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California Angels @ 
Oakland Athletics
1985-04-12 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 46258 · 2:59
Oakland Athletics defeated California Angels 15–6. Oakland Athletics put up 5 in the 6th. Don Sutton earned the win. Mike Davis went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
W: Don Sutton L: Tommy John SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dan Morrison · 1B: Jim Evans · 2B: Nick Bremigan · 3B: Ted Hendry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
California Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gary Pettis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brian Downing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug DeCinces | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Grich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruppert Jones | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Boone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Schofield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Craig Gerber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Wilfong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Narron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Collins | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Carney Lansford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dave Kingman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dusty Baker | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
 Mike Heath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Davis | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Donnie Hill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alfredo Griffin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bruce Bochte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy John | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Luis Sanchez | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Kipper | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Pat Clements | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Sutton | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Keith Atherton | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Gary Pettis: 7
- Rod Carew: 7/FL
- Brian Downing: S
- Doug DeCinces: 54(1)/FO/G
Bot 1
- Dave Collins: 63
- Carney Lansford: 8
- Dwayne Murphy: 5/FL
Top 2
- Reggie Jackson: 6
- Bobby Grich: S
- Ruppert Jones: 5/FL
- Bob Boone: 64(1)/FO/G
Bot 2
- Dave Kingman: K
- Dusty Baker: W
- Mike Heath: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Dick Schofield: 7
- Gary Pettis: S
- Rod Carew: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 3
- Mike Davis: 3/F
- Donnie Hill: 53
- Alfredo Griffin: 63
Top 4
- Brian Downing: 13
- Doug DeCinces: 3/FL
- Reggie Jackson: 43
Bot 4
- Dave Collins: HR
- Carney Lansford: T
- Dwayne Murphy: 13
- Dave Kingman: 6/L
- Dusty Baker: W
- Mike Heath: 8
Top 5
- Bobby Grich: 7
- Ruppert Jones: S
- Bob Boone: 7
- Dick Schofield: K
Bot 5
- Mike Davis: D.B-3(E5)
- Donnie Hill: 63
- Alfredo Griffin: 63
- Dave Collins: S.3-H(UR)
- Carney Lansford: 9
Top 6
- Gary Pettis: K
- Rod Carew: 3/G
- Brian Downing: W
- Doug DeCinces: 6
Bot 6
- Dwayne Murphy: W
- Dave Kingman: W.1-2
- Dusty Baker: WP.2-3;1-2
- Dusty Baker: W
- Mike Heath: K
- Mike Davis: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Donnie Hill: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Alfredo Griffin: D.3-H;2-H
- Dave Collins: S.2-H
- Carney Lansford: 54(1)/FO/G
Top 7
- Reggie Jackson: K
- Bobby Grich: W
- Ruppert Jones: HR.1-H
- Bob Boone: 2/FL
- Dick Schofield: 63
Bot 7
- Dwayne Murphy: W
- Dave Kingman: D.1-3
- Dusty Baker: W
- Mike Heath: 7/SF.3-H
- Mike Davis: D.2-H;1-H
- Donnie Hill: 8
- Alfredo Griffin: S.2-H
- Dave Collins: 64(1)/FO/G
Top 8
- Gary Pettis: K
- Rod Carew: K
- Mike Brown: 7
Bot 8
- Carney Lansford: S
- Steve Henderson: 8
- Bruce Bochte: S.1-2
- Dusty Baker: HR.2-H;1-H
- Mike Heath: 8
- Mike Davis: HR
- Donnie Hill: 9
Top 9
- Craig Gerber: 4
- Reggie Jackson: W
- Rob Wilfong: 46(1)/FO/G.B-1
- Ruppert Jones: D.1-3
- Jerry Narron: W
- Dick Schofield: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Gary Pettis: 7
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Bob Kipper