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CHW 12
NYY  2

MIL  9
BAL  3

CAL 10
@OAK  1
MIN  8
@SEA  2

TEX  5
DET  4

TOR  4
KCR  1

(6)
ATL  2
@LAD  1

PIT  7
STL  6

CIN  4
@SDP  2

SFG  8
HOU  7

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 2,985

Friday, April 13, 1979
Time of Game: 2:27
Angels
10
5-3
Won 3
3rd, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  2  2   0  5  0   0  0  1   10 12  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  6  2
W: Don Aase (1-0), L: John Henry Johnson (0-2)
Athletics
1
1-7
Lost 2
7th, 5½ GB

Batting Stats

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Grich 2B                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .167  .642              2   7   
C Lansford 3B                 5   3   3   1    0   1  .382  .900              0   3   3B,2B
R Carew 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .345  .935             12   2   
D Baylor RF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .324  .829              4   0   
J Rudi LF                     5   2   3   3    0   0  .265  .776              1   0   HR,2B
B Downing C                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .379 1.006              5   0   HR
M Rettenmund DH               5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   0   
R Miller CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .273  .853              0   0   
R Mulliniks SS                3   1   1   1    0   1  .222  .633              1   2   HR,HBP

D Aase P                                                                      2   1
Totals                       39  10  12   0    3   9                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: C Lansford (2, off J Johnson); J Rudi (2, off J Johnson).
3B: C Lansford (1, off J Johnson).
HR: R Mulliniks (1, off J Johnson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Downing (1, off A Wirth; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Rudi (1, off J Johnson; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: R Mulliniks (1, by A Wirth).
TB: J Rudi 7; C Lansford 6; B Downing 5; R Mulliniks 4; D Baylor 2; B Grich.
RBI: J Rudi 3 (4); B Downing 2 (3); D Baylor (13); R Mulliniks (1); C Lansford (4).
2-out RBI: J Rudi 2; B Downing.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. C Lansford-B Grich-R Carew 2; B Grich-R Mulliniks-R Carew.
E: D Baylor (1).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Edwards 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .585              1   2   
J Wallis RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .087              0   1   
M Page DH                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .891              0   0   
W Gross 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .450 1.250             10   0   
D Murphy LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .583 1.226              2   0   GDP
M Klutts 3B                   2   0   2   1    1   0  .450 1.150              0   2   
J Newman C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .249              9   0   GDP
T Armas CF                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .130  .361              3   0   
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   3   GDP

J Johnson P                                                                   0   0
  A Wirth P                                                                   0   1
  C Minetto P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       30   1   6   0    2   5                         27  10
Batting Events
TB: W Gross 2; M Klutts 2; D Murphy; M Edwards.
GIDP: J Newman (1); R Picciolo (1); D Murphy (2).
RBI: M Klutts (3).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding Events
E: J Newman (5); M Klutts (4).

Pitching Stats

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Aase, W (1-0)                9     6   1   1    2   5   0   2.87   32     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1· 6     74    -     0.28   0.19
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1· 6           -  
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Johnson, L (0-2)             4.2   7   8   6    2   6   2   9.31   23     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 7     26    -     0.58  -0.31
A Wirth                        2.1   3   1   1    0   2   1   4.91   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.02  -0.00
C Minetto                      2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10   8    3   9   3          43     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·12           -  
Balks: None.
WP: D Aase (1); J Johnson (1).
HBP: A Wirth (1; R Mulliniks).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charles Swenson, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Hank Tillman, 3B - Steve Borga.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 2,985.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   California Angels                         Oakland Athletics                            
1. Bobby Grich                  2B       1. Mike Edwards                 2B
2. Carney Lansford              3B       2. Joe Wallis                   RF
3. Rod Carew                    1B       3. Mitchell Page                DH
4. Don Baylor                   RF       4. Wayne Gross                  1B
5. Joe Rudi                     LF       5. Dwayne Murphy                LF
6. Brian Downing                 C       6. Mickey Klutts                3B
7. Merv Rettenmund              DH       7. Jeff Newman                   C
8. Rick Miller                  CF       8. Tony Armas                   CF
9. Rance Mulliniks              SS       9. Rob Picciolo                 SS

