A three-run homer by Joe Rudi carried the Angels to a 5-2 triumph over the Red Sox. The Angels took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning on a two-run double by Don Baylor. In the seventh, Lyman Bostock singled and Baylor was hit by a pitch to set the stage for Rudi's round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  2  0    3  0  x  -   5  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Landreaux cf,lf       4   1   0   0     1   0   .228
Remy 2b               4   0   1   1     0   2   .272      Lansford 3b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .280
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .322      Bostock rf            4   2   3   0     0   0   .303
Fisk c                4   1   2   0     0   1   .294      Baylor 1b             2   1   1   2     0   1   .254
Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Fairly 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Evans rf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .269      Rudi lf               4   1   1   3     0   2   .233
Bailey dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .215        R. Miller cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Scott 1b              3   1   2   0     0   1   .243      Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Hobson 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
                                                          Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .236
                                                          Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     0   7             Totals               29   5   5   5     6   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 41,144
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Angels 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Angels 0
Errors: Scott, Chalk
Doubles: Fisk (31), Baylor (18)
Triples: Remy (6)
Home Runs: Rudi (10)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (14), Baylor 2 (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Lynn (2), Hobson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor 2 (15,by Eckersley 2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(13-5)       8     5   5   4   6   8   1  37   3.42
Totals                  8     5   5   4   6   8   1  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(16-7)          9     6   2   2   0   7   0  34   3.12
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   7   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
grounded out (second to first); Rice singled to center; Fisk
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford
walked; Lansford stole second; Bostock grounded out (second to
first) [Lansford to third]; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Baylor
stole second; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Angels 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Evans struck
out; Bailey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Goodwin walked; Downing walked [Goodwin to second];
On a bunt Chalk forced Goodwin (pitcher to third) [Downing to
second]; Grich struck out; Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott singled to center; Hobson forced Scott
(shortstop to second); Burleson flied out to right; Remy struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Lansford walked; Bostock singled to center [Lansford
to third]; Baylor struck out; Rudi struck out; Goodwin struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice reached on an error by Chalk; Fisk singled to
left [Rice to second]; Lynn out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Rice to third, Fisk to second]; Evans flied out to
left; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing flied out to center; Chalk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott singled to left; Hobson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to second]; Burleson popped to
first in foul territory [Scott to third]; Remy tripled to right
[Scott scored]; Rice was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Scott dropped a foul fly hit by Landreaux for an
error; Landreaux walked; On a bunt Lansford made an out to
first; Bostock singled to right [Landreaux to third]; Baylor
doubled to left [Landreaux scored (unearned), Bostock scored];
Baylor stole third; Rudi flied out to center; Goodwin grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Angels 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk struck out; Lynn made an out to third; Evans
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
struck out; Grich grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Scott struck
out (catcher to first); Hobson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford
popped to first in foul territory; Bostock singled to center;
Baylor was hit by a pitch [Bostock to second]; Rudi homered
[Bostock scored, Baylor scored]; Goodwin grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 5.

RED SOX 8TH: FAIRLY REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); R. MILLER
REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING CF); LANDREAUX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Burleson flied out to left; Remy was called out on strikes;
Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing popped to pitcher in foul territory; Chalk
struck out; Grich walked; Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk doubled to left; Lynn grounded out (second to
first) [Fisk to third]; Evans grounded out (third to first)
[Fisk scored]; Bailey was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Angels 5.