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Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 8, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the California Angels, played on August 8, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Frost |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 3,463 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Larry McCoy |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Jim Anderson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Mike Heath | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Dave Chalk | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 8, 1979
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Keough
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Keough
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Keough
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Keough
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Frost
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Frost
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Frost
Gross hits a line drive into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Keough
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Keough covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Keough
Downing hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Keough
Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Keough
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Frost
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Frost
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Frost
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Keough
Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Anderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Keough
Newman throws to Picciolo, and they have Anderson in a rundown. The throw to Gross, who applies the tag, and Anderson is out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Keough
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Keough
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields the ball and throws to Keough covering. Safe. Miller scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Keough
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Campaneris trying to get to third. Murphy throws the ball in to Gross, who tags Campaneris for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Keough
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Keough
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Frost
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Frost
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Frost
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Keough
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Keough
Rudi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Keough
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Norris
Mike Norris now pitching.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to home to get Downing. Grich moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Norris
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Frost
Henderson bunts towards the mound. Frost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Frost
Murphy bunts in front of the plate. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Frost
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Norris
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Norris
Ford is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Norris
Baylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heath. Baylor reaches second base with a double. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Norris
Carew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Downing vs. Norris
Downing hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Norris
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Frost
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Frost
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Frost
Heath hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Frost
Newman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Revering moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chalk vs. Frost
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Norris
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Norris
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Norris
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Frost
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Frost
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Frost
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Frost
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Revering vs. Frost
Revering hits a popup in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Campaneris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Chalk reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Todd
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Todd
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Todd
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Frost
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Frost
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Frost
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Frost
Chalk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Todd
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Todd
Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Todd
Grich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Todd
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Todd
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gross. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Todd
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Heaverlo
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Heaverlo
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Carew reaches second base with a double. Ford scores. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Downing vs. Heaverlo
Downing hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Frost
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Frost
Henderson hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Frost
Murphy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Frost
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Frost
Revering hits a popup in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Heaverlo
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Heaverlo
Grich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Heaverlo
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Heaverlo
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Heaverlo
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Anderson trying to get to home. Murphy throws the ball in to Newman who tags Anderson who's trying to score from second, for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Frost
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Frost
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Frost
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1979 -- California at Oakland (D)
California AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Miller R, cf 6 2 3 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 6 1 3 2 Murphy D, cf 3 1 1 1
Ford D, rf 4 2 4 0 Gross W, 3b 4 0 2 0
Baylor D, dh 5 1 4 3 Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Carew R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Page M, dh 3 0 1 0
Downing B, c 5 0 1 0 Heath M, rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 5 1 2 1 Newman J, c 4 0 1 0
Grich B, 2b 5 1 2 1 Chalk D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Anderson J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 8 21 8 31 1 6 1
California 003 000 050 -- 8
Oakland 000 000 010 -- 1
California IP H R ER BB SO
Frost D (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (L) 3.1 9 3 3 0 1
Norris M 2.2 1 0 0 1 3
Todd J 1.2 6 4 4 0 0
Heaverlo D 1.1 5 1 1 1 0
E -- Gross W
DP -- California 2, Oakland 1
LOB -- California 12, Oakland 6
2B -- Rudi J, Anderson J, Baylor D, Carew R, Gross W
3B -- Miller R
HR -- Baylor D, Rudi J, Grich B, Murphy D
CS -- Anderson J
HBP -- by Norris M (Ford D)
T -- 2:42
A -- 3463
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