Athletics 3 – 0 California Angels
5 July 1979 · ANA01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Rick Langford | 1 in 193 games |
| 20 | final score 3–0 | 1 in 50 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Nolan Ryan | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| California Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Box score
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Chalk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mitchell Page | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jeff Newman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wayne Gross | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Essian | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tony Armas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rob Picciolo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Langford | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
California Angels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Thon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carney Lansford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Grich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Baylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Aikens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brian Downing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Rudi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Larry Harlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
California Angels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |