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Standings
MIL
@BAL		5
6		 
(10)
CHW
@BOS		2
9
OAK
@CAL		2
0
KCR
@CLE		3
4
TEX
@NYY		1
6
DET
@TOR		7
8		 
(14)
CIN
@ATL		3
2
SFG
@HOU		1
4
PIT
@MON		2
3
NYM
@PHI		1
6
LAD
@SDP		3
4
Monday, July 31, 1978,
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 29,044, Time of Game: 2:39
Athletics
2
55-51
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Angels
0
56-50
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Matt Keough (7-7)
L: Frank Tanana (14-6)
S: Elias Sosa (14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Edwards 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .282 .665 0.058 0.69 0.114 -0.055 0.3 2 1 CS
Joe Wallis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .790 -0.024 0.64 0.024 -0.048 -0.2 3 0
Mitchell Page LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .290 .851 0.031 0.99 0.090 -0.059 -0.2 1 1 2·SB,CS
   Tony Armas RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .548 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.1 1 0
Willie Horton DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .730 0.065 0.79 0.095 -0.030 0.5
   Miguel Dilone PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .600 0.004 0.25 0.004 0.000 0.1 SB
Jeff Newman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .671 -0.070 0.71 0.000 -0.070 -1.0 10 0
Mario Guerrero SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .670 -0.035 0.75 0.013 -0.048 -0.4 2 5 HBP
Taylor Duncan 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .266 .661 0.006 0.68 0.036 -0.030 0.1 2 3
   Wayne Gross 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 .642 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Essian C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .648 -0.050 0.97 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 4 0 SH
Glenn Burke RF-LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .243 .576 -0.060 0.78 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 2 0
Matt Keough P 0 3
   Dave Heaverlo P 0 1
   Elias Sosa P 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 5 1 0 6 .167 .360 -0.080 0.76 0.376 -0.455 -2.1 27 14
SH: J Essian (13, off F Tanana).
HBP: M Guerrero (6, by F Tanana).
TB: J Wallis; M Edwards; T Duncan; W Horton; M Page.
RBI: M Edwards (19).
2-out RBI: M Edwards.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Edwards-M Guerrero-J Newman.
Outfield Assists: M Page (C Lansford at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: M Page 2 (15, 2nd base off F Tanana/T Humphrey, 3rd base off F Tanana/T Humphrey); M Dilone (37, 2nd base off C Knapp/B Downing).
CS: M Page (13, 2nd base by F Tanana POCS); M Edwards (13, 2nd base by F Tanana/T Humphrey).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Miller CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .690 -0.149 1.45 0.000 -0.149 -1.0 3 0
Carney Lansford 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 .725 -0.075 1.33 0.032 -0.107 -0.5 2 2 2B
Lyman Bostock RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .289 .717 0.061 1.27 0.109 -0.048 0.5 4 0
Ron Fairly 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .656 -0.130 2.31 0.087 -0.217 -1.1 7 0 GDP
   Ken Landreaux PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .582 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Don Baylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .818 0.051 1.74 0.140 -0.089 -0.0
Joe Rudi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .642 -0.183 1.92 0.000 -0.183 -1.0 0 0
Dave Chalk SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .634 -0.098 1.51 0.021 -0.119 -0.5 0 3 HBP
Bobby Grich 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .645 -0.093 1.21 0.000 -0.093 -0.6 4 0
   Tony Solaita PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .687 -0.089 3.33 0.000 -0.089 -0.5
Terry Humphrey C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .216 .578 0.023 0.81 0.040 -0.017 0.1 5 1
   Brian Downing PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .732 0.103 2.31 0.103 0.000 0.6 1 0
Frank Tanana P 1 2
   Chris Knapp P 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 2 4 .219 .536 -0.579 1.64 0.532 -1.111 -4.1 27 8
2B: C Lansford (14, off M Keough).
HBP: D Chalk (6, by M Keough).
TB: C Lansford 3; L Bostock; T Humphrey; D Baylor; B Downing; R Fairly.
