California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
April 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller R. rf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Bostock cf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Fairly ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Baylor lf 4 2 2 1
  Landreaux lf 0 0 0 0
Chalk ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
  Mulliniks ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Rettenmund dh 4 0 1 0
  Solaita ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Hampton pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Downing c 3 0 2 0
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 6 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dilone lf 4 0 0 0
Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0
  Adams ph 0 0 0 0
  Staggs 2b 0 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 5 0 2 0
Alexander dh 4 0 1 0
  Murphy pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Revering 1b 5 1 2 1
Essian c 5 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
Armas cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Thomasson rf 2 0 0 0
  North ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 7 1
California 000 010 000 01262
Oakland 000 000 100 00171
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase   7.0 4 1 1 3 2
  LaRoche  W (2-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Miller   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Brett   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hartzell  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
7
1
1
5
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   6.2 4 1 1 2 3
  Sosa   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Lacey   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Heaverlo  L (2-1) 1.0 1 1 0 2 0
Totals
11.0
6
2
1
7
5

  E–Chalk (1), Lansford (1), Staggs (1).  HR–California Baylor (3,5th inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Revering (1,7th inning off Aase 0 on, 0 out).  SH–R Miller (1,off Johnson); Bostock (1,off Sosa); Chalk (1,off Heaverlo).  IBB–Baylor (1,by Lacey); Solaita (1,by Heaverlo); Gross (1,by Aase).  SB–Baylor (1,2nd base off Lacey/Essian); Hampton (1,2nd base off Heaverlo/Essian).  CS–Guerrero (1,2nd base by Aase/Downing); Alexander (1,3rd base by Aase/Downing); Armas (1,2nd base by Aase/Downing); Dilone (1,2nd base by Aase/Downing); Staggs (1,2nd base by D Miller/Downing).  IBB–Aase (1,Gross); Lacey (1,Baylor); Heaverlo (2,Solaita).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:58.  A–3,814.
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