Brian Downing, who later left the game with a broken finger, had three singles and two RBIs to pace the Angels to a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. Downing singled home runs in the second and eighth innings but was forced to retire in the bottom of eighth after being struck by a foul tip off the bat of Ken Singleton. Joe Rudi and Lyman Bostock also had RBI singles and Dave LaRoche earned his 15th save of the season. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      30, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   4 13  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Harlow cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .242
Rettenmund rf         3   0   2   0     1   0   .270        Lopez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
  Bostock pr,rf       1   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Dauer 2b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .285
Lansford 3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Murray 1b             4   1   3   0     0   1   .279
Jackson 1b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .299      Singleton rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .299
Baylor dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .260      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .266
Rudi lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .241      Kelly lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Downing c             4   0   3   2     0   0   .268        Mora ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      May dh                3   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Chalk ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .260
R. Miller cf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .269      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  13   4     3   2             Totals               34   2   8   2     3   7

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 15,350
Left on Base: Angels 9, Orioles 8
DP: Angels 1, Orioles 3
Doubles: Lansford (13), Rettenmund (4), Murray (23), Singleton (12), DeCinces (22)
Caught Stealing: Rettenmund (2), Bostock (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (9)
GIDP: Chalk (6), R. Miller (9), Rudi (8)
Hit by Pitch: Chalk (5,by Flanagan)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(3-4)            7.2   7   2   2   3   5   0  32   3.05
LaRoche SV(15)          1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.80
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   7   0  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(13-9)        7.2  10   3   3   3   2   0  33   3.77
Stanhouse               1.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   7   3.27
Totals                  9    13   4   4   3   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Flanagan (2)
Wild Pitches: Flanagan (6)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Ron Luciano


ANGELS 1ST: Grich flied out to right; Rettenmund singled to
left; Rettenmund was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Lansford doubled to left;
Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to center; Dauer made an out to
first; Murray doubled to right; Singleton grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Rudi singled to center [Baylor to
second]; Downing singled to center [Baylor scored, Rudi to
second]; Chalk grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Downing to second, Rudi out at third]; R. Miller singled to
second [Downing to third]; Grich struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Kelly flied out to
right; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rettenmund doubled to left; Lansford grounded out
(second to first) [Rettenmund to third]; Jackson grounded out
(third to first); Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey struck out; Belanger flied out to center;
Harlow singled to center; Dauer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
singled to left; Chalk was hit by a pitch [Downing to second];
R. Miller grounded into a double play (second to first) [Chalk
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray struck out; Singleton singled to right;
DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Kelly grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
flied out to center; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: May walked; On a bunt Dempsey forced May (pitcher
to shortstop); Belanger struck out; Harlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Jackson made an out to first; Baylor singled to
center; Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Murray singled
to right; Singleton doubled to center [Murray to third];
DeCinces struck out; Kelly made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing made an out to third; Chalk singled to
center; R. Miller flied out to left; Grich grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: May grounded out (catcher to first); Dempsey
walked; Belanger lined into a double play (second to first)
[Dempsey out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles
0.

ANGELS 8TH: Rettenmund walked; BOSTOCK RAN FOR RETTENMUND;
Flanagan threw a wild pitch [Bostock to second]; Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson walked; Baylor popped
to catcher; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire
Rich Garcia arguing the bunted strike three; Rudi singled to
right [Bostock scored, Jackson to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED
FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Downing singled [Jackson scored, Rudi to
third]; Chalk lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HUMPHREY
REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Harlow walked; Dauer forced
Harlow (third to second); Murray singled to right [Dauer to
third]; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Dauer scored,
Murray to second]; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray scored];
LAROCHE REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); MORA BATTED FOR KELLY; Mora
made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Orioles
2.

ANGELS 9TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R. Miller singled
to left; Grich reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[R. Miller to second]; Bostock singled to center [R. Miller
scored, Grich to second]; Bostock was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first); Lansford flied out to right;
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: May singled to right; Dempsey struck out; ANDERSON
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Anderson flied out to center; LOPEZ BATTED
FOR HARLOW; Lopez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Orioles 2.