Frank Tanana became the major leagues' first five-game winner as the Angels downed the Mariners, 5-1. The lefty yielded only a fourth-inning homer to Leon Roberts and three harmless singles.

Lyman Bostock's first-inning triple drove in Bobby Grich with the Angels' first run and Rance Mulliniks singled home Carney Lansford, who had doubled, in the second. Pinch-hitter Tony Solaita delivered a key two-run single during a three-run outburst in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Thursday, April 27, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Angels       1  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      R. Miller rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .186
Bochte lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Grich 2b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .242
Roberts rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .314      Bostock cf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .147
Stanton dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Fairly dh             1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Stein 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .210        Rettenmund ph,dh    2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   0     1   0   .215        Solaita ph,dh       1   0   1   2     0   0   .143
Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Baylor lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .292
Pasley c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Landreaux lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Milbourne ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Jackson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .366
Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mulliniks ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .167
  Burke p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Humphrey c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .138
                                                          Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     2   3             Totals               31   5   6   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 13,609
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Angels 7
DP: Mariners 0, Angels 0
Errors: Todd
Doubles: Stein (4), Lansford (3)
Triples: Bostock (1)
Home Runs: Roberts (3)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd L(0-2)             1.1   4   2   2   2   1   0  11   4.19
House                   5.1   0   1   1   1   3   0  17   6.41
Burke                   1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8   4.55
Totals                  8     6   5   5   5   4   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(5-0)           9     4   1   1   2   3   1  33   2.45
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   3   1  33

Wild Pitches: Burke (1)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz popped to shortstop; Bochte grounded out
(pitcher to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Grich singled to
left; Bostock tripled to center [Grich scored]; Fairly flied out
to left; Baylor walked; Jackson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones singled to
right; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Lansford doubled to right; Mulliniks singled to
center [Lansford scored]; Humphrey reached on an error by Todd
[Mulliniks to second]; R. Miller struck out; Grich walked
[Mulliniks to third, Humphrey to second]; HOUSE REPLACED TODD
(PITCHING); Bostock popped to third; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR
FAIRLY; Rettenmund forced Grich (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 2.

MARINERS 3RD: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Pasley
flied out to left; Milbourne flied out to left; Cruz grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels
2.

ANGELS 3RD: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied
out to left; Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Angels 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Roberts
homered; Stanton struck out; Stein walked; Ruppert Jones forced
Stein (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Humphrey
grounded out (second to first); R. Miller grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer flied out to left; Pasley flied to right in
foul territory; Milbourne popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich grounded out (first to pitcher); Bostock flied
out to right; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Angels 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor flied out to center; Jackson was called out
on strikes; Lansford popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Angels 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Stanton singled to shortstop; Stein flied out to
center; Ruppert Jones walked [Stanton to second]; Meyer grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Stanton to third, Ruppert Jones to
second]; Pasley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted); Humphrey
popped to second; R. Miller walked; BURKE REPLACED HOUSE
(PITCHING); Grich singled to right [R. Miller to second];
Bostock walked [R. Miller to third, Grich to second]; SOLAITA
BATTED FOR RETTENMUND; Solaita singled to center [R. Miller
scored, Grich scored, Bostock to third]; Burke threw a wild
pitch [Bostock scored, Solaita to second]; Baylor walked;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Angels 5.

MARINERS 8TH: SOLAITA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LANDREAUX
REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Milbourne grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Bochte flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Lansford grounded out (second to first); Mulliniks
grounded out (second to first); Humphrey popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Stanton
flied out to right; Stein doubled to center; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Angels 5.

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