Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
April 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dilone lf 5 1 0 0
North cf 3 0 1 0
Thomasson rf 4 0 0 0
Revering 1b 3 0 2 0
  Picciolo pr 0 1 0 0
  Perez 2b 0 0 0 0
  Newman ph 1 0 0 0
Essian c 3 0 1 2
Gross 3b 4 0 1 0
Adams dh 3 0 1 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 2 0
Staggs 2b 3 0 0 0
  Alexander ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Wirth p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller R. rf 1 1 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Bostock cf 4 1 0 0
Rudi lf 4 1 2 2
Baylor dh 3 0 2 1
Solaita 1b 3 0 0 0
Chalk 3b 3 0 1 0
Mulliniks ss 4 0 1 0
Downing c 1 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphrey c 0 0 0 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
  Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Oakland 100 000 010281
California 201 000 00x362
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wirth  L (0-1) 3.1 4 3 1 4 1
  Sosa   4.2 2 0 0 3 3
Totals
8.0
6
3
1
7
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp  W (1-0) 7.1 6 2 1 5 7
  Miller   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  LaRoche  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
5
8

  E–Gross (1), Bostock (1), Knapp (1).  DP–Oakland 1, California 1.  2B–Oakland Guerrero (1,off Knapp); Adams (1,off Knapp); Revering (1,off Knapp), California Rudi (1,off Wirth); Baylor (1,off Wirth); Chalk (1,off Wirth).  HR–California Rudi (1,3rd inning off Wirth 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Essian (1,off Knapp); Baylor (1,off Wirth).  IBB–Revering (1,by Knapp).  SB–Dilone (1,3rd base off Knapp/Downing); North 2 (2,2nd base off Knapp/Downing,2nd base off LaRoche/Humphrey).  CS–R Miller (2,2nd base by Wirth/Essian).  BK–Wirth (1).  IBB–Knapp (1,Revering).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:05.  A–15,975.
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