The Angels boosted their home record to 8-0 by taking a 4-2 decision over the A's. California took a 2-0 lead in their first turn at bat on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Don Baylor. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     24, 1982 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  0
Angels       2  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   0   0     0   0   .258      Downing lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .260        J. Moreno pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Clark lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Armas cf              4   0   3   2     0   0   .299      Lynn cf               2   2   1   0     1   0   .317
Klutts 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Carew 1b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .321
  Gross ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Grich 2b              2   1   0   1     0   1   .306
Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .139      Baylor dh             3   1   1   1     1   0   .286
Rudi 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      DeCinces 3b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .267
  Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Beniquez rf           2   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Newman c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Stanley ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .115      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .108        Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     1   3             Totals               25   4   7   3     5   1

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 58,963
Left on Base: A's 7, Angels 8
DP: A's 0, Angels 2
Doubles: Armas (6), Lynn (7), Carew (5), Downing (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (6), Beniquez (3)
Caught Stealing: Foli (1)
Sacrifice Hits: DeCinces (2), Beniquez 2 (6), Lynn (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Grich (1)
GIDP: Klutts (1), Rudi (1)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (2,by McCatty)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(1-1)          8     7   4   4   5   1   0  36   4.34
Totals                  8     7   4   4   5   1   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(3-0)             7.2   9   2   2   1   1   0  31   1.34
Aase SV(2)              1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.95
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   3   0  36

Hit by Pitch: McCatty (1)
Wild Pitches: McCatty (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Don Denkinger


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Lopes
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Downing flied out to center; Lynn doubled to center;
Carew grounded out (second to first) [Lynn to third]; Grich was
hit by a pitch; McCatty threw a wild pitch [Lynn scored, Grich
to second]; Baylor singled to right [Grich scored]; DeCinces
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels
2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas singled to left; Klutts grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Armas out at second];
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
singled to right; Foli was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Boone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman
singled to left; Stanley grounded out (third to first) [Newman
to second]; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing popped to third; Lynn flied out to left;
Carew walked; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Lopes singled to shortstop; Lopes stole second;
Burroughs struck out; Armas doubled to left [Lopes scored];
Klutts grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor walked; DeCinces out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Baylor to second]; Beniquez singled to
center [Baylor scored]; Foli flied out to left; Beniquez stole
second; Boone lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Newman
grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley singled to center;
Henderson forced Stanley (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing flied out to right; Lynn walked; Carew
doubled to left [Lynn to third]; Grich hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Lynn scored, Carew to third]; Baylor popped to shortstop;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Lopes popped to first; Burroughs flied out to
right; Armas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: DeCinces singled to center; Beniquez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [DeCinces to second]; Foli
flied to right in foul territory [DeCinces to third]; Boone
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Klutts walked; Johnson singled to left [Klutts to
second]; Rudi grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Klutts to third, Johnson out at second]; Newman popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing doubled to right; Lynn out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Downing to third]; J. MORENO RAN FOR
DOWNING; Carew walked; Grich reached on a fielder's choice [J.
Moreno out at home (third to catcher), Carew to second]; Baylor
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CLARK REPLACED J. MORENO (PLAYING LF); Stanley
singled to right; Henderson forced Stanley (shortstop to
second); Lopes singled to left [Henderson to second]; Burroughs
flied out to center [Henderson to third]; Armas singled to left
[Henderson scored, Lopes to second]; AASE REPLACED ZAHN
(PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR KLUTTS; Gross was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DeCinces walked;
Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [DeCinces
to second]; Foli flied out to center [DeCinces to third]; Boone
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); SPENCER
BATTED FOR RUDI; Spencer singled to right; MEYER BATTED FOR
NEWMAN; Meyer flied out to left; MURPHY BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 4.