Frank Tanana, who was the A. L. leader in shutouts last year with seven, opened the new season for the Angels by blanking the Athletics, 1-0. Rick Langford, on the hill for the A's, retired 13 batters in a row before Terry Humphrey opened the sixth inning with the first triple of his major league career and scored the game's only run on a single by Rick Miller. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 1, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Friday, April 7, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 4 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 R. Miller rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 North cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Grich 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 .500 Thomasson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bostock cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Rudi lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Alexander dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Baylor dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Fairly 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chalk 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Mulliniks ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Staggs 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Humphrey c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 6 0 1 8 Totals 26 1 4 1 2 1 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 28,194 Left on Base: A's 7, Angels 3 DP: A's 0, Angels 0 Doubles: Dilone (1), Essian (1) Triples: Humphrey (1) Caught Stealing: R. Miller (1), Bostock (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(0-1) 6 4 1 1 2 1 0 22 1.50 Heaverlo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 4 1 1 2 1 0 28 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(1-0) 9 6 0 0 1 8 0 34 0.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 8 0 34 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); North struck out; Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to left; Grich singled to left; Bostock flied out to left; Rudi singled to right [Grich to third]; Baylor forced Rudi (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Alexander was called out on strikes; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Fairly popped to third in foul territory; Chalk grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross flied out to right; Guerrero singled to left; Staggs flied out to center; Dilone doubled to left [Guerrero to third]; North was walked intentionally; Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey flied out to center; R. Miller flied out to left; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas flied out to right; Alexander singled to left; Essian struck out; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: On a bunt Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Staggs singled to left; Dilone singled to left [Staggs to second]; North flied out to right; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk flied out to center; Mulliniks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Alexander was called out on strikes; Essian doubled to center; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: Humphrey tripled to left; R. Miller singled to right [Humphrey scored]; R. Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grich walked; Bostock forced Grich (first to shortstop); Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to left; Staggs grounded out (catcher to first); Dilone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Rudi walked; HEAVERLO REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Baylor forced Rudi (pitcher to shortstop); Fairly forced Baylor (first to shortstop); Chalk forced Fairly (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson struck out; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Humphrey grounded out (catcher to first); R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Alexander flied out to center; Essian flied out to left; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

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