third];
Harris forced Lynn (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to shortstop; Henderson stole
second; Murphy flied out to center; Revering was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Henderson out
at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Gross flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Baylor walked;
Grich flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas walked; Page struck out; Babitt popped to
first in foul territory; Newman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew walked; Burleson singled to right [Carew to
third]; Ford popped to first in foul territory; Lynn singled to
left [Carew scored, Burleson to second]; Harris singled to right
[Burleson to third, Lynn to second]; Ott grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Harris out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Stanley struck out; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Grich homered;
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (second to first); Gross
was called out on strikes; Armas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Burleson singled to left; Ford grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burleson out at
second]; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page struck out; Babitt grounded out (shortstop
to first); Newman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Harris doubled to center; Ott out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Harris to third]; JONES REPLACED
KINGMAN (PITCHING); Baylor struck out; Grich was walked
intentionally; Campaneris forced Grich (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: HOSLEY BATTED FOR STANLEY; Hosley walked;
PICCIOLO RAN FOR HOSLEY; Henderson forced Picciolo (shortstop to
second); Murphy flied out to right; Henderson stole second;
Revering grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 7TH: PICCIOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Carew flied
out to left; Burleson flied out to right; Ford popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: AASE REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Gross grounded
out (second to first); Armas popped to catcher in foul
territory; Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 8TH: MINETTO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Lynn flied out to
left; BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR HARRIS; Beniquez struck out; Ott
singled to right; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); Baylor
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Babitt
flied out to center; Newman struck out; PATTERSON BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; Patterson singled to center; Henderson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 9TH: MCKAY REPLACED PATTERSON (PLAYING SS); Grich
grounded out (third to first); Campaneris doubled to left; Carew
singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Burleson flied out to
right; Ford popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy homered; Revering flied out to right; On a
bunt Gross singled to first; Armas singled to right [Gross to
second]; SANCHEZ REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR
PAGE; Johnson flied out to center; Babitt struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 1.