The Angels, after leading, 5-1, erupted for five more runs in the eighth inning and then stood off the rallying Yankees, 10-7. Although Jim Beattie was the loser, Andy Messersmith was the victim of the Angels' outburst in the eighth.

Brian Downing doubled and scored on a single by Rick Miller. Joe Rudi also singled. Then, on successive pitches, Don Baylor hit a three-run homer and Ron Fairly followed with a solo shot. Reggie Jackson hit three singles and a triple in a 4-for-4 night for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 10, New York Yankees 7
Game Played on Friday, June      16, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       2  0  1    0  2  0    0  5  0  -  10 14  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  3  -   7 11  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landreaux rf          5   1   1   0     1   1   .243      Rivers cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .261
Grich 2b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .236      White lf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .239
R. Miller cf          3   2   2   1     0   0   .250      Munson c              3   1   0   1     1   0   .276
Rudi lf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .196        Blair 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Baylor dh             4   2   2   3     0   0   .247        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   1     0   0   .175
Fairly 1b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .256      Jackson rf            4   0   4   3     1   0   .278
Jackson 3b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .331      Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Chalk ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Nettles 3b,ss         4   0   0   0     1   1   .241
Downing c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .220      Spencer dh            3   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Piniella ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .325
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss,2b         3   0   1   0     1   1   .375
  D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomasson ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .206
                                                            Johnson c           0   1   0   0     1   0   .211
                                                          Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Messersmith p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  14   8     3   3             Totals               35   7  11   7     6   2

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 35,968
Left on Base: Angels 9, Yankees 8
DP: Angels 3, Yankees 1
Errors: Rivers
Doubles: Grich (6), Baylor (5), Downing (3), Rivers (5), White (4)
Triples: Jackson (3)
Home Runs: Baylor (16), Fairly (7), Spencer (7)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Miller 2 (4), Chalk (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (1)
GIDP: Nettles (8), Doyle (2), White (2)
Hit by Pitch: Downing (3,by Beattie), Baylor (6,by Beattie), Rivers (2,by LaRoche)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase W(3-3)             7     7   4   4   4   0   1  29   4.96
LaRoche                 1.1   2   3   3   2   1   0   9   3.79
D. Miller               0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.16
Totals                  9    11   7   7   6   2   1  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie L(2-2)          6.1   8   5   4   3   2   0  32   3.33
Messersmith             2.2   6   5   5   0   1   2  14   6.14
Totals                  9    14  10   9   3   3   2  46

Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (2), Beattie 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Beattie (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark


ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux singled to left; Grich singled to center
[Landreaux to second]; R. Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Landreaux to third, Grich to second]; Rudi hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Landreaux scored, Grich to third];
Baylor reached on an error by Rivers [Grich scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Baylor to second]; Fairly popped to first; 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; White flied out to
right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk was
called out on strikes; Downing was hit by a pitch; Landreaux
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to right; Chambliss flied out to
left; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich doubled to center; R. Miller out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grich to third]; Rudi struck
out; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Beattie threw a wild pitch
[Grich scored, Baylor to second]; Fairly grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to center; Stanley walked; Doyle
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Yankees 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Jackson singled to left; Chalk out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to second]; Downing grounded
out (second to first) [Jackson to third]; Landreaux walked;
Grich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to right; White grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Munson walked; Jackson singled to center [Munson to
second]; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller singled to center; Rudi flied out to
center; Baylor doubled to left [R. Miller to third]; Fairly was
walked intentionally; Jackson singled to left [R. Miller scored,
Baylor scored, Fairly to second]; Chalk lined into a double play
(second to first) [Jackson out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to right; Spencer homered;
Stanley singled to right; Doyle flied out to left; Rivers flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing grounded out (first unassisted); Landreaux
grounded out (first unassisted); Grich singled to left; R.
Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to center; Munson made an out to
second; Jackson walked; Chambliss forced Jackson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi walked; Baylor made an out to third;
MESSERSMITH REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Fairly singled to
center [Rudi to second]; Jackson flied out to center; Chalk
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Stanley flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing doubled to left; Landreaux struck out; Grich
made an out to second; R. Miller singled to right [Downing
scored]; Rudi singled to center [R. Miller to third]; Baylor
homered [R. Miller scored, Rudi scored]; Fairly homered; Jackson
flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 10, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: THOMASSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Thomasson singled to
center; Rivers doubled to right [Thomasson to third]; White
walked; LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Munson forced White
(second to shortstop) [Thomasson scored, Rivers to third];
Jackson tripled to center [Rivers scored, Munson scored];
Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles walked; PINIELLA BATTED FOR
SPENCER; Piniella flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 10, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 9TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSON
REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING C ); BLAIR REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING
3B); NETTLES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); STANLEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Chalk lined to shortstop; Downing
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Landreaux flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 10, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Stanley struck out; Johnson walked; Rivers was hit
by a pitch [Johnson to second]; White doubled to left [Johnson
scored, Rivers to third]; D. MILLER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING);
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BLAIR; Johnstone grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Rivers scored, White to third]; Jackson singled to
center [White scored]; Chambliss singled to center [Jackson to
second]; Nettles struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 10,
Yankees 7.