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Monday June 4, 1979
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A triple by Dan Ford keyed a two-run sixth inning that lifted the Angels to a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Bert Campaneris opened the Angel sixth with a single and scored on a triple by Ford off the center field fence. Don Baylor followed with a single that plated Ford. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Monday, June 4, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Blue Jays    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Angels       0  0  1    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .208
Bailor rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Howell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .264      Ford cf               4   1   2   1     0   2   .287
Carty dh              4   0   3   2     0   0   .258      Baylor lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .322
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .279      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Bosetti cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .239      Downing c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Woods lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .247      Rettenmund dh         3   1   2   1     0   1   .235
Ainge 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .286      Grich 2b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .302
Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .196      Davis rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   9   2     2   8             Totals               30   4   9   4     0   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 16,979
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Angels 3
DP: Blue Jays 1, Angels 1
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Ford (9)
Triples: Ford (2)
Home Runs: Grich (10), Rettenmund (1)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (4), Bosetti (10)
Caught Stealing: Carty (1), Baylor (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Lansford (4)
GIDP: Davis (1)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (2,by Knapp)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(2-6)          5.1   6   4   4   0   2   2  22   6.27
Buskey                  2.2   3   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.14
Totals                  8     9   4   4   0   4   2  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   1     2   1   1   0   2   0   7   5.68
Barlow W(1-1)           5     6   1   1   1   4   0  21   5.48
Clear SV(5)             3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   2.79
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   8   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Knapp (2)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Bailor struck out;
Howell grounded out (second to pitcher) [Griffin to second];
Carty singled to center [Griffin scored]; Mayberry was hit by a
pitch [Carty to second]; Bosetti reached on an error by
Campaneris [Carty to third, Mayberry to second]; Woods struck
out; Chris Knapp sprained his back; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Blue Jays 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Lansford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: BARLOW REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Ainge struck
out; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Downing made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor singled to shortstop; Bailor stole second;
Howell struck out; Carty singled to right [Bailor scored];
Mayberry struck out while Carty was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rettenmund struck out; Grich homered; Davis flied
out to center; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti singled to second; Bosetti stole second;
Woods lined to right; Ainge grounded out (second to first)
[Bosetti to third]; Cerone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
doubled to right; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor
flied out to center; Howell singled to center; Carty singled to
right [Howell to third]; Mayberry made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rettenmund homered; Grich flied out to left; Davis flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti lined to center; Woods grounded out
(second to first); Ainge walked; Cerone singled to left [Ainge
to second]; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Campaneris singled to left; Lansford made an out to
second; Ford tripled to center [Campaneris scored]; Baylor
singled to right [Ford scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED HUFFMAN
(PITCHING); Baylor was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Aikens grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: CLEAR REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Bailor lined to
right; Howell struck out; Carty lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing singled to left; Rettenmund singled to
center [Downing to third]; Grich struck out; Davis grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry struck out; Bosetti singled to center;
Woods walked [Bosetti to second]; Ainge flied out to left;
Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Campaneris singled to right; Lansford out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Campaneris to second]; Ford
struck out; Baylor lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Angels 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Griffin flied out to left; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 4.



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