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. California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 4Game Played on Tuesday, May 23, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumWhite 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. |
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