Adding to his phenomenal streak, Ron Guidry not only won for the 11th straight time but also broke the Yankees' 59-year-old record for strikeouts, fanning 18, while shutting out the Angels, 4-0. The former club mark was 15, set by Bob Shawkey September 27, 1919, in the second game of a doubleheader with the former Philadelphia Athletics.

The Yankees also had another standout in Gary Thomasson, who played his first game in pinstripes since being acquired from the A's. The new center fielder hit a single and a triple, driving in two runs and scoring one. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, California Angels 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Yankees      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .236      White lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .279
Chalk ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .280      Thomasson cf          4   1   2   2     0   2   .214
Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   4   .190        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Baylor lf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .248      Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   3   .278
Jackson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Rettenmund rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   2   .216      Spencer dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Hampton dh            3   0   0   0     0   3   .214      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .182
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2  18             Totals               34   4  11   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 33,162
Left on Base: Angels 6, Yankees 6
DP: Angels 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Grich (7)
Triples: Thomasson (2)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (7)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell L(1-5)         2.1   8   4   4   0   1   0  15   4.02
Brett                   5.2   3   0   0   0   4   0  19   5.73
Totals                  8    11   4   4   0   5   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(11-0)          9     4   0   0   2  18   0  33   1.45
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2  18   0  33

Wild Pitches: Hartzell (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Grich doubled to center; R. Miller struck out; Chalk
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grich to third]; Rudi was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: White singled to center; Munson singled to right
[White to third]; Thomasson singled to left [White scored,
Munson to second]; Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to
right [Munson to third]; Nettles made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Jackson flied out to center; Baylor
stole second; Rettenmund flied out to center; Downing struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (second to first); Doyle singled to center; White
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Hampton struck out; Grich struck out; R. Miller
singled to center; Chalk singled to right [R. Miller to third];
Rudi struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to right; Thomasson tripled to left
[Munson scored]; Jackson singled to left [Thomasson scored];
Hartzell threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second]; Chambliss made
an out to shortstop; Nettles singled to right [Jackson scored];
BRETT REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Spencer forced Nettles
(first to shortstop); Stanley flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Jackson struck out; Rettenmund
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Doyle singled to right; Doyle was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); White
flied out to right; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing walked; Hampton struck out; Grich was called
out on strikes; R. Miller forced Downing (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Thomasson struck out; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Chambliss singled to center; Nettles popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk struck out; Rudi struck out; Baylor struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Spencer singled to right; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Spencer to second]; Doyle grounded out
(first unassisted) [Spencer stayed at second]; White flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Jackson flied out to right; Rettenmund grounded out
(third to first); Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to right; Thomasson struck out;
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING CF); Hampton
struck out; Grich flied out to right; R. Miller grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Chalk struck out; Rudi struck out; Baylor singled to
center; Jackson forced Baylor (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.