The California Angels took three of four games at home against the Oakland Athletics in this series, reversing the real-life result.
Dick Schofield hit .467 (7-for-15) to lead California, which managed a .311 team batting average over the four games. Carney Lansford batted .412 (7-for-17) to pace the Athletics, who hit just .248 as a team.
August 9 – replay Angels 6-5 – actual Athletics 5-4
August 10 – replay Athletics 4-0 – actual Athletics 7-6
August 11 – replay Angels 4-1 – actual Athletics 3-2
August 12 – replay Angels 8-1 – actual Angels 10-9
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August 9 (Angels 4-3): Three Oakland errors helped the Angels to a 3-1 lead after five innings. But Rickey Henderson hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh to draw the A’s even. The Angels opened the bottom of the eighth with singles by Brian Downing and Reggie Jackson. A double play got two outs, but moved to Downing to third base. Bob Boone came through with a double and Downing scored what turned out to be the game-winning run.
1984 OAK ATHLETICS AB R H BI 1984 CAL ANGELS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 5 1 1 2 Juan Beniquez 4 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 2 0 Daryl Sconiers 4 2 0 0
Joe Morgan 3 1 0 0 Fred Lynn 1 1 0 0
Dave Kingman 3 0 1 0 Doug DeCinces 4 0 1 1
Dwayne Murphy 2 0 1 0 Brian Downing 4 1 3 2
Davey Lopes 3 0 0 1 Reggie Jackson 4 0 1 0
Mike Heath 4 0 0 0 Bobby Grich 4 0 0 0
Bruce Bochte 4 0 0 0 Bob Boone 4 0 3 1
Tony Phillips 4 1 2 0 Dick Schofield 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 3 7 3 TOTALS 32 4 8 4
1984 OAK ATHLETICS 000 100 200 -- 3
1984 CAL ANGELS 100 020 01x -- 4
LOB--1984 OAK ATHLETICS 7, 1984 CAL ANGELS 7. ERR--Joe
Morgan, Curt Young (2). 2B--Bob Boone. HR--Rickey Henderson.
HBP--Dave Kingman. SACF--Davey Lopes.
1984 OAK ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Curt Young 6.00 5 3 0 2 5 0
Chuck Rainey 1.00 0 0 0 1 2 0
Tom Burgmeier [L] 1.00 3 1 1 0 0 0
1984 CAL ANGELS
Geoff Zahn 7.00 6 3 3 2 6 1
Bruce Kison [W] 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Luis Sanchez [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
August 10 (Athletics 4-0): The Athletics’ Lary Sorensen gave up 11 hits and two walks, yet somehow pitched a complete-game shutout. Eleven Angels were stranded on base, including runners in scoring position in five different innings. California loaded the bases with no one out in the first inning but didn’t score, setting a tone for the remainder of the contest. The A’s opened the scoring in the fourth when Carney Lansford tripled and Dwayne Murphy hit a sacrifice fly. Lansford and Dave Kingman had RBI singles in the fifth inning. Jeff Burroughs hit a solo homer in the eighth.
1984 OAK ATHLETICS AB R H BI 1984 CAL ANGELS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 5 0 0 0 Juan Beniquez 5 0 2 0
Carney Lansford 5 1 3 1 Daryl Sconiers 5 0 1 0
Dwayne Murphy 3 0 0 1 Fred Lynn 2 0 1 0
Dave Kingman 4 0 2 1 Doug DeCinces 4 0 0 0
Davey Lopes 4 0 1 0 Brian Downing 4 0 1 0
Mike Heath 4 0 2 0 Reggie Jackson 4 0 2 0
Jeff Burroughs 3 1 1 1 Rob Wilfong 4 0 1 0
Mark Wagner 4 1 0 0 Jerry Narron 4 0 1 0
Tony Phillips 4 1 1 0 Dick Schofield 4 0 2 0
TOTALS 36 4 10 4 TOTALS 36 0 11 0
1984 OAK ATHLETICS 000 120 010 -- 4
1984 CAL ANGELS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1984 OAK ATHLETICS 7, 1984 CAL ANGELS 11. ERR--Dick
Schofield. 2B--Carney Lansford, Mike Heath, Dick Schofield,
Daryl Sconiers. 3B--Carney Lansford. HR--Jeff Burroughs.
