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Friday July 21, 1978
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The Angels took the first game of a twi-nighter from the Tigers, 4-2, in 11 innings, but the Tigers came back to win the second game, 5-0. In the first game, the score was 2-2 going into the top of the 11th inning when Carney Lansford led off with a two-base hit. He was wild-pitched to third by Kip Young, who was making his major league debut, and scored when Lyman Bostock drilled a hit off second baseman Steve Dillard's glove. A walk to Joe Rudi moved Bostock to second and he scored on a single by Brian Downing.

In the second game, Jack Billingham tossed a seven-hitter and was never in serious trouble. Rusty Staub plated two in the first with a double and hit a solo homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  -   4 15  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  -   2  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          6   1   2   0     0   0   .283      LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     2   0   .288
Lansford 3b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .281      Wockenfuss rf         4   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Bostock rf            5   1   3   1     1   0   .292        Corcoran pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Fairly 1b             2   0   0   0     3   0   .219      Staub dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Baylor dh             5   0   2   1     1   0   .272        Whitaker pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Rudi lf               5   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Thompson 1b           4   1   1   0     0   3   .292
Downing c             6   1   3   2     0   1   .262      Kemp lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Chalk ss,2b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Parrish c             4   1   1   2     0   1   .234
Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Wagner ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
  Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Dillard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Young p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   4  15   4     6   4             Totals               34   2   6   2     4   4

Time of Game: 3:29
Left on Base: Angels 16, Tigers 6
DP: Angels 2, Tigers 1
Doubles: Baylor (14), Lansford (12), LeFlore (17), Dillard (2)
Home Runs: Downing (5), Parrish (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Lansford (3), Fairly (2), Dillard (6), Thompson (1), Whitaker (5)
GIDP: Rudi (7), Wockenfuss (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  8     6   2   2   1   3   1  29   2.86
LaRoche W(7-4)          3     0   0   0   3   1   0  12   2.91
Totals                 11     6   2   2   4   4   1  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  7.1  11   2   2   4   3   1  36   3.66
Glynn                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Foucault                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.78
Young L(0-1)            2     3   2   2   1   1   0  10   9.00
Totals                 11    15   4   4   6   4   1  53

Wild Pitches: Tanana (4), Young (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to right; Lansford lined to
third; Bostock singled to left; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to left; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub hit into a double
play to left [LeFlore out at third (pitcher to third)]; Ron
LeFlore was out on appeal for leaving 3B too soon; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to center; Rudi grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baylor out at
second]; Downing singled to center; Chalk flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp grounded
out (second to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich popped to first in foul territory; R. Miller
flied out to right; Lansford singled to shortstop; Bostock
walked [Lansford to second]; Fairly walked [Lansford to third,
Bostock to second]; Baylor forced Fairly (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner
singled to left; Dillard forced Wagner (third to second);
LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Downing struck
out; Chalk lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Staub lined to first;
Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich singled to center; R. Miller singled to right
[Grich to second]; Lansford struck out; Bostock flied out to
center; Fairly walked [Grich to third, R. Miller to second];
Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp made an out to second; Parrish flied out to
right; Rodriguez popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Downing flied
out to left; Chalk singled to shortstop; Grich struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard
doubled to left; LeFlore flied out to center; Tanana threw a
wild pitch [Dillard to third]; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller singled to left; Lansford out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [R. Miller to second]; Bostock
grounded out (second to first) [R. Miller to third]; Fairly
walked; Baylor doubled to right [R. Miller scored, Fairly to
third]; Rudi flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
singled to center; Kemp made an out to second; Parrish homered
[Thompson scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing homered; Chalk grounded out (second to
first); Grich singled to left; GLYNN REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING);
R. Miller forced Grich (shortstop to second); Lansford flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Wagner singled to left; Dillard out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Wagner to second]; LeFlore was walked
intentionally; Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Bostock singled to second; Fairly out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bostock to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED
GLYNN (PITCHING); Baylor was walked intentionally; Rudi popped
to catcher in foul territory; Downing forced Baylor (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Staub walked;
WHITAKER RAN FOR STAUB; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Whitaker to second]; Kemp flied out to
left; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 10TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); YOUNG
REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Chalk made an out to second;
Debut game for Kip Young; SOLAITA BATTED FOR GRICH; Solaita
struck out; R. Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 10TH: ANDERSON REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING SS); CHALK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez grounded out (second
to first); Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); Dillard
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 11TH: Lansford doubled to left; Young threw a wild pitch
[Lansford to third]; Bostock singled to right [Lansford scored];
Fairly flied out to right; Baylor popped to third in foul
territory; Rudi walked [Bostock to second]; Downing singled to
center [Bostock scored, Rudi to third]; Chalk flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 11TH: LeFlore walked; Wockenfuss walked [LeFlore to
second]; CORCORAN RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; Whitaker out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to third, Corcoran to
second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 2.



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