   Don Aase                      P          John Henry Johnson            P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 0 1-- R 12% 66% 0-0 CAL J. Rudi J. Johnson Double to CF; Baylor Scores
t3 0 1-- 8% 82% 2-0 CAL C. Lansford J. Johnson Double to LF; Grich to 3B
t3 1 -23 RR 7% 86% 2-0 CAL D. Baylor J. Johnson Wild Pitch; Grich Scores/unER; Lansford Scores/Adv on E2/unER
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CAL D. Baylor J. Johnson Single to CF
t3 0 -23 O -4% 78% 2-0 CAL R. Carew J. Johnson Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CAL B. Grich J. Johnson Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CAL C. Lansford J. Johnson Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CAL R. Carew J. Johnson Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Don Aase facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 OAK M. Edwards D. Aase Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 OAK J. Wallis D. Aase Strikeout
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 OAK M. Page D. Aase Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CAL D. Baylor J. Johnson Single to CF
t2 0 1-- R 12% 66% 0-0 CAL J. Rudi J. Johnson Double to CF; Baylor Scores
t2 0 -2- RO 2% 69% 1-0 CAL B. Downing J. Johnson Single to RF; Rudi Scores; Downing out at 2B/RF-SS
t2 1 --- O -1% 67% 2-0 CAL M. Rettenmund J. Johnson Strikeout
t2 2 --- 1% 68% 2-0 CAL R. Miller J. Johnson Walk
t2 2 1-- O -2% 66% 2-0 CAL R. Mulliniks J. Johnson Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Don Aase facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 3% 69% 0-2 OAK W. Gross D. Aase Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1 --- O 2% 71% 0-2 OAK D. Murphy D. Aase Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 --- -1% 69% 0-2 OAK M. Klutts D. Aase Walk
b2 2 1-- O 2% 72% 0-2 OAK J. Newman D. Aase Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 3% 75% 2-0 CAL B. Grich J. Johnson Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t3 0 1-- 8% 82% 2-0 CAL C. Lansford J. Johnson Double to LF; Grich to 3B
t3 0 -23 O -4% 78% 2-0 CAL R. Carew J. Johnson Strikeout
t3 1 -23 RR 7% 86% 2-0 CAL D. Baylor J. Johnson Wild Pitch; Grich Scores/unER; Lansford Scores/Adv on E2/unER
t3 1 --- O -1% 85% 4-0 CAL D. Baylor J. Johnson Strikeout
t3 2 --- O -1% 84% 4-0 CAL J. Rudi J. Johnson Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Angels' Don Aase facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 86% 0-4 OAK T. Armas D. Aase Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 1% 88% 0-4 OAK R. Picciolo D. Aase Flyball: RF
b3 2 --- O 1% 88% 0-4 OAK M. Edwards D. Aase Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -1% 87% 4-0 CAL B. Downing J. Johnson Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O -1% 87% 4-0 CAL M. Rettenmund J. Johnson Flyball: CF
t4 2 --- O -0% 86% 4-0 CAL R. Miller J. Johnson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Angels' Don Aase facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 2% 88% 0-4 OAK J. Wallis D. Aase Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- O 1% 89% 0-4 OAK M. Page D. Aase Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 1% 90% 0-4 OAK W. Gross D. Aase Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- R 4% 94% 4-0 CAL R. Mulliniks J. Johnson Home Run
t5 0 --- 1% 95% 5-0 CAL B. Grich J. Johnson Walk
t5 0 1-- R 3% 98% 5-0 CAL C. Lansford J. Johnson Triple to CF; Grich Scores
t5 0 --3 O -1% 97% 6-0 CAL R. Carew J. Johnson Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --3 O -1% 96% 6-0 CAL D. Baylor J. Johnson Flyball: 2B
t5 2 --3 RR 2% 99% 6-0 CAL J. Rudi J. Johnson Home Run; Lansford Scores
Alan Wirth replaces John Henry Johnson pitching
t5 2 --- R 1% 99% 8-0 CAL B. Downing A. Wirth Home Run
t5 2 --- O -0% 99% 9-0 CAL M. Rettenmund A. Wirth Flyball: LF
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Angels' Don Aase facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-9 OAK D. Murphy D. Aase Strikeout
