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Standings
OAK
@CAL		0
1
BOS
@CHW		5
6
TOR
@DET		2
6
BAL
@MIL		3
11
MIN
@SEA		3
6
LAD
@ATL		13
4
HOU
@CIN		4
5
MON
@NYM		1
3
STL
@PHI		5
1
CHC
@PIT		0
1
SDP
@SFG		3
2
Friday, April 7, 1978,
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 28,194, Time of Game: 1:56
Athletics
0
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Angels
1
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
W: Frank Tanana (1-0)
L: Rick Langford (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    1  4  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Miguel Dilone LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 1.250 0.047 1.04 0.089 -0.041 0.4 3 0 2B
Bill North CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.110 1.92 0.016 -0.126 -0.6 3 0 IW
Gary Thomasson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.185 1.88 0.000 -0.185 -1.4 9 2
Tony Armas RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.107 1.09 0.000 -0.107 -0.7 0 0
Gary Alexander DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 -0.078 1.29 0.030 -0.108 -0.3
Jim Essian C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .750 -0.057 1.13 0.036 -0.093 -0.3 1 3 2B
Wayne Gross 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.137 1.30 0.000 -0.137 -0.8 1 1
Mario Guerrero SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.044 1.21 0.028 -0.072 -0.2 5 4
Steve Staggs 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.027 1.14 0.033 -0.060 -0.2 2 2
Rick Langford P 0 2
   Dave Heaverlo P 0 1
Team Totals 33 0 6 0 1 8 .182 .448 -0.698 1.34 0.232 -0.929 -4.1 24 15
2B: J Essian (1, off F Tanana); M Dilone (1, off F Tanana).
IBB: B North (1, by F Tanana).
TB: M Dilone 3; J Essian 2; S Staggs; G Alexander; M Guerrero.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Miller RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 -0.040 0.91 0.055 -0.095 -0.6 5 0 CS
Bobby Grich 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .500 1.167 0.034 0.55 0.046 -0.012 0.4 0 3
Lyman Bostock CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.099 1.01 0.000 -0.099 -1.0 2 0 CS
Joe Rudi LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.167 0.035 0.75 0.053 -0.019 0.5 2 0
Don Baylor DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.086 1.13 0.000 -0.086 -0.9
Ron Fairly 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.073 1.01 0.000 -0.073 -0.7 10 0
Dave Chalk 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.055 0.73 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 0 1
Rance Mulliniks SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.037 0.49 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 0 3
Terry Humphrey C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1.333 0.122 0.89 0.155 -0.033 0.6 8 1 3B
Frank Tanana P 0 1
Team Totals 26 1 4 1 2 1 .154 .445 -0.199 0.84 0.309 -0.509 -2.6 27 9
3B: T Humphrey (1, off R Langford).
TB: T Humphrey 3; R Miller; B Grich; J Rudi.
RBI: R Miller (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Baserunning
CS: L Bostock (1, 2nd base by R Langford/J Essian); R Miller (1, 2nd base by R Langford/J Essian).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Langford, L (0-1) 6 4 1 1 2 1 0 1.50 22 59 0.106 0.89 1.3
Dave Heaverlo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 1 0 0.092 0.64 1.3
Team Totals 8 4 1 1 2 1 0 1.12 28 59 1 0 0.198 1.34 2.6
R Langford faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Tanana, W (1-0) 9 6 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 34 82 0.698 1.34 4.1
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 34 82 0.698 0.84 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: F Tanana (1; B North).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo.