GIDP: R Fairly (5).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
E: C Lansford (8).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Matt Keough, W (7-7) 7 5 0 0 2 3 0 2.61 27 68 0.342 1.17 2.8
Dave Heaverlo, H (1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.87 5 1 0 -0.071 2.46 -0.1
Elias Sosa, S (14) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86 3 2 0 0.308 4.36 1.4
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 35 68 3 0 0.579 0.76 4.1
M Keough faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
D Heaverlo faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Tanana, L (14-6) 7 4 2 1 0 3 0 2.99 25 66 0.040 0.89 1.2
Chris Knapp 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.32 7 0 0 0.038 0.27 0.9
Team Totals 9 5 2 1 0 6 0 1.00 32 66 0 0 0.078 1.64 2.1
Balks: M Keough (1); D Heaverlo (1).
WP: None.
HBP: M Keough (2; D Chalk); F Tanana (5; M Guerrero).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: F Tanana (2; M Page, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 29,044.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         California Angels
1 Mike Edwards 2B 1 Rick Miller CF
2 Joe Wallis CF 2 Carney Lansford 3B
3 Mitchell Page LF 3 Lyman Bostock RF
4 Willie Horton DH 4 Ron Fairly 1B
5 Jeff Newman 1B 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Mario Guerrero SS 6 Joe Rudi LF
7 Taylor Duncan 3B 7 Dave Chalk SS
8 Jim Essian C 8 Bobby Grich 2B
9 Glenn Burke RF 9 Terry Humphrey C
Matt Keough P Frank Tanana P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 0-2 0 1-- CAL D. Baylor D. Heaverlo -14% 69% Single to CF; Landreaux to 2B
b9 0-2 0 12- O CAL J. Rudi E. Sosa 12% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 0-2 2 123 O CAL R. Fairly M. Keough 12% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-0 2 -2- R OAK M. Edwards F. Tanana 11% 75% Single to LF; Duncan Scores
b9 0-2 1 12- O CAL D. Chalk E. Sosa 10% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Landreaux to 3B

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. Edwards F. Tanana -2% 48% Lineout: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Wallis F. Tanana -1% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O OAK M. Page F. Tanana -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CAL R. Miller M. Keough 2% 48% Lineout: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CAL C. Lansford M. Keough 1% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CAL L. Bostock M. Keough -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- CAL R. Fairly M. Keough -1% 47% Balk; Bostock to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CAL R. Fairly M. Keough 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 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 W. Horton F. Tanana -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Newman F. Tanana -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- OAK M. Guerrero F. Tanana 1% 47% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 2 1-- O OAK T. Duncan F. Tanana -2% 45% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CAL D. Baylor M. Keough 2% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O CAL J. Rudi M. Keough 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O CAL D. Chalk M. Keough 1% 50% Groundout: P-SS-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 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O OAK J. Essian F. Tanana -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O OAK G. Burke F. Tanana -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- O OAK M. Edwards F. Tanana -1% 45% Lineout: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CAL B. Grich M. Keough 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CAL T. Humphrey M. Keough 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CAL R. Miller M. Keough 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
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 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O OAK J. Wallis F. Tanana -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-0 1 --- OAK M. Page F. Tanana 3% 50% Single to RF
t4 0-0 1 1-- OAK W. Horton F. Tanana 2% 53% Page Steals 2B
t4 0-0 1 -2- OAK W. Horton F. Tanana 4% 56% Page Steals 3B
t4 0-0 1 --3 R OAK W. Horton F. Tanana 9% 66% Fielder's Choice 3B; Page Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Horton to 2B
t4 1-0 1 -2- O OAK J. Newman F. Tanana -3% 63% Flyball: RF; Horton to 3B
