Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
July 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 1 0
Chalk 2b 2 0 0 0
Page dh 3 0 2 0
Newman 1b 3 1 0 0
Gross 3b 3 2 1 1
Heath lf 3 0 0 0
  Murray lf 1 0 0 0
Essian c 4 0 3 2
Armas rf 4 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 4 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Thon 2b 3 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Campaneris ss 0 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0
  Grich 2b 1 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 2 0 0 0
Downing c 2 0 1 0
Rudi lf 2 0 0 0
Harlow cf 3 0 0 0
Anderson ss,3b 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0
Oakland 000 000 201370
California 000 000 000012
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  W (4-9) 9.0 1 0 0 5 6
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
5
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (10-6) 9.0 7 3 3 4 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
5

  E–Thon (4), Ryan (2).  DP–California 3.  2B–Oakland Page (6,off Ryan); Gross (14,off Ryan); Essian (7,off Ryan).  SH–Chalk (4,off Ryan).  IBB–Page (4,by Ryan).  CS–Aikens (3,2nd base by Langford/Essian).  IBB–Ryan (3,Page).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:16.  A–23,793.
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