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 28,194.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         California Angels
1 Miguel Dilone LF 1 Rick Miller RF
2 Bill North CF 2 Bobby Grich 2B
3 Gary Thomasson 1B 3 Lyman Bostock CF
4 Tony Armas RF 4 Joe Rudi LF
5 Gary Alexander DH 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Jim Essian C 6 Ron Fairly 1B
7 Wayne Gross 3B 7 Dave Chalk 3B
8 Mario Guerrero SS 8 Rance Mulliniks SS
9 Steve Staggs 2B 9 Terry Humphrey C
Rick Langford P Frank Tanana P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-0 0 --- CAL T. Humphrey R. Langford 16% 73% Triple to LF
t3 0-0 2 123 O OAK G. Thomasson F. Tanana 8% 55% Flyball: RF
t9 0-1 0 --- O OAK G. Alexander F. Tanana 7% 92% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 12- O OAK B. North F. Tanana 6% 51% Flyball: RF
t5 0-0 2 12- O OAK G. Thomasson F. Tanana 6% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Dilone F. Tanana 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK B. North F. Tanana 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O OAK G. Thomasson F. Tanana 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CAL R. Miller R. Langford -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- CAL B. Grich R. Langford 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CAL L. Bostock R. Langford -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- CAL J. Rudi R. Langford 3% 55% Single to RF; Grich to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 O CAL D. Baylor R. Langford -5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O OAK T. Armas F. Tanana 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O OAK G. Alexander F. Tanana 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O OAK J. Essian F. Tanana 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O CAL R. Fairly R. Langford -2% 53% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CAL D. Chalk R. Langford -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O CAL R. Mulliniks R. Langford -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O OAK W. Gross F. Tanana 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- OAK M. Guerrero F. Tanana -3% 50% Single to LF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O OAK S. Staggs F. Tanana 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- OAK M. Dilone F. Tanana -4% 49% Double to LF; Guerrero to 3B
t3 0-0 2 -23 OAK B. North F. Tanana -2% 47% Intentional Walk
t3 0-0 2 123 O OAK G. Thomasson F. Tanana 8% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O CAL T. Humphrey R. Langford -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CAL R. Miller R. Langford -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 --- O CAL B. Grich R. Langford -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O OAK T. Armas F. Tanana 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 --- OAK G. Alexander F. Tanana -3% 50% Single to LF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O OAK J. Essian F. Tanana 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 1-- O OAK W. Gross F. Tanana 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O CAL L. Bostock R. Langford -3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O CAL J. Rudi R. Langford -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O CAL D. Baylor R. Langford -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Guerrero F. Tanana 3% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- OAK S. Staggs F. Tanana -3% 50% Single to LF
t5 0-0 1 1-- OAK M. Dilone F. Tanana -5% 45% Single to LF; Staggs to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- O OAK B. North F. Tanana 6% 51% Flyball: RF
t5 0-0 2 12- O OAK G. Thomasson F. Tanana 6% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- O CAL R. Fairly R. Langford -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O CAL D. Chalk R. Langford -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 2 --- O CAL R. Mulliniks R. Langford -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
t6 0-0 0 --- O OAK T. Armas F. Tanana 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- O OAK G. Alexander F. Tanana 2% 56% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 2 --- OAK J. Essian F. Tanana -4% 52% Double to CF
t6 0-0 2 -2- O OAK W. Gross F. Tanana 5% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- CAL T. Humphrey R. Langford 16% 73% Triple to LF
b6 0-0 0 --3 R CAL R. Miller R. Langford 5% 78% Single to RF; Humphrey Scores
b6 1-0 0 1-- O CAL B. Grich R. Langford -5% 73% Miller Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 1-0 1 --- CAL B. Grich R. Langford 2% 75% Walk
b6 1-0 1 1-- O CAL L. Bostock R. Langford -2% 73% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 1-0 2 1-- O CAL J. Rudi R. Langford -2% 71% Bostock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
t7 0-1 0 --- O OAK M. Guerrero F. Tanana 4% 75% Flyball: LF
t7 0-1 1 --- O OAK S. Staggs F. Tanana 3% 78% Groundout: C-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- O OAK M. Dilone F. Tanana 2% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
b7 1-0 0 --- CAL J. Rudi R. Langford 3% 83% Walk
Dave Heaverlo replaces Rick Langford pitching
b7 1-0 0 1-- O CAL D. Baylor D. Heaverlo -3% 80% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-0 1 1-- O CAL R. Fairly D. Heaverlo -2% 78% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-0 2 1-- O CAL D. Chalk D. Heaverlo -2% 76% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
t8 0-1 0 --- O OAK B. North F. Tanana 5% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-1 1 --- O OAK G. Thomasson F. Tanana 4% 85% Strikeout
t8 0-1 2 --- O OAK T. Armas F. Tanana 2% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Dave Heaverlo facing 8-9-1
b8 1-0 0 --- O CAL R. Mulliniks D. Heaverlo -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- O CAL T. Humphrey D. Heaverlo -1% 86% Groundout: C-1B
b8 1-0 2 --- O CAL R. Miller D. Heaverlo -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
t9 0-1 0 --- O OAK G. Alexander F. Tanana 7% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 0-1 1 --- O OAK J. Essian F. Tanana 5% 97% Flyball: LF
t9 0-1 2 --- O OAK W. Gross F. Tanana 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

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