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Oakland Athletics @ 
California Angels
1979-07-05 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 23793 · night · 2:16
Oakland Athletics defeated California Angels 3–0. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 7th. Rick Langford earned the win. Jim Essian went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W: Rick Langford L: Nolan Ryan SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Steve Palermo · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Derryl Cousins · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Chalk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mitchell Page | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Newman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Essian | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rob Picciolo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
California Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dickie Thon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carney Lansford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Baylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Aikens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Brian Downing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Rudi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Larry Harlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Grich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Langford | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
California Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nolan Ryan | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: E4
- Dave Chalk: PO1(13)
- Dave Chalk: 7
- Mitchell Page: D7
- Jeff Newman: K
Bot 1
- Dickie Thon: 8
- Carney Lansford: 8
- Dan Ford: 53
Top 2
- Wayne Gross: 2/FL
- Mike Heath: E1
- Jim Essian: 4(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Don Baylor: 6
- Willie Aikens: W
- Brian Downing: CS2(24)
- Brian Downing: W
- Joe Rudi: 7
Top 3
- Tony Armas: 43
- Rob Picciolo: 3/G
- Rickey Henderson: K
Bot 3
- Larry Harlow: K/C
- Jim Anderson: 9
- Dickie Thon: K
Top 4
- Dave Chalk: 6
- Mitchell Page: S5
- Jeff Newman: 9(B)3(1)/FDP
Bot 4
- Carney Lansford: 2/FL
- Dan Ford: 43
- Don Baylor: K
Top 5
- Wayne Gross: 9
- Mike Heath: 4
- Jim Essian: S7
- Tony Armas: K
Bot 5
- Willie Aikens: 7
- Brian Downing: S5
- Joe Rudi: K
- Larry Harlow: 5
Top 6
- Rob Picciolo: 31
- Rickey Henderson: 9
- Dave Chalk: W
- Mitchell Page: 64(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Jim Anderson: 53
- Dickie Thon: 13
- Carney Lansford: K
Top 7
- Jeff Newman: W
- Wayne Gross: D8.1-H
- Mike Heath: 13.2-3
- Jim Essian: S9.3-H
- Tony Armas: K
- Rob Picciolo: 9
Bot 7
- Dan Ford: 7
- Don Baylor: 5/L
- Willie Aikens: W
- Brian Downing: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Rickey Henderson: S7
- Dave Chalk: 14/SH.1-2
- Mitchell Page: IW
- Jeff Newman: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Joe Rudi: W
- Larry Harlow: 7
- Jim Anderson: K
- Willie Davis: 9/L
Top 9
- Wayne Gross: W
- Larry Murray: K/BF
- Jim Essian: D8.1-H
- Tony Armas: 163
- Rob Picciolo: 9
Bot 9
- Bobby Grich: 9
- Dan Ford: W
- Don Baylor: 8/8D
- Willie Aikens: 6(1)/FO