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Wednesday, June 7, 1978,
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 6,560, Time of Game: 2:12
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Angels
0
27-26
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
1
32-22
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Matt Keough (4-4)
L: Tom Griffin (0-2)
S: Elias Sosa (9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    1  4  0

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Landreaux RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .616 -0.104 1.39 0.000 -0.104 -0.8 0 0
   Merv Rettenmund PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .829 -0.119 4.45 0.000 -0.119 -0.5 0 0
Bobby Grich 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .651 -0.078 1.01 0.000 -0.078 -0.6 2 2
   Dave Chalk 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .663 -0.068 2.78 0.000 -0.068 -0.2 1 0
Lyman Bostock CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .662 0.065 1.22 0.136 -0.070 -0.0 1 0 2B
Joe Rudi DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .173 .524 -0.174 1.68 0.000 -0.174 -0.8
Don Baylor LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .845 -0.173 1.64 0.024 -0.198 -0.7 1 0 CS
Ron Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .950 -0.084 1.15 0.000 -0.084 -0.4 1 3
Ron Fairly 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .755 -0.075 1.02 0.000 -0.075 -0.4 8 0
Terry Humphrey C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .562 -0.053 1.08 0.000 -0.053 -0.4 4 0
   Tony Solaita PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 .602 0.030 0.99 0.030 0.000 0.1
   Brian Downing PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .683 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Rance Mulliniks SS 3 0 3 0 0 0 .184 .508 0.131 1.16 0.131 0.000 0.7 4 3 2B
Tom Griffin P 0 2
   Dave LaRoche P 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 1 6 .161 .413 -0.702 1.44 0.321 -1.023 -4.0 24 10
2B: R Mulliniks (3, off M Keough); L Bostock (9, off B Lacey).
TB: R Mulliniks 4; L Bostock 2; D Baylor.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: R Mulliniks (7).
Baserunning
CS: D Baylor (3, 2nd base by M Keough/J Newman).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Edwards 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .565 -0.084 1.07 0.000 -0.084 -0.8 1 1
   Jim Essian PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .656 -0.053 2.19 0.000 -0.053 -0.7
   Steve Staggs 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .745 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Gary Thomasson RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .626 0.032 0.73 0.078 -0.045 0.0 1 0 2B
Mario Guerrero SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .654 -0.043 0.71 0.000 -0.043 -0.5 2 3 SH
Mitchell Page LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .260 .757 0.007 1.06 0.039 -0.032 -0.1 1 0
   Dwayne Murphy LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .121 .365 -0.006 0.25 0.000 -0.006 -0.1 1 0
Dave Revering 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .701 -0.022 0.58 0.011 -0.032 -0.2 9 1
Tony Armas CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .603 -0.012 0.56 0.019 -0.031 -0.1 4 0
Wayne Gross 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .747 0.089 0.90 0.109 -0.020 1.0 1 2 2B
Jeff Newman C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .302 .841 -0.029 1.18 0.002 -0.031 -0.2 6 1 SH,IW
Taylor Duncan DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .750 -0.079 1.25 0.011 -0.090 -1.0
Matt Keough P 1 2
   Bob Lacey P 0 0
   Elias Sosa P 0 0
Team Totals 27 1 4 1 2 6 .148 .429 -0.200 0.91 0.269 -0.467 -2.5 27 11
2B: W Gross (7, off T Griffin); G Thomasson (4, off T Griffin).
SH: J Newman (1, off T Griffin); M Guerrero (9, off T Griffin).
IBB: J Newman (1, by T Griffin).
TB: W Gross 2; G Thomasson 2; D Revering; T Duncan.
RBI: M Page (24).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, L (0-2) 6.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 3.50 26 62 0.064 0.88 0.6
Dave LaRoche 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.83 5 3 0 0.136 1.04 1.9
Team Totals 8 4 1 1 2 6 0 1.12 31 62 3 0 0.200 1.44 2.5

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Matt Keough, W (4-4) 7.2 4 0 0 1 6 0 2.05 27 76 0.432 1.08 3.1
Bob Lacey, H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.99 3 2 0 0.051 3.07 0.3
Elias Sosa, S (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.74 2 1 0 0.216 3.98 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 32 76 3 0 0.699 0.91 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Griffin (1; J Newman).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 6,560.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

California Angels         Oakland Athletics
1 Ken Landreaux RF 1 Mike Edwards 2B
2 Bobby Grich 2B 2 Gary Thomasson RF
3 Lyman Bostock CF 3 Mario Guerrero SS
4 Joe Rudi DH 4 Mitchell Page LF
5 Don Baylor LF 5 Dave Revering 1B
6 Ron Jackson 3B 6 Tony Armas CF
7 Ron Fairly 1B 7 Wayne Gross 3B
8 Terry Humphrey C 8 Jeff Newman C
9 Rance Mulliniks SS 9 Taylor Duncan DH
Tom Griffin P Matt Keough P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-1 1 --- CAL L. Bostock B. Lacey -14% 78% Double
t8 0-1 2 1-3 O CAL M. Rettenmund B. Lacey 12% 88% Flyball: LF
t9 0-1 1 -2- O CAL J. Rudi E. Sosa 11% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-1 2 -2- O CAL D. Baylor E. Sosa 11% 100% Lineout: RF
b4 0-0 0 --- OAK G. Thomasson T. Griffin 8% 63% Double

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, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CAL K. Landreaux M. Keough 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CAL B. Grich M. Keough 1% 54% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O CAL L. Bostock M. Keough 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Edwards T. Griffin -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK G. Thomasson T. Griffin -1% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O OAK M. Guerrero T. Griffin -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CAL J. Rudi M. Keough 2% 52% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- O CAL D. Baylor M. Keough 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 2 --- O CAL R. Jackson M. Keough 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Page T. Griffin -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 1 --- O OAK D. Revering T. Griffin -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O OAK T. Armas T. Griffin -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O CAL R. Fairly M. Keough 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 0-0 1 --- O CAL T. Humphrey M. Keough 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- CAL R. Mulliniks M. Keough -3% 52% Double
t3 0-0 2 -2- O CAL K. Landreaux M. Keough 4% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- OAK W. Gross T. Griffin 4% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 0 1-- O OAK J. Newman T. Griffin -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gross to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O OAK T. Duncan T. Griffin -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B; Gross to 3B
b3 0-0 2 --3 O OAK M. Edwards T. Griffin -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O CAL B. Grich M. Keough 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O CAL L. Bostock M. Keough 2% 54% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- O CAL J. Rudi M. Keough 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- OAK G. Thomasson T. Griffin 8% 63% Double
b4 0-0 0 -2- O OAK M. Guerrero T. Griffin -1% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thomasson to 3B
b4 0-0 1 --3 RO OAK M. Page T. Griffin 4% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B; Thomasson Scores
b4 1-0 2 --- OAK D. Revering T. Griffin 1% 67% Single
b4 1-0 2 1-- O OAK T. Armas T. Griffin -2% 65% Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O CAL D. Baylor M. Keough 3% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O CAL R. Jackson M. Keough 2% 71% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-1 2 --- O CAL R. Fairly M. Keough 1% 72% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O OAK W. Gross T. Griffin -2% 70% Flyball: SS
b5 1-0 1 --- O OAK J. Newman T. Griffin -1% 69% Lineout: SS
b5 1-0 2 --- OAK T. Duncan T. Griffin 1% 70% Single
b5 1-0 2 1-- O OAK M. Edwards T. Griffin -2% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- O CAL T. Humphrey M. Keough 4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- CAL R. Mulliniks M. Keough -4% 67% Single
t6 0-1 1 1-- O CAL K. Landreaux M. Keough 5% 72% Strikeout
t6 0-1 2 1-- O CAL B. Grich M. Keough 4% 75% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- O OAK G. Thomasson T. Griffin -2% 73% Flyball: LF
b6 1-0 1 --- O OAK M. Guerrero T. Griffin -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 2 --- O OAK M. Page T. Griffin -1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 3-4-5
Dwayne Murphy replaces Mitchell Page playing LF batting 4th
t7 0-1 0 --- O CAL L. Bostock M. Keough 4% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 0-1 1 --- O CAL J. Rudi M. Keough 3% 78% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-1 2 --- CAL D. Baylor M. Keough -2% 76% Single
t7 0-1 2 1-- O CAL R. Jackson M. Keough 4% 80% Baylor Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
Dave Chalk replaces Bobby Grich playing 2B batting 2nd
b7 1-0 0 --- O OAK D. Revering T. Griffin -2% 78% Flyball: 3B
b7 1-0 1 --- OAK T. Armas T. Griffin 2% 80% Walk
b7 1-0 1 1-- OAK W. Gross T. Griffin 7% 87% Double; Armas to 3B
b7 1-0 1 -23 OAK J. Newman T. Griffin 0% 87% Intentional Walk
Dave LaRoche replaces Tom Griffin pitching
b7 1-0 1 123 O OAK T. Duncan D. LaRoche -6% 82% Strikeout Looking
Jim Essian pinch hits for Mike Edwards (2B) batting 1st
b7 1-0 2 123 O OAK J. Essian D. LaRoche -5% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
Steve Staggs replaces Jim Essian (PH) playing 2B batting 1st
t8 0-1 0 --- O CAL R. Jackson M. Keough 5% 82% Flyball: CF
t8 0-1 1 --- O CAL R. Fairly M. Keough 4% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Terry Humphrey (C) batting 8th
t8 0-1 2 --- CAL T. Solaita M. Keough -3% 82% Walk
Brian Downing pinch runs for Tony Solaita (PH) batting 8th
t8 0-1 2 1-- CAL R. Mulliniks M. Keough -6% 76% Single; Downing to 3B
Bob Lacey replaces Matt Keough pitching
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Ken Landreaux (RF) batting 1st
t8 0-1 2 1-3 O CAL M. Rettenmund B. Lacey 12% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Dave LaRoche facing 2-3-4
Brian Downing moves from PR to C
Merv Rettenmund moves from PH to RF
b8 1-0 0 --- O OAK G. Thomasson D. LaRoche -1% 87% Strikeout
b8 1-0 1 --- O OAK M. Guerrero D. LaRoche -1% 86% Flyball: SS
b8 1-0 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy D. LaRoche -1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Bob Lacey facing 2-3-4
t9 0-1 0 --- O CAL D. Chalk B. Lacey 7% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 0-1 1 --- CAL L. Bostock B. Lacey -14% 78% Double
Elias Sosa replaces Bob Lacey pitching
t9 0-1 1 -2- O CAL J. Rudi E. Sosa 11% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-1 2 -2- O CAL D. Baylor E. Sosa 11% 100% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.

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