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BOS 14
CLE  4

NYY  6
@CHW  5

MIL  4
BAL  2

CAL  8
@OAK  1

MIN 18
@SEA  6

DET 11
@TEX  6

KCR 12
@TOR 10

ATL 11
@LAD  4

CHC  5
@MON  1

PHI  3
@NYM  2

PHI  6
@NYM  3

STL  9
@PIT  4

(10)
SDP  6
CIN  3

CIN  7
@SDP  5

HOU  4
@SFG  3

HOU  9
@SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 2,243

Sunday, April 15, 1979
Time of Game: 2:44
Angels
8
7-3
Won 5
3rd, ½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          1  0  0   1  2  3   0  0  1    8 17  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  2
W: F Tanana (1-2), L: M Keough (0-1)
Athletics
1
1-9
Lost 4
7th, 6½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   6   1   1   0    0   2  .233  .769    0    5   0   3B
C Lansford 3B                 6   3   3   1    0   0  .422  .968    0    2   1   2B
R Carew 1B                    5   1   4   4    0   0  .368 1.015    0    4   3   HR
D Baylor RF                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .295  .809    0    2   0   2B,SB
J Rudi LF                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .244  .741    0    2   0   
W Aikens DH                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .333 1.094    0    0   0   
B Downing C                   5   2   5   0    0   0  .474 1.219    0    3   0   3·2B,CS
B Grich 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .949    0    4   3   2B,SH
R Mulliniks SS                4   1   1   2    0   0  .206  .550    0    3   5   SF

F Tanana P                                                               1   2
  D Miller P                                                             1   0
Totals                       43   8  17   8    2   6                    27  14
BATTING
2B: B Grich (2, off D Heaverlo); D Baylor (4, off D Heaverlo); C Lansford (3, off M Keough); B Downing 3 (5, off B Lacey, 2 off M Keough).
3B: R Miller (1, off M Keough).
HR: R Carew (1, off M Keough; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: R Mulliniks (2, off M Keough).
SH: B Grich (1, off M Keough).
TB: B Downing 8; R Carew 7; C Lansford 4; B Grich 3; R Miller 3; D Baylor 2; R Mulliniks.
RBI: R Carew 4 (8); R Mulliniks 2 (4); D Baylor (14); C Lansford (5).
2-out RBI: D Baylor; R Carew; C Lansford.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
FIELDING
DP: 2. B Grich-R Mulliniks-R Carew 2.
BASERUNNING
SB: D Baylor (1, 2nd base off M Keough/J Newman).
CS: B Downing (1, 2nd base by M Keough/J Newman).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Murray LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .311    0    2   0   
M Edwards 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .618    0    3   2   
M Page DH                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .749    0    0   0   
J Newman C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .129  .305    0    7   1   
D Revering 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .379  .992    0    6   1   2·GDP
T Armas CF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .361         0   0   
  M Dilone PH-RF              3   1   2   1    0   0  .158  .589    0    0   0   HR,CS
W Gross 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .360 1.047    0    2   1   
R Picciolo SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   2   SH
D Murphy RF-CF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .444 1.024    0    3   0   2B

M Keough P                                                               2   2
  D Heaverlo P                                                           0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   1   5   1    3   3                    27   9
BATTING
2B: D Murphy (1, off D Miller).
HR: M Dilone (1, off F Tanana; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: R Picciolo (2, off F Tanana).
TB: M Dilone 5; D Murphy 2; M Edwards; J Newman.
GIDP: D Revering 2 (2).
RBI: M Dilone (2).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
E: W Gross (2); R Picciolo (2).
BASERUNNING
CS: M Dilone (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Tanana).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, W (1-2)              7     4   1   1    2   3   1   3.66   25     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 4     66    -     0.80   0.23
D Miller                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.13    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   3   1          32     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 5           -  
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Keough, L (0-1)              5.2   9   7   4    2   2   1   3.86   29     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 9     29    -     0.94  -0.21
D Heaverlo                     2.1   5   0   0    0   3   0   0.96   12     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 5          2-2    0.16  -0.05
B Lacey                        1     3   1   1    0   1   0   6.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    17   8   5    2   6   1          47     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 2·17          2-2 
Balks: None.
WP: M Keough (2).
IBB: None.
PO: F Tanana (1; M Dilone, 2nd base (CS)).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Tillman, 1B - Steve Borga, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Charles Swenson.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 2,243.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Miller             CF    1. L Murray             LF 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. M Edwards            2B 
3. R Carew              1B    3. M Page               DH 
4. D Baylor             RF    4. J Newman             C  
5. J Rudi               LF    5. D Revering           1B 
6. W Aikens             DH    6. T Armas              CF 
7. B Downing            C     7. W Gross              3B 
8. B Grich              2B    8. R Picciolo           SS 
9. R Mulliniks          SS    9. D Murphy             RF 