t4 1-0 2 --3 O OAK M. Guerrero F. Tanana -4% 59% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- O CAL C. Lansford M. Keough 3% 62% Double to LF; Lansford out at 3B/LF-3B
b4 0-1 1 --- CAL L. Bostock M. Keough -3% 58% Single to 3B
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO CAL R. Fairly M. Keough 7% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- OAK T. Duncan F. Tanana 4% 69% Single to LF
t5 1-0 0 1-- O OAK J. Essian F. Tanana -1% 67% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Duncan to 2B
t5 1-0 1 -2- O OAK G. Burke F. Tanana -4% 64% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-0 2 -2- R OAK M. Edwards F. Tanana 11% 75% Single to LF; Duncan Scores
t5 2-0 2 1-- O OAK J. Wallis F. Tanana -2% 73% Edwards Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- O CAL D. Baylor M. Keough 3% 76% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 1 --- O CAL J. Rudi M. Keough 2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O CAL D. Chalk M. Keough 1% 80% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
t6 2-0 0 --- OAK J. Wallis F. Tanana 2% 82% Single to CF
t6 2-0 0 1-- O OAK M. Page F. Tanana -2% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-0 1 1-- O OAK W. Horton F. Tanana -3% 77% Page Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
t6 2-0 2 --- O OAK W. Horton F. Tanana -1% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 --- O CAL B. Grich M. Keough 3% 80% Flyball: CF
b6 0-2 1 --- CAL T. Humphrey M. Keough -4% 76% Single to CF
b6 0-2 1 1-- O CAL R. Miller M. Keough 4% 80% Lineout: SS
b6 0-2 2 1-- CAL C. Lansford M. Keough -3% 77% Single to LF; Humphrey to 2B
b6 0-2 2 12- CAL L. Bostock M. Keough -5% 72% Walk; Humphrey to 3B; Lansford to 2B
b6 0-2 2 123 O CAL R. Fairly M. Keough 12% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
t7 2-0 0 --- O OAK J. Newman F. Tanana -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-0 1 --- O OAK M. Guerrero F. Tanana -1% 81% Strikeout
t7 2-0 2 --- O OAK T. Duncan F. Tanana -1% 80% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
Glenn Burke moves from RF to LF
Tony Armas replaces Mitchell Page (LF) playing RF batting 3rd
b7 0-2 0 --- O CAL D. Baylor M. Keough 4% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-2 1 --- O CAL J. Rudi M. Keough 2% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- CAL D. Chalk M. Keough -2% 84% Hit By Pitch
b7 0-2 2 1-- O CAL B. Grich M. Keough 4% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Chris Knapp facing 8-9-1
Chris Knapp replaces Frank Tanana pitching
t8 2-0 0 --- O OAK J. Essian C. Knapp -1% 87% Strikeout
t8 2-0 1 --- O OAK G. Burke C. Knapp -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-0 2 --- O OAK M. Edwards C. Knapp -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 9-1-2
Brian Downing pinch hits for Terry Humphrey (C) batting 9th
b8 0-2 0 --- CAL B. Downing M. Keough -8% 78% Single to CF
Dave Heaverlo replaces Matt Keough pitching
b8 0-2 0 1-- CAL R. Miller D. Heaverlo -3% 75% Balk; Downing to 2B
b8 0-2 0 -2- O CAL R. Miller D. Heaverlo 7% 82% Flyball: LF
b8 0-2 1 -2- O CAL C. Lansford D. Heaverlo 6% 89% Flyball: LF
b8 0-2 2 -2- O CAL L. Bostock D. Heaverlo 5% 93% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Chris Knapp facing 2-3-4
Brian Downing moves from PH to C
t9 2-0 0 --- O OAK J. Wallis C. Knapp -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t9 2-0 1 --- O OAK T. Armas C. Knapp -0% 92% Flyball: 3B
t9 2-0 2 --- OAK W. Horton C. Knapp 0% 93% Single to SS
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Willie Horton (DH) batting 4th
t9 2-0 2 1-- OAK J. Newman C. Knapp 0% 93% Dilone Steals 2B
t9 2-0 2 -2- O OAK J. Newman C. Knapp -1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Dave Heaverlo facing 4-5-6
Wayne Gross replaces Taylor Duncan playing 3B batting 7th
b9 0-2 0 --- CAL R. Fairly D. Heaverlo -9% 83% Single to CF
Ken Landreaux pinch runs for Ron Fairly (1B) batting 4th
b9 0-2 0 1-- CAL D. Baylor D. Heaverlo -14% 69% Single to CF; Landreaux to 2B
Elias Sosa replaces Dave Heaverlo pitching
b9 0-2 0 12- O CAL J. Rudi E. Sosa 12% 82% Flyball: CF
b9 0-2 1 12- O CAL D. Chalk E. Sosa 10% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Landreaux to 3B
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Bobby Grich (2B) batting 8th
b9 0-2 2 1-3 O CAL T. Solaita E. Sosa 9% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 0.

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