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Oakland Athletics @ 
California Angels
1981-04-15 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 27371 · 3:02
Oakland Athletics defeated California Angels 5–3. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 8th. Rick Langford earned the win. Tony Armas went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| CAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Rick Langford L: Andy Hassler SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jerry Neudecker · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Durwood Merrill · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Dave Revering | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mitchell Page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Heath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shooty Babitt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Hosley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
California Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Burleson | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Lynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Don Baylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dan Ford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brian Downing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Brunansky | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bobby Grich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Butch Hobson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Ott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Langford | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
California Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jesse Jefferson | 7.1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
 Andy Hassler | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Don Aase | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: 53
- Dwayne Murphy: 43
- Dave Revering: 43
Bot 1
- Rod Carew: 53
- Rick Burleson: S8
- Fred Lynn: K
- Don Baylor: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Wayne Gross: 6/P
- Tony Armas: K
- Mitchell Page: 31
Bot 2
- Dan Ford: 9/FL
- Brian Downing: 7/F
- Tom Brunansky: K
Top 3
- Mike Heath: E5/G
- Shooty Babitt: 63.1-2
- Rob Picciolo: 5/P
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Dwayne Murphy: W.2-3;1-2
- Dave Revering: 12(3)/FO
Bot 3
- Bobby Grich: S7
- Butch Hobson: S7.1-2
- Rod Carew: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Rick Burleson: S8.3-H;2-3
- Fred Lynn: 9/P
- Don Baylor: CS2(243)
Top 4
- Wayne Gross: 31
- Tony Armas: 63
- Mitchell Page: 43
Bot 4
- Don Baylor: 43
- Dan Ford: 2/FL
- Brian Downing: 9/P
Top 5
- Mike Heath: 1/BP
- Shooty Babitt: S9
- Rob Picciolo: PO1(E1).1-2
- Rob Picciolo: PO2(E1).2-3
- Rob Picciolo: K/C
- Rickey Henderson: 8/F
Bot 5
- Tom Brunansky: K
- Bobby Grich: 8/F8XD
- Butch Hobson: W
- Rod Carew: 64(1)/FO
Top 6
- Dwayne Murphy: 5/P
- Dave Revering: S8
- Wayne Gross: 7/F
- Tony Armas: 54(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Rick Burleson: T7
- Fred Lynn: 9/SF.3-H
- Don Baylor: 3/FL
- Dan Ford: S8
- Brian Downing: K
Top 7
- Mitchell Page: 43
- Mike Heath: 31
- Shooty Babitt: 41
Bot 7
- Tom Brunansky: S7
- Bobby Grich: 24/SH.1-2
- Butch Hobson: S7.2-3
- Rod Carew: 36(1)/FO.3-H
- Rick Burleson: S5/BG.1-2
- Fred Lynn: K
Top 8
- Mike Patterson: 3/G
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Dwayne Murphy: W.1-2
- Cliff Johnson: W.2-3;1-2
- Tim Hosley: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Tony Armas: HR/8.3-H;1-H
- Mitchell Page: 13
Bot 8
- Don Baylor: 2/FL
- Dan Ford: K
- Brian Downing: K
Top 9
- Mike Heath: 7/F
- Shooty Babitt: S9
- Fred Stanley: W.1-2
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Dwayne Murphy: S7.2-H;1-3
- Cliff Johnson: 7/F
Bot 9
- Tom Brunansky: K
- Bobby Grich: W
- Ed Ott: 46(1)/FO
- Rod Carew: S8.1-2
- Rick Burleson: 46(1)/FO
Notes & reviews
- Brian Doyle left with pulled left hamstring
- consecutive pick-off errors by Jesse Jefferson
- Debut game for Mike Patterson