   F Tanana             P        M Keough             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-2  1--      12%  90% R Carew         M Keough        Home Run; Lansford Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  62% R Carew         M Keough        Single to CF; Lansford Scores; Carew to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 3   0  0-1  ---       9%  71% R Miller        M Keough        Triple to RF
   b 2   0  1-0  1--       8%  60% D Revering      F Tanana        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   1  0-1  --3      -7%  59% R Carew         M Keough        Fielder's Choice 3B; Miller out at Hm/3B-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Miller        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---      52%  C Lansford      Double to RF
   R      -2-      62%  R Carew         Single to CF; Lansford Scores; Carew to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      59%  D Baylor        Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-      56%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  L Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  M Edwards       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      61%  M Page          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  W Aikens        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      61%  B Downing       Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  B Grich         Downing Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      58%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      56%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  J Newman        Single to RF
   OO     1--      60%  D Revering      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Miguel Dilone pinch hits for Tony Armas batting 6th
          ---      59%  M Dilone        Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  W Gross         Dilone Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
                  Dwayne Murphy moves to CF; Miguel Dilone moves to RF
          ---      71%  R Miller        Triple to RF
   O      --3      66%  C Lansford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      59%  R Carew         Fielder's Choice 3B; Miller out at Hm/3B-C
          1--      60%  D Baylor        Wild Pitch; Carew to 3B
          --3      62%  " "             Walk
          1-3      62%  J Rudi          Baylor Steals 2B
          -23      64%  " "             Walk
   O      123      57%  W Aikens        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
          ---      52%  W Gross         Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Picciolo      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gross to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          -2-      57%  L Murray        Walk
   O      12-      63%  M Edwards       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  B Downing       Double to LF
   O      -2-      68%  B Grich         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Downing to 3B
   RO     --3      71%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Downing Scores
   O      ---      70%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  J Newman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  D Revering      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Keough facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  C Lansford      Single to LF
   RR     1--      90%  R Carew         Home Run; Lansford Scores
   O      ---      89%  D Baylor        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Rudi          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      88%  W Aikens        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      82%  M Dilone        Home Run
   O      ---      84%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  R Picciolo      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  D Murphy        Bunt Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-1, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
          ---      90%  B Downing       Double to LF
   O      -2-      89%  B Grich         Flyball: CF; Downing to 3B
   O      --3      86%  R Mulliniks     Fielder's Choice P; Downing out at Hm/P-3B; Mulliniks to 2B
          -2-      87%  R Miller        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mulliniks to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  C Lansford      Single to CF; Mulliniks Scores/unER; Miller to 2B
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Matt Keough pitching
   R      12-      96%  R Carew         Single to RF; Miller Scores/unER; Lansford to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  D Baylor        Double to RF; Lansford Scores/unER; Carew to 3B
   O      -23      97%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 7, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  L Murray        Strikeout
          ---      97%  M Edwards       Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  M Page          Popfly: CF
   O      1--      98%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Heaverlo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  W Aikens        Strikeout
          ---      98%  B Downing       Single to LF
          1--      99%  B Grich         Double to CF; Downing to 3B
   O      -23      99%  R Mulliniks     Lineout: 2B
   O      -23      98%  R Miller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 7, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  D Revering      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  M Dilone        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  W Gross         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Heaverlo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  C Lansford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  R Carew         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Dyar Miller facing 8-9-1
                  Dyar Miller replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---      99%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  D Murphy        Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  L Murray        Groundout: 1B-P; Murphy to 3B
   O      --3     100%  M Edwards       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bob Lacey facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Lacey replaces Dave Heaverlo pitching
   O      ---     100%  W Aikens        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  B Downing       Double to LF
          -2-     100%  B Grich         Single to CF; Downing to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  R Mulliniks     Single to LF; Downing Scores; Grich to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Miller        Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  C Lansford      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-8, Dyar Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  M Page          Lineout: 3B
          ---     100%  J Newman        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  D Revering      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK197904150

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