Rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, the Angels defeated the Blue Jays, 6-4. The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the third with the aid of a triple by Al Woods and doubles by Bob Bailor and John Mayberry, but a homer by Lyman Bostock, single by Joe Rudi and homer by Ron Jackson in the fourth pulled the Angels even.

Bailor tripled to send the Blue Jays ahead in the seventh before the Angels took command in the eighth. Jackson knocked in the tying tally with a single for his third RBI of the game and Brian Downing provided the winning margin with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  3  0  -   6 10  0
Blue Jays    0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landreaux cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Bosetti cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .270
  R. Miller cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Bailor 3b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .274
Lansford 3b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .274      A. Woods lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .270
Bostock rf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .297      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Velez rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Jackson 1b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .302      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Downing c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .258      McKay 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .241
Chalk ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Anderson ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Ault ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .225
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .228        Johnson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     2   3             Totals               34   4   9   4     2   1

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 16,757
Left on Base: Angels 5, Blue Jays 6
DP: Angels 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: McKay
Doubles: Bailor (26), Mayberry (14), McKay (18), Velez (13)
Triples: A. Woods (3), Bailor (5)
Home Runs: Bostock (4), Jackson (4)
Caught Stealing: Chalk (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (17)
GIDP: Bosetti (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell W(6-8)         7.2   9   4   4   1   1   0  33   3.17
LaRoche SV(19)          1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.20
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   1   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(7-11)       7.1   8   5   5   2   2   2  31   4.15
Cruz                    1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   1.09
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2   3   2  38

Balks: Jefferson (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux singled to center; Lansford forced
Landreaux (shortstop to second); Bostock flied out to left;
Jefferson balked [Lansford to second]; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor
singled to shortstop; A. Woods flied to right in foul territory;
Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue
Jays 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi made an out to second; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez
grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk made an out to first; Grich singled to center;
Landreaux forced Grich (shortstop to second) [Landreaux to
second (error by McKay)]; Lansford grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay flied out to right; Gomez flied out to
left; Bosetti singled to second; Bailor doubled to right
[Bosetti scored]; A. Woods tripled to right [Bailor scored];
Horton walked; Mayberry doubled to left [A. Woods scored, Horton
to third]; Velez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Bostock homered; Baylor flied out to left; Rudi
singled to left; Jackson homered [Rudi scored]; Downing flied
out to center; Chalk made an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); McKay was
called out on strikes; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Landreaux grounded
out (second to first); Lansford made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor
made an out to third; A. Woods singled to center; Horton made an
out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Bostock walked; Baylor flied out to left; Rudi flied
out to right; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ashby popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
singled to left; Chalk was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Grich walked; Landreaux grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay doubled to center; Gomez out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [McKay to third]; Bosetti grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dave Chalk was hurt on the play;
ANDERSON REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING SS); Bailor tripled to center
[McKay scored]; A. Woods grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Lansford singled to left; Bostock singled to left
[Lansford to second]; Baylor flied out to left; CRUZ REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Rudi flied out to center; Jackson singled
to left [Lansford scored, Bostock to third (on throw to home),
Jackson to second (on throw to home)]; Downing singled to right
[Bostock scored, Jackson scored, Downing to second (on throw to
home)]; Anderson flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 6, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); Velez doubled to right; LAROCHE
REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Blue Jays 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich flied out to center; Landreaux flied out to
center; Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: R. MILLER REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING CF); McKay
popped to catcher in foul territory; AULT BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault
walked; JOHNSON RAN FOR AULT; Bosetti grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Blue Jays 4.

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