Four homers -- two by Bobby Grich and one each by Dan Ford and Rod Carew -- powered the Angels to a 7-5 victory over the Blue Jays, snapping a three-game losing streak. Ford homered in the first inning.

After the Blue Jays twice held a lead, the Angels tied the score at 3-3 in the fourth when Rick Miller was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Grich broke the tie with his first homer of the game in the sixth and Carew followed with a two-run smash in the same stanza. Grich added his second homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Saturday, August 18, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  6  1
Angels       1  0  1    1  0  3    1  0  x  -   7 10  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            3   0   0   1     0   1   .267      Carew 1b              5   1   1   2     0   1   .328
Cannon rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Lansford 3b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .297
Howell 3b             4   2   2   0     0   1   .246      Ford rf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .296
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Gomez pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .237      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .282      Grich 2b              3   2   2   2     1   1   .297
  Bailor pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Rettenmund dh         1   1   0   0     1   1   .275
Bosetti cf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .262        Aikens ph,dh        1   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Woods lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .285        Campaneris pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Cerone c              2   1   1   1     1   0   .224      R. Miller cf