The Angels' strategy in walking Cliff Johnson intentionally with two out in the ninth inning backfired when Bucky Dent tagged Frank Tanana for a two-run single to win the game for the Yankees, 3-1. Tanana retired the first 11 batters in succession before Thurman Munson smashed a homer in the fourth to end the Yankee catcher's 0-for-35 record in previous efforts against the Angels' southpaw. New York Yankees 3, California Angels 1Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumYankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Landreaux rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .228 Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .251 Grich 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .227 Munson c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .273 Bostock cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .268 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .177 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Johnson dh 2 1 1 0 2 1 .204 Chalk ss 2 1 2 0 1 0 .284 Dent ss 3 0 1 2 1 0 .231 Downing c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 6 3 4 5 Totals 31 1 7 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 29,415 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Angels 5 DP: Yankees 0, Angels 0 Errors: Jackson 2 Doubles: Johnson (7), Chambliss (8), Chalk (5) Home Runs: Munson (3) Caught Stealing: Randolph (3), Landreaux (2), Bostock (7) Sacrifice Hits: Bostock (4) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(6-4) 8 7 1 1 1 3 0 30 3.17 Gossage SV(8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.60 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 33 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(9-3) 9 6 3 3 4 5 1 37 2.56 Totals 9 6 3 3 4 5 1 37 Balks: Tanana (3) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph struck out; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (third to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to center; Baylor made an out to shortstop; Jackson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles made an out to third; Johnson struck out; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Lansford made an out to first; Chalk doubled to right; Downing grounded out (third to first); Landreaux was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph flied out to right; Munson homered; Jackson reached on an error by Jackson; Tanana balked [Jackson to second]; Jackson was picked off second but was safe on an error by Jackson [Jackson to third]; Piniella flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Grich singled to center; Bostock singled to left [Grich to second]; Rudi flied out to center [Grich to third]; Baylor made an out to catcher; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 0. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson walked; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Lansford was called out on strikes; Chalk singled to center; Downing singled to right [Chalk to third]; Landreaux forced Downing (second to shortstop) [Chalk scored]; Landreaux was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph walked; Munson grounded out (third to first) [Randolph to second]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Grich singled to right; Bostock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grich to second]; Rudi grounded out (third to first) [Grich to third]; Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. YANKEES 7TH: Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss singled to shortstop; Nettles flied out to right; Johnson doubled to left [Chambliss to third]; Dent was walked intentionally; Rivers forced Dent (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Jackson flied out to center; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk walked; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to left; Munson made an out to first; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Grich struck out; Bostock singled to right; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. YANKEES 9TH: Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss doubled to center; Nettles flied out to left; Johnson was walked intentionally; Dent singled to left [Chambliss scored, Johnson scored]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Rudi grounded out (second to first); Baylor struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 1. |
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