Dave Frost and Don Aase pitched complete games and Brian Downing and Don Baylor provided decisive hitting as the Angels defeated the White Sox in a doubleheader, 4-2 and 9-1. The White Sox rapped Frost for four of their six hits while scoring their two runs in the fourth inning, but the Angels struck back with three runs in the sixth. Rod Carew started the inning with a single, Baylor was hit by a pitch, Willie Aikens singled to score Carew, and Downing followed with a two-run triple.

In the nightcap, Baylor hit two homers and a triple and drove in four runs. With the game out of hand, manager Don Kessinger of the White Sox used utilityman Wayne Nordhagen as a relief pitcher in the ninth inning. The Angels tagged Nordhagen for two runs on back-to-back triples by Carew and Baylor and an infield out by Dan Ford. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 27, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   4  8  0
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          3   0   1   0     2   1   .273      Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .320
Lansford 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Torres rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .353
Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .345      Lemon cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .315
Baylor lf             3   2   2   0     0   1   .331      Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .292
Aikens dh             4   1   1   1     0   1   .297      Bannister 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .343
Ford rf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .279      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Downing c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .340      Orta dh               1   0   0   0     2   0   .178
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Foley c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
                                                            Pryor ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
                                                          Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   8   4     4   3             Totals               30   2   6   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Angels 7, White Sox 4
DP: Angels 3, White Sox 2
Errors: Lemon, Barrios
Doubles: Baylor (13), Lemon (15)
Triples: Downing (2)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (9)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (1)
GIDP: Lansford (9), Kessinger 2 (5), Johnson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (6,by Barrios)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(3-2)            9     6   2   2   3   3   0  33   4.60
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(4-2)          9     8   4   4   4   3   0  38   3.86
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Barrios (3)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford
grounded out (third to first); Carew walked; Baylor was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Torres popped to third in
foul territory; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens flied out to center; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Downing grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bannister lined to center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich flied out to right; Campaneris walked;
Campaneris was picked off and caught stealing second but was
safe at second (error by Barrios); R. Miller walked; Lansford
lined into a double play (pitcher to second) [Campaneris out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta walked; Foley flied out to left; Kessinger
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Orta
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Carew flied out to center; Baylor singled to right;
Baylor stole second; Aikens struck out; Ford singled to second
[Baylor to third]; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr singled to first; Torres singled to third
[Garr to second]; Lemon doubled to center [Garr scored, Torres
to third]; Soderholm singled to left [Torres scored, Lemon to
third]; Bannister made an out to second; Johnson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Soderholm out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); R. Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta walked; Foley singled to right [Orta to
second]; Kessinger grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Orta to third, Foley out at second]; Garr
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox
2.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford flied out to right; Carew singled to
center; Baylor was hit by a pitch [Carew to second]; Aikens
singled to center [Carew scored, Baylor to third, Aikens to
second (error by Lemon)]; Ford grounded out (first unassisted);
Downing tripled to left [Baylor scored, Aikens scored]; Grich
made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Torres struck out; Lemon grounded out (third to
first); Soderholm flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); R.
Miller walked; Lansford forced R. Miller (third to second);
Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bannister singled to shortstop; Johnson made an
out to shortstop; Orta popped to third in foul territory; Foley
forced Bannister (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor doubled to left; Aikens flied out to right
[Baylor to third]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to left [Baylor
scored]; Downing flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MOORE BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Moore flied out to
right; Garr grounded out (second to first); Torres was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 9TH: PRYOR REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING SS); Grich grounded
out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Campaneris singled to
pitcher; R. Miller singled to left [Campaneris to second];
Lansford grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Soderholm walked; Bannister grounded out (second to first)
[Soderholm to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 2.

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