The Angels brought a four-hour, five-minute game to a close by scoring in the 12th inning on a pass to Lyman Bostock, sacrifice by Joe Rudi and single by Ron Jackson to defeat the Yankees, 4-3. Two Angel runners, Bobby Grich and Carney Lansford, were thrown out at the plate in the ninth.

Both benches emptied when a fight broke out after Lansford bowled over Yankee catcher Mike Heath. Yankee Manager Billy Martin and Heath were ejected. Nolan Ryan, who pitched the first nine innings for the Angels, struck out eight and took over 10th place on the majors' all-time list with a total of 2,539. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 4, New York Yankees 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 10, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .259      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .229
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Lansford 3b           4   1   0   0     0   1   .281
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     2   2   .246        Mulliniks ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Munson c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Bostock cf            5   1   2   0     1   1   .271
  Heath c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .178
  Johnson c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Baylor dh             5   1   0   0     1   1   .249
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     2   3   .262      Jackson 1b            6   0   1   1     0   3   .356
Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   0     2   0   .310      Rettenmund rf         5   1   3   1     0   0   .298
Nettles 3b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .244      Chalk ss,3b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .283
Spencer dh            5   0   2   1     0   1   .253      Downing c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .235
White lf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .207        Humphrey c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Dent ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   3   9   3     8  12             Totals               42   4   9   4     5   8

Time of Game: 4:05   Attendance: 37,848
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Angels 12
DP: Yankees 0, Angels 1
Errors: Heath, Gullett, Humphrey
Doubles: Spencer 2 (7), Rettenmund (3)
Stolen Bases: Rivers 2 (8), White (3), Dent (1), Randolph (14), Chalk (4)
Caught Stealing: Jackson 2 (7), Lansford (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (5), Rudi (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (4)
GIDP: Munson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Downing (2,by Eastwick), Lansford (2,by Lyle)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 5     3   1   0   3   5   0  21   3.38
Eastwick                1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   8   2.74
Lyle                    2     4   1   1   0   0   0  10   4.09
Gossage L(3-6)          3.1   1   1   1   1   2   0  12   1.68
Totals                 11.2   9   4   3   5   8   0  51

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    9     9   3   3   7   8   0  40   4.04
LaRoche W(5-2)          3     0   0   0   1   4   0  10   2.88
Totals                 12     9   3   3   8  12   0  50

Hit by Pitch: Eastwick (1), Lyle (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Rivers stole second;
Randolph walked; Munson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Rivers to third, Randolph out at second];
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Grich walked; Lansford forced Grich (third to
second); Bostock flied out to center; Lansford was picked off
and caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by
Gullett); Rudi singled to left [Lansford scored (unearned)];
Baylor struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Angels 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to third; Nettles singled to
center [Chambliss to second]; Spencer grounded out (second to
first) [Chambliss to third, Nettles to second]; White walked;
Dent singled to center [Chambliss scored, Nettles to third,
White to second]; Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nettles
scored]; White stole third and Dent stole second; Randolph
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Rettenmund singled to right;
Chalk walked [Rettenmund to second]; Downing flied out to right;
Grich forced Chalk (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to third; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Chambliss singled to right [Munson to second]; Nettles
struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: HEATH REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thuman Munson had been hit
on the throat by a foul ball earlier in the game; Bostock
singled to right; Rudi flied to right in foul territory; Baylor
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White popped to third in foul territory; Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (third
to first); Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to right; Heath grounded out
(second to pitcher); Jackson walked; Jackson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing was called out on strikes; Grich walked;
Lansford popped to second; Bostock was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out to center;
Spencer doubled to center [Chambliss scored]; White struck out;
Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Rudi flied out
to right; Baylor walked; Jackson grounded out (third to first)
[Baylor to second]; Rettenmund singled to center [Baylor
scored]; Chalk forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers singled to left; Rivers stole second;
Randolph was called out on strikes; Heath grounded out (second
to first) [Rivers to third]; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing was hit by a pitch; Grich reached on an
error by Heath on a sacrifice bunt [Downing to second]; Lansford
struck out; LYLE REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Bostock forced
Grich (second to shortstop) [Downing to third]; Rudi grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels
2.

YANKEES 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Chambliss
walked; Nettles popped to shortstop; Spencer doubled to right
[Chambliss to third]; White was walked intentionally; Dent
popped to third; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Baylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); STANLEY REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS);
Jackson flied out to right; Rettenmund doubled to right; Chalk
singled to left [Rettenmund scored]; Chalk stole second;
Humphrey popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Angels 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph flied out to right; Heath struck out;
Jackson walked; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich singled to center; Lansford was hit by a pitch
[Grich to second]; Bostock singled to center [Grich out at home
(center to catcher), Lansford to third, Bostock to second (on
throw to home)]; GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Rudi reached
on a fielder's choice [Lansford out at home (third to
catcher)]; Carney Lansford suffered a jammed thumb on the
play when he collided with catcher Mike Heath; Heath, having
been run into on consecutive plays, came up swinging at
Lansford; both benches cleared; Heath and Yankees manager Billy
Martin ejected by HP umpire Larry Barnett; JOHNSON REPLACED
HEATH (PLAYING C ); Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 3.

YANKEES 10TH: LAROCHE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Chambliss flied
out to left; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 10TH: Jackson struck out; Rettenmund flied out to center;
Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Angels 3.

YANKEES 11TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING SS); CHALK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); White flied out to center;
Stanley struck out; Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 11TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 3.

YANKEES 12TH: Randolph walked; Johnson flied out to center;
Jackson struck out; Randolph stole second [Randolph to third
(error by Humphrey)]; Chambliss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 12TH: Bostock walked; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Bostock to second]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jackson singled to center [Bostock scored]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 4.
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