Don Baylor, who had been in a homer slump, with only two since the All-Star break, stepped up to the plate in the ninth inning and hit for the circuit to carry the Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. Back-to-back homers by Eddie Murray and Doug DeCinces produced the Orioles' runs in the fourth.

The Angels caught up with two out in the seventh. Baylor doubled and scored when Joe Rudi singled. Rudi raced to third on a wild pickoff attempt by Scott McGregor and counted the tying run on a single by Carney Lansford. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .233      Chalk 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Dempsey c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Rettenmund lf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Kelly lf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .257      Bostock rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Baylor dh             4   2   3   1     0   0   .258
Murray 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .284      Rudi 1b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .237
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Lansford 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .278
May dh                4   0   1   0     0   2   .242      Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Dauer 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Anderson ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .201      R. Miller cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .302
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     5   8             Totals               30   3   8   3     1   0

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 19,488
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Angels 2
DP: Orioles 3, Angels 1
Errors: Belanger, McGregor
Doubles: Baylor (19)
Home Runs: Murray (23), DeCinces (21), Baylor (25)
Caught Stealing: Rettenmund (3), Lansford (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelly (4), Dauer (3)
GIDP: Singleton (9), R. Miller (10), Chalk (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(12-11)       8.2   8   3   2   1   0   1  31   3.36
Totals                  8.2   8   3   2   1   0   1  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(12-7)           9     7   2   2   5   8   2  38   4.30
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   8   2  38

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Dempsey popped to first in foul
territory; Kelly struck out; Singleton walked [Harlow to
second]; Murray popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Chalk flied out to left; Rettenmund grounded out
(second to first); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; May was called out on
strikes; Dauer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to third; Rudi grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Harlow singled to right;
Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harlow to second];
Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
singled to right; R. Miller grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Anderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
homered; DeCinces homered; May popped to catcher in foul
territory; Dauer flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk lined to shortstop; Rettenmund walked;
Rettenmund was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger popped to second; Harlow grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dempsey popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor singled to center; Rudi hit into a double
play (center to second to first) [Baylor out at second];
Lansford reached on an error by Belanger; Downing flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Kelly singled to pitcher; Singleton grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at
second]; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Anderson grounded out (third to first); R. Miller
popped to pitcher; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); May struck
out; Dauer singled to center; Belanger walked [Dauer to second];
Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Rettenmund flied out to center; Bostock flied out to
right; Baylor doubled to left; Rudi singled to left [Baylor
scored]; Rudi was picked off first but was safe on an error by
McGregor [Rudi to third]; Lansford singled to shortstop [Rudi
scored (unearned)]; Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey singled to left; Kelly out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Dempsey to second]; Singleton flied out
to left; Murray was walked intentionally; DeCinces flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing flied out to right; Anderson singled to
left; R. Miller singled to left [Anderson to second]; Chalk
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [R.
Miller out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels
2.

ORIOLES 9TH: May singled to left; Dauer out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [May to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Crowley struck out; Harlow was walked intentionally; Dempsey was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels
2.

ANGELS 9TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Rettenmund
lined to shortstop; Bostock grounded out (second to first);
Baylor homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 3.