Pitching his third complete game of the season, Steve Renko unfurled a four-hitter as the A's edged the Angels, 1-0. The A's run came in the opening frame. Joe Wallis walked and Mitchell Page doubled him to third. When right fielder Lyman Bostock attempted to throw out Page at second, the ball skipped past second baseman Bobby Grich and Wallis scored easily. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 1, California Angels 0

Game Played on Monday, August 7, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 8 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landreaux cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Alston lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Bostock rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Burke cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Wallis rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .284 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Armas rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Page dh 2 0 2 0 2 0 .296 Downing c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .280 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Chalk ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Duncan 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Grich 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Essian c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .234 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dilone cf,lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Horton ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Woodard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 4 0 2 5 Totals 29 1 8 0 5 0 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 17,183 Left on Base: Angels 6, A's 9 DP: Angels 0, A's 0 Errors: Bostock, Revering Doubles: Lansford (15), Page 2 (20), Wallis (12) Stolen Bases: Alston (3) Caught Stealing: Landreaux (3), Woodard (1), Edwards (17), Page (14) Sacrifice Hits: Grich (13) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase L(8-7) 8 8 1 0 5 0 0 34 3.73 Totals 8 8 1 0 5 0 0 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko W(6-6) 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 33 3.26 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 33 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux flied out to center; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Alston grounded out (first to pitcher); Wallis walked; Page doubled to right [Wallis scored (error by Bostock) (unearned), Page to third]; Revering grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 2ND: Fairly made an out to second; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Essian singled to left; Dilone grounded out (first unassisted) [Essian to second]; Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 3RD: Downing singled to right; Chalk singled to shortstop [Downing to second]; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Downing to third, Chalk to second]; Landreaux was walked intentionally; Lansford struck out; Bostock flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards made an out to first; Alston flied out to right; Wallis doubled to left; Page walked; Revering grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to center; Goodwin walked; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan flied out to center; Essian walked; Dilone singled to center [Essian to second]; Picciolo flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 5TH: Chalk struck out; Grich made an out to shortstop; Landreaux reached on an error by Revering; Landreaux was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Alston flied out to right; Wallis flied out to center; Page doubled to center; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 6TH: Lansford doubled to right; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted) [Lansford to third]; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan flied out to center; Essian flied out to left; Dilone grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 7TH: Goodwin grounded out (first unassisted); Downing singled to right; Chalk forced Downing (third to second); Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: HORTON BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Horton singled to left; WOODARD RAN FOR HORTON; Woodard was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Edwards singled to center; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Alston singled to center; Alston stole second; Wallis flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 8TH: GUERRERO REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING SS); BURKE REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING CF); ARMAS REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING RF); DILONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Landreaux flied out to center; Lansford flied out to center; Bostock flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Page walked; Revering made an out to catcher; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Duncan walked; Essian popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 9TH: Fairly flied out to left; Rudi flied out to left; Goodwin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.

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