The second grand-slam homer of Don Baylor's career climaxed a six-run third inning and propelled the Angels to a 9-5 victory over the White Sox. Consecutive singles by Brian Downing, Rick Miller and Dave Chalk opened the big inning and produced one run. Tony Solaita drew a bases-loaded walk from starter Francisco Barrios before Ron Schueler relieved. Baylor's homer came on Schueler's first pitch. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 9, Chicago White Sox 5

Game Played on Thursday, May 18, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 9 11 1 White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 12 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .221 Garr lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Chalk ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Nordhagen ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Fairly 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .283 Kessinger ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 .300 Solaita dh 3 2 1 1 2 1 .200 Orta 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Baylor lf 3 2 1 4 2 1 .286 Blomberg dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .196 Landreaux lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Moore ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Bostock cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .209 Lamar Johnson 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .254 Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .217 Lemon cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Lansford 3b 5 0 1 2 0 1 .278 Cruz pr,cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .167 Downing c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .275 Molinaro rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .375 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .228 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barrios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 9 11 9 7 6 Totals 38 5 12 5 2 4 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 9,766 Left on Base: Angels 8, White Sox 9 DP: Angels 0, White Sox 0 Errors: Downing Doubles: R. Miller (5), Solaita (1), Bostock (7), Kessinger (4) Home Runs: Baylor (10) Stolen Bases: Bostock (4), Downing (1), Lansford (4), Garr (2) Sacrifice Flies: Orta (2) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp W(5-3) 5.1 8 5 4 1 4 0 25 3.40 D. Miller 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.65 LaRoche SV(6) 3.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 14 2.05 Totals 9 12 5 4 2 4 0 41 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barrios L(1-4) 2 6 5 5 2 1 0 13 5.56 Schueler 4.1 3 3 3 3 2 1 19 4.20 LaGrow 2.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 12 3.50 Totals 9 11 9 9 7 6 1 44 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller doubled to left; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher) [R. Miller to third]; Solaita flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to right; Garr stole second [Garr to third (error by Downing)]; Kessinger struck out; Orta hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garr scored (unearned)]; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Bostock singled to right [Baylor to second]; Baylor was picked off second (pitcher to second); Bostock stole second; Grich struck out; Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Lemon singled to left; Chet Lemon left game with pulled leg muscle; CRUZ RAN FOR LEMON; Molinaro singled to left [Cruz to third, Molinaro to second (on throw to 3b)]; Soderholm struck out; Nahorodny made an out to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1. ANGELS 3RD: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Downing singled to center; R. Miller singled to left [Downing to second]; On a bunt Chalk singled to pitcher [Downing to third, R. Miller to second]; Fairly singled to right [Downing scored, R. Miller to third, Chalk to second]; Solaita walked [R. Miller scored, Chalk to third, Fairly to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Baylor homered [Chalk scored, Fairly scored, Solaita scored]; Bostock flied out to left; Grich flied out to right; Lansford flied out to left; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr flied out to left; Kessinger struck out; Orta singled to right; Blomberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 1. ANGELS 4TH: Downing made an out to second; R. Miller singled to center; Chalk flied out to right; Fairly forced R. Miller (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson lined to second; Cruz struck out; Molinaro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 1. ANGELS 5TH: Solaita doubled to right; Baylor struck out; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted) [Solaita to third]; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm made an out to third; Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 1. ANGELS 6TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Downing walked; Downing stole second; R. Miller struck out; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger doubled to left; Orta flied out to right [Kessinger to third]; Blomberg walked; Lamar Johnson singled to left [Kessinger scored, Blomberg to second]; Cruz singled to right [Blomberg scored, Lamar Johnson to third]; Molinaro singled to left [Lamar Johnson scored, Cruz to second]; D. MILLER REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Soderholm singled to left [Cruz scored, Molinaro to second]; Nahorodny flied out to right [Molinaro to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR GARR; Nordhagen popped to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 5. ANGELS 7TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Fairly flied out to left; Solaita walked; Baylor walked [Solaita to second]; LAGROW REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Bostock doubled to right [Solaita scored, Baylor to third]; Grich grounded out (third to first); Lansford singled to center [Baylor scored, Bostock scored]; Lansford stole second; Downing walked; R. Miller flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 9, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger lined to first; Orta flied out to right; Blomberg lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 9, White Sox 5. ANGELS 8TH: Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Fairly struck out; Solaita was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 9, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first); Cruz popped to shortstop in foul territory; Molinaro singled to center; Soderholm popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 9, White Sox 5. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (first to pitcher); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich walked; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 9, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Nahorodny walked; Nordhagen singled to center [Nahorodny to second]; Kessinger singled to right [Nahorodny to third, Nordhagen to second]; Orta flied out to center; MOORE BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Moore popped to second in foul territory; Lamar Johnson forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 9, White Sox 5.

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