A homer by Ron Fairly with two out in the ninth inning gave the Angels a 3-2 triumph over the Yankees before a Bat Day crowd of 55,090 fans. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the second on a double by Chris Chambliss and single by Graig Nettles. But the Angels tied it in the third when Dave Chalk walked, took second on a balk, moved to third on an infield out and scored on a single by Rick Miller.

The Yankees went ahead in the fifth on a double by Roy White, a groundout and a single by Gary Thomasson. The Angels again tied the contest in the seventh when Ron Jackson singled with two out and came around on a double to right by Chalk. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  7  1
Yankees      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .257      White lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .248
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .233      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Bostock rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Thomasson cf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .215
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   4   .272
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Chambliss dh          3   1   1   0     1   0   .291
Fairly 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .264      Nettles 3b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .247
Jackson 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .253
Chalk ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .281        Blair pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Humphrey c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Johnson c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .202
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                            Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
                                                            Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   2             Totals               32   2   7   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 55,604
Left on Base: Angels 5, Yankees 7
DP: Angels 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Knapp, Randolph 2, Stanley
Doubles: Humphrey (4), Chalk (6), Chambliss (9), White (5)
Home Runs: Fairly (8)
Stolen Bases: Grich (4)
Caught Stealing: R. Miller (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(7-5)            9     7   2   2   4   7   0  36   3.79
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   7   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(7-5)         9     7   3   3   2   2   1  35   3.21
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   2   1  35

Balks: Figueroa (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to center; Grich struck out;
Bostock flied out to left; Rudi forced R. Miller (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White lined to second; Randolph singled to left;
Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error by Knapp
[Randolph to second]; Thomasson flied out to left; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Fairly
singled to right [Fairly out at second (right to shortstop)];
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Nettles singled to right
[Chambliss scored]; Spencer walked [Nettles to second]; Johnson
flied out to left; Dent forced Nettles (third unassisted)
[Spencer to second]; White flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk walked; Figueroa balked [Chalk to second];
Humphrey grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to third]; R.
Miller singled to right [Chalk scored]; R. Miller was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Grich walked; Grich stole
second; Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph popped to second in foul territory;
Thomasson struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor reached
on an error by Randolph [Baylor to first]; Fairly reached on a
fielder's choice [Baylor to second (error by Randolph)]; Jackson
hit into a double play (center to second) [Baylor out at third];
0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles walked [Chambliss to
second]; Spencer popped to shortstop; Johnson struck out; Dent
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (second to first); Humphrey
doubled to right; R. Miller flied out to right; Grich flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: White doubled to right; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first) [White to third]; Thomasson singled to
right [White scored]; Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Rudi
grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Spencer lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Nettles out at first]; Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Fairly struck
out; Jackson singled to left; Chalk doubled to right [Jackson
scored, Chalk out at third (right to second to third)]; Humphrey
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley popped to third; White singled to first;
Randolph flied out to right; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Grich
flied out to center; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second
to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Fairly homered; Jackson reached
on an error by Stanley [Jackson to first]; Chalk lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Spencer walked; BLAIR RAN FOR SPENCER; On a bunt
Johnson hit into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Blair out
at second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnstone grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 2.