Joe Rudi, bouncing back from a broken wrist suffered last June, paced the Angels to a 3-2 victory over the A's. The leftfielder doubled home the tying run in the bottom of the first inning and hit a home run in the third. Chris Knapp, acquired from the White Sox over the winter, received credit for the win but needed late-inning relief help from Dyar Miller and Dave LaRoche. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 9, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1 Angels 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .167 R. Miller rf 1 1 0 0 3 0 .300 North cf 3 0 1 0 2 2 .111 Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Thomasson rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .083 Bostock cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Revering 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .375 Rudi lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .333 Picciolo pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Baylor dh 3 0 2 1 0 0 .333 Perez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solaita 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chalk 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .222 Essian c 3 0 1 2 0 1 .222 Mulliniks ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Gross 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .083 Downing c 1 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Adams dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Fairly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Guerrero ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .600 Humphrey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Staggs 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wirth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 8 2 5 8 Totals 28 3 6 3 7 4 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 15,975 Left on Base: A's 11, Angels 9 DP: A's 1, Angels 1 Errors: Gross, Bostock, Knapp Doubles: Guerrero (1), Adams (1), Revering (1), Rudi (1), Baylor (1), Chalk (1) Home Runs: Rudi (1) Stolen Bases: Dilone (1), North 2 (2) Caught Stealing: R. Miller (2) Sacrifice Flies: Essian (1), Baylor (1) GIDP: Guerrero (1), Grich (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wirth L(0-1) 3.1 4 3 1 4 1 1 18 2.70 Sosa 4.2 2 0 0 3 3 0 18 0.00 Totals 8 6 3 1 7 4 1 36 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp W(1-0) 7.1 6 2 1 5 7 0 33 1.23 D. Miller 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 LaRoche SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38 Totals 9 8 2 1 5 8 0 40 Balks: Wirth (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone reached on an error by Knapp [Dilone to second]; Debut game for Alan Wirth; North walked; Dilone stole third and North stole second; Thomasson struck out; Revering was walked intentionally; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to right [Dilone scored (unearned), North to third]; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Grich flied out to left; Bostock reached on an error by Gross [R. Miller to second, Bostock to first]; Rudi doubled to left [R. Miller scored (unearned), Bostock to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bostock scored (unearned), Rudi to third]; Solaita flied to left in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Adams walked; Guerrero grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Adams out at second]; Staggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 2ND: Chalk walked; Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Downing grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to second]; Wirth balked [Chalk to third]; R. Miller walked; R. Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone lined to shortstop; North walked; Thomasson walked [North to second]; Revering grounded out (third to first) [North to third, Thomasson to second]; Essian was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 3RD: Grich flied out to center; Bostock grounded out (second to first); Rudi homered; Baylor doubled to left; Solaita flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross singled to right; Adams struck out; Guerrero doubled to center [Gross to third]; Staggs made an out to second; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ANGELS 4TH: Chalk doubled to center; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to third]; Downing walked; SOSA REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); R. Miller walked [Downing to second]; Grich grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Chalk out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: North struck out; Thomasson was called out on strikes; Revering singled to right; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ANGELS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudi was called out on strikes; Baylor singled to left; Solaita walked [Baylor to second]; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross made an out to second; Adams doubled to left; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Staggs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ANGELS 6TH: Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted); Downing walked; R. Miller flied to left in foul territory; Grich forced Downing (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Dilone grounded out (second to first); North struck out; Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ANGELS 7TH: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi flied out to center; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering doubled to center [Revering to third (error by Bostock)]; PICCIOLO RAN FOR REVERING; Essian singled to center [Picciolo scored]; Gross flied out to right; D. MILLER REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Adams popped to third in foul territory; Guerrero singled to center [Essian to second]; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR STAGGS; Alexander struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 3. ANGELS 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PEREZ REPLACED PICCIOLO (PLAYING 2B); Solaita made an out to second; Chalk was called out on strikes; Mulliniks singled to left; FAIRLY BATTED FOR DOWNING; Fairly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING C ); Dilone popped to first; North singled to center; LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); North stole second; Thomasson made an out to shortstop; NEWMAN BATTED FOR PEREZ; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 3.

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