SACF--Dwayne Murphy. SB--Mike Heath.
1984 OAK ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lary Sorensen [W] 9.00 11 0 0 2 5 0
1984 CAL ANGELS
Tommy John [L] 5.00 7 3 1 1 4 0
Doug Corbett 2.00 2 0 0 0 3 0
Don Aase 2.00 1 1 1 0 3 1
August 11 (Angels 4-1): The Angels got all their runs early, as Doug DeCinces and Juan Beniquez had RBI singles in the first inning, and Bobby Grich slugged a two-run homer in the second. California starter Ron Romanick retired the first 12 batters he faced and gave up only one run in a stellar eight innings of work. The A’s put together three hits of their six hits in the sixth inning, with Joe Morgan providing an RBI single for the team’s only run.
1984 OAK ATHLETICS AB R H BI 1984 CAL ANGELS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 4 0 1 0 Gary Pettis 4 1 0 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 1 0 Bobby Grich 3 2 2 2
Joe Morgan 4 0 1 1 Fred Lynn 2 1 2 0
Dave Kingman 4 0 1 0 Doug DeCinces 4 0 3 1
Dwayne Murphy 4 0 1 0 Brian Downing 4 0 0 0
Bruce Bochte 3 0 0 0 Juan Beniquez 4 0 2 1
Mike Heath 3 0 0 0 Daryl Sconiers 4 0 0 0
Mike Davis 3 0 0 0 Bob Boone 4 0 0 0
Tony Phillips 3 1 1 0 Dick Schofield 4 0 1 0
TOTALS 32 1 6 1 TOTALS 33 4 10 4
1984 OAK ATHLETICS 000 001 000 -- 1
1984 CAL ANGELS 220 000 00x -- 4
LOB--1984 OAK ATHLETICS 4, 1984 CAL ANGELS 9. HR--Bobby
Grich.
1984 OAK ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bill Krueger [L] 6.00 9 4 4 4 2 1
Chuck Rainey 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tom Burgmeier 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1984 CAL ANGELS
Ron Romanick [W] 8.00 5 1 1 0 5 0
Luis Sanchez [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
August 12 (Angels 8-1): The Angels hammered Oakland starter Steve McCatty early, scoring three in the first inning (Reggie Jackson had a two-run triple) and four in the second (Brian Downing had a three-run homer). Despite having a total of 11 hits, the A’s would only manage one run in seven innings off California starter Jim Slaton, an RBI double by Mike Heath in the fourth inning.
1984 OAK ATHLETICS AB R H BI 1984 CAL ANGELS AB R H BI
Rickey Henderson 5 0 0 0 Gary Pettis 2 1 0 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 1 0 Rob Wilfong 5 2 3 2
Joe Morgan 4 0 1 0 Daryl Sconiers 5 1 2 1
Dave Kingman 4 0 0 0 Doug DeCinces 5 1 1 0
Dwayne Murphy 4 0 2 0 Brian Downing 3 2 1 3
Bruce Bochte 4 1 0 0 Reggie Jackson 3 0 1 2
Mike Heath 4 0 3 1 Juan Beniquez 3 0 0 0
Mike Davis 4 0 3 0 Bob Boone 4 0 1 0
Tony Phillips 4 0 1 0 Dick Schofield 4 1 4 0
TOTALS 37 1 11 1 TOTALS 34 8 13 8
1984 OAK ATHLETICS 000 100 000 -- 1
1984 CAL ANGELS 340 000 01x -- 8
LOB--1984 OAK ATHLETICS 9, 1984 CAL ANGELS 8. 2B--Mike Heath
(2), Dick Schofield, Doug DeCinces. 3B--Reggie Jackson.
HR--Brian Downing. HBP--Gary Pettis. SB--Mike Heath, Dick
Schofield, Rob Wilfong, Gary Pettis.
1984 OAK ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Steve McCatty [L] 1.67 7 7 7 4 1 1
Lary Sorensen 3.33 3 0 0 1 2 0
Keith Atherton 2.00 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bill Caudill 1.00 3 1 1 0 1 0
1984 CAL ANGELS
Jim Slaton [W] 7.00 10 1 1 0 4 0
Curt Kaufman 2.00 1 0 0 0 3 0
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