Leading the attack with single, double and homer, Don Baylor sparked the Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Yankees. Baylor singled in the first inning to plate Carney Lansford with the first Angel run. After Lyman Bostock singled to lead off the third, Baylor doubled and both runners scored on consecutive sacrifice flies by Joe Rudi and Ron Fairly. Baylor hit a solo homer in the seventh stanza. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 13  2
Angels       2  0  2    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   6 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .259      R. Miller cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Randolph 2b           5   0   3   0     0   0   .268      Lansford 3b           5   1   3   1     0   1   .278
Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Bostock rf            4   2   1   0     1   1   .302
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .287      Baylor dh             4   2   3   2     0   0   .262
Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .317      Rudi lf               2   0   1   2     0   0   .238
Nettles 3b            4   2   2   1     0   1   .262      Fairly 1b             2   0   2   1     1   0   .218
Jackson rf            3   0   3   1     1   0   .277      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
White lf              4   0   3   1     0   0   .247      Chalk 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Anderson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Spencer ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .168        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .221        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3  13   3     2   5             Totals               32   6  13   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 33,472
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Angels 9
DP: Yankees 1, Angels 1
Errors: Rivers, Clay
Doubles: Jackson (11), Nettles (17), White (10), Chambliss (21), Lansford 2 (17), R. Miller (16), Baylor (21)
Home Runs: Nettles (20), Baylor (26)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Anderson 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi 2 (4), Fairly (4)
GIDP: Munson (13)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(12-9)        4     7   5   4   2   2   0  21   3.24
Clay                    3     5   1   1   0   0   1  14   4.92
Lindblad                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.11
Totals                  8    13   6   5   2   2   1  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(13-7)           5.1  10   3   3   1   2   1  26   4.33
Griffin                 2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.69
LaRoche SV(18)          1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.30
Totals                  9    13   3   3   2   5   1  40

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
flied out to right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford doubled to
center; Bostock walked; Baylor singled to center [Lansford
scored, Bostock to third (error by Rivers), Baylor to second];
Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bostock scored (unearned),
Baylor to third]; Fairly walked; Downing flied out to left; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss made an out to third; Piniella singled to
left; Nettles struck out; Jackson singled to right [Piniella to
third, Jackson out at second (right to first)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk flied out to center; Anderson grounded out
(second to first); R. Miller doubled to left; Lansford was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels
2.

YANKEES 3RD: White singled to pitcher; Dent made an out to
first; Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph singled to left
[White to second]; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Bostock singled to right; Baylor doubled to left
[Bostock to third]; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bostock
scored, Baylor to third]; Fairly hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Baylor scored]; Downing grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles homered; Jackson doubled to
center; White grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk singled to right; Anderson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Chalk to second]; R. Miller grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lansford doubled to center [Chalk
scored]; Bostock struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Angels 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent was called out on strikes; Rivers flied out to
left; Randolph singled to right; Munson flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: CLAY REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Baylor made an
out to second; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
singled to right; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss walked; Piniella flied out to center;
Nettles doubled to right [Chambliss to third]; Jackson singled
to shortstop [Chambliss scored, Nettles stayed at second]; White
doubled to right [Nettles scored, Jackson to third]; GRIFFIN
REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Dent popped to left; Rivers grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels
5.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk singled to right; Anderson reached on an error
by Clay on a sacrifice bunt [Chalk to third, Anderson to
second]; R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford
reached on a fielder's choice [Chalk out at home (second to
catcher), Anderson to third]; Bostock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
made an out to second; Chambliss doubled to right; Piniella
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor homered; Rudi singled to right; Fairly
singled to right [Rudi to second]; Downing grounded out (catcher
to first) [Rudi to third, Fairly to second]; Chalk reached on a
fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Fairly out at
third (shortstop to catcher to third), Rudi out at home (third
to pitcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles flied out to center; Jackson walked; White
singled to left [Jackson to second]; SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT;
LAROCHE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER;
Johnson struck out; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); LINDBLAD
REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Anderson grounded out (second to
first); R. Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Lansford
singled to left; Lansford stole second; Bostock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to right; Munson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randolph out at
second]; Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 6.