The Angels overcame an early three-run deficit to come away with a 5-4 decision over the White Sox. The Sox took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on a run-scoring single by Ralph Garr and a two-run single by Don Kessinger.

The Angels eventually tied the game in the fifth on consecutive singles by Bobby Grich, Dave Chalk and Merv Rettenmund. The winning marker followed in the sixth on a two-out double by Rick Miller and pinch-single by Ken Landreaux. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Angels       0  1  0    2  1  1    0  0  x  -   5 10  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .280      Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   2     0   0   .286      Chalk ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Orta 2b               4   0   0   1     0   1   .252      Rettenmund dh         3   0   1   1     1   1   .371
Blomberg dh           3   0   1   0     1   1   .183      Jackson 1b            2   1   1   0     0   1   .368
Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   1   0     1   0   .246        Fairly ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Molinaro rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .344      Baylor lf             3   2   1   2     1   0   .291
Cruz cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .214      Bostock cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .217
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .218      Lansford 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .287
Nahorodny c           4   1   1   0     0   2   .261      R. Miller rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .217
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landreaux ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .180
                                                            Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   9   4     3   7             Totals               31   5  10   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 16,866
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Angels 6
DP: White Sox 1, Angels 0
Errors: Hampton
Doubles: Blomberg (1), Jackson (7), R. Miller (6)
Home Runs: Baylor (11)
Stolen Bases: Garr (4), Lamar Johnson (3), Landreaux (4), Chalk (3)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (1), Bostock (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (3)
GIDP: R. Miller (2)
Hit by Pitch: Chalk (3,by Willoughby)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    4.1   8   4   4   2   3   1  21   4.27
Willoughby L(0-3)       3.2   2   1   1   0   0   0  14   3.18
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   3   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(3-3)             9     9   4   4   3   7   0  37   3.12
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Willoughby (1)
Balks: Ryan (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to center; Kessinger flied out to
right; Garr stole second; Orta struck out; Blomberg walked;
Lamar Johnson forced Blomberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Grich lined to third; Chalk flied out to right;
Rettenmund walked; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Molinaro flied out to left; Cruz singled to
center; Soderholm popped to second; Nahorodny singled to left
[Cruz to second]; Garr singled to right [Cruz scored, Nahorodny
to third, Garr to second (on throw)]; Kessinger singled to
center [Nahorodny scored, Garr scored]; Orta forced Kessinger
(second to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Bostock singled to left [Baylor to
third]; Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baylor scored];
R. Miller flied out to left; Humphrey grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Blomberg struck out; Lamar Johnson flied out to
right; Molinaro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich lined to shortstop; Chalk grounded out (third
to first); Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Soderholm struck out; Nahorodny struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Jackson doubled to center; Baylor homered [Jackson
scored]; On a bunt Bostock singled to third; White Sox Coach
Minnie Minoso ejected by 1B umpire Dale Ford; Bostock was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Lansford singled to
third; R. Miller grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Lansford out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr singled to right; Ryan balked [Garr to
second]; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Garr to third]; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Garr
scored]; Blomberg doubled to center; Lamar Johnson walked;
Molinaro singled to first [Blomberg out at home (first to
pitcher to catcher), Lamar Johnson to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey struck out; On a bunt Grich singled to
second; Chalk singled to center [Grich to second]; Rettenmund
singled to center [Grich scored, Chalk to second]; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Fairly
forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second); Baylor lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cruz made an
out to second; Soderholm struck out; Nahorodny grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels
4.

ANGELS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller doubled to center;
LANDREAUX BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Landreaux singled to center [R.
Miller scored]; Landreaux stole second; Grich flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HAMPTON REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING C ); Garr
flied out to center; Kessinger flied out to left; Orta flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk was hit by a pitch; Chalk stole second;
Rettenmund made an out to third; Fairly grounded out (pitcher to
first); Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Blomberg flied out to center; Lamar Johnson
singled to center; Lamar Johnson stole second [Lamar Johnson to
third (error by Hampton)]; Molinaro grounded out (second to
first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Lansford
grounded out (third to first); R. Miller grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm struck out; Nahorodny struck out; Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Angels 5.