b5 1 --- -0% 99% 0-9 OAK M. Klutts D. Aase Single to RF; Klutts to 2B/Adv on E9
b5 1 -2- O 0% 99% 0-9 OAK J. Newman D. Aase Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 2 -2- O 0% 100% 0-9 OAK T. Armas D. Aase Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 9-0, Athletics' Alan Wirth facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 0% 100% 9-0 CAL R. Miller A. Wirth Strikeout Looking
t6 1 --- 0% 100% 9-0 CAL R. Mulliniks A. Wirth Hit By Pitch
t6 1 1-- 0% 100% 9-0 CAL B. Grich A. Wirth Single to RF; Mulliniks to 3B
t6 1 1-3 O -0% 100% 9-0 CAL C. Lansford A. Wirth Strikeout Looking
t6 2 1-3 O -0% 100% 9-0 CAL R. Carew A. Wirth Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 9, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Angels' Don Aase facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 OAK R. Picciolo D. Aase Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 OAK M. Edwards D. Aase Groundout: 1B-P
b6 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 OAK J. Wallis D. Aase Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 9-0, Athletics' Alan Wirth facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 0% 100% 9-0 CAL D. Baylor A. Wirth Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- 0% 100% 9-0 CAL J. Rudi A. Wirth Single to LF
t7 1 1-- O 0% 100% 9-0 CAL B. Downing A. Wirth Groundout: P-1B; Rudi to 2B
t7 2 -2- O 0% 100% 9-0 CAL M. Rettenmund A. Wirth Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Angels' Don Aase facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 OAK M. Page D. Aase Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- 0% 100% 0-9 OAK W. Gross D. Aase Single to CF
b7 1 1-- -0% 100% 0-9 OAK D. Murphy D. Aase Wild Pitch; Gross to 2B
b7 1 -2- -0% 100% 0-9 OAK D. Murphy D. Aase Single to CF; Gross to 3B
b7 1 1-3 R -0% 99% 0-9 OAK M. Klutts D. Aase Single to RF; Gross Scores; Murphy to 3B
b7 1 1-3 OO 1% 100% 1-9 OAK J. Newman D. Aase Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 9-1, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 8-9-1
Craig Minetto replaces Alan Wirth pitching
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 9-1 CAL R. Miller C. Minetto Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- O 0% 100% 9-1 CAL R. Mulliniks C. Minetto Groundout: P-1B
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 9-1 CAL B. Grich C. Minetto Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-9, Angels' Don Aase facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- -0% 100% 1-9 OAK T. Armas D. Aase Walk
b8 0 1-- OO 0% 100% 1-9 OAK R. Picciolo D. Aase Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b8 2 --- 0% 100% 1-9 OAK M. Edwards D. Aase Single to 3B
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 1-9 OAK J. Wallis D. Aase Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Athletics 1.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 9-1, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- 0% 100% 9-1 CAL C. Lansford C. Minetto Single to CF
t9 0 1-- 0% 100% 9-1 CAL R. Carew C. Minetto Walk; Lansford to 2B
t9 0 12- R 0% 100% 9-1 CAL D. Baylor C. Minetto Single to CF; Lansford Scores; Carew to 2B
t9 0 12- O 0% 100% 10-1 CAL J. Rudi C. Minetto Flyball: CF; Carew to 3B
t9 1 1-3 O 0% 100% 10-1 CAL B. Downing C. Minetto Flyball: SS
t9 2 1-3 O 0% 100% 10-1 CAL M. Rettenmund C. Minetto Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 10, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-10, Angels' Don Aase facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-10 OAK M. Page D. Aase Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1 --- 0% 100% 1-10 OAK W. Gross D. Aase Single to SS
b9 1 1-- OO 0% 100% 1-10 OAK D. Murphy D. Aase Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 10, Athletics 1.

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