Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
August 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 4 0 0 0
Wallis cf 4 1 2 0
Page lf 4 1 1 1
Horton dh 1 0 0 0
  Murphy pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 2 0 1 1
Duncan 3b 3 0 0 0
Newman c 3 0 0 0
Burke rf 3 0 0 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Landreaux cf 4 2 2 2
Lansford 3b 5 1 2 0
Bostock rf 3 1 3 4
Baylor dh 5 0 1 0
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Solaita 1b 4 0 0 0
Downing c 3 2 2 0
Chalk ss 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 2 1 0 1
Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 7
Oakland 000 000 101242
California 101 001 23x8111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (9-9) 6.0 5 4 4 2 5
  Heaverlo   0.1 1 1 0 1 0
  Lacey   1.2 5 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
4
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase  W (8-6) 9.0 4 2 2 3 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
2

  E–Edwards (17), Wallis (4), Downing (4).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Downing (8,off Broberg); Landreaux (3,off Lacey).  3B–Oakland Wallis (1,off Aase), California Landreaux (4,off Broberg).  HR–California Bostock (3,6th inning off Broberg 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bostock 2 (4,off Broberg,off Lacey); Grich (2,off Heaverlo).  IBB–Landreaux (1,by Heaverlo); Grich (1,by Lacey).  CS–Wallis (3,2nd base by Aase/Downing).  IBB–Heaverlo (6,Landreaux); Lacey (11,Grich).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:14.  A–16,898.
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