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Tuesday August 29, 1978
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A single by Paul Blair drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Yankees prevailed over the Angels, 4-3. Graig Nettles opened the 11th with a double and after Chris Chambliss sacrificed the runner to third, Lou Piniella and Cliff Johnson drew intentional walks. Blair then hit a long fly over the head of center fielder Ken Landreaux. The Angels had tied the score in the top of the ninth on a two-out homer by Joe Rudi. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 4, California Angels 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Angels       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  -   3  7  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  1  -   4  7  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landreaux cf          5   0   2   1     0   0   .227      Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Chalk 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Bostock rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Randolph 2b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .269
Baylor lf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .260      Munson c              3   1   1   0     2   0   .300
Rudi 1b               5   1   1   1     0   1   .246      Jackson rf            5   1   2   2     0   2   .278
Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     0   3   .283      Nettles 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .266
  Rettenmund ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .287
Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .228      Spencer dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .223
Anderson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Johnson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   1   .247
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blair pr,cf         1   1   1   1     1   0   .176
                                                          Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   3   7   3     0   5             Totals               34   4   7   4     8   7

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 24,203
Left on Base: Angels 5, Yankees 10
DP: Angels 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Stanley
Doubles: Landreaux (6), Nettles 2 (19)
Triples: Grich (2), Randolph (5)
Home Runs: Baylor (27), Rudi (14), Jackson (19)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (5), Stanley (4), Chambliss (1)
GIDP: Rivers (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   7.1   5   3   3   4   6   1  30   4.30
LaRoche L(9-6)          3     2   1   1   4   1   0  15   2.24
Totals                 10.1   7   4   4   8   7   1  45

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 7     5   2   2   0   4   1  26   4.19
Lyle                    3     1   1   1   0   0   1  11   3.32
Gossage W(9-10)         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.00
Totals                 11     7   3   3   0   5   2  41

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz


ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk
flied out to right; Bostock grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph flied out
to center; Munson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor homered; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to
first); Goodwin struck out; Downing grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to right; Nettles flied out to
center; Chambliss was called out on strikes; Piniella flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich tripled to right; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Landreaux singled to right [Grich scored];
Chalk grounded out (third to first) [Landreaux to second];
Bostock flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to left; Dent struck out; Rivers
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi flied out to left;
Baylor stole second; Goodwin struck out; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph popped to catcher in foul territory;
Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
grounded out (third to first); Landreaux doubled to center;
Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Chambliss flied
out to center; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Spencer walked; Dent popped to first in foul
territory; Rivers grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Goodwin was called out on strikes; Downing grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph was called out on strikes; Munson singled
to left; Jackson homered [Munson scored]; Nettles doubled to
left; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Piniella flied out to
center; Spencer struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Yankees 2.

ANGELS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); On a bunt Anderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux grounded out (first
to pitcher); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent walked; BLAIR RAN FOR DENT; Rivers out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Blair to second]; Randolph
tripled to left [Blair scored]; Munson was walked intentionally;
LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; Nettles
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Yankees 3.

ANGELS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STANLEY REPLACED
RIVERS (PLAYING SS); Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baylor flied out to left; Rudi homered; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR
GOODWIN; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Chambliss
made an out to second; Piniella grounded out (third to first);
JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 10TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Downing made
an out to second; Grich flied out to left; Anderson reached on
an error by Stanley; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 10TH: Blair walked; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Blair to second]; Randolph flied out to
center [Blair to third]; Munson was walked intentionally;
Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Yankees 3.

ANGELS 11TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Chalk lined to
shortstop; Bostock singled to left; Baylor grounded out (second
to first) [Bostock to second]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 11TH: Nettles doubled to right; Chambliss out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Nettles to third]; Piniella
was walked intentionally; Johnson was walked intentionally
[Piniella to second]; Blair singled to center [Nettles scored,
Piniella to third, Johnson to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 3, Yankees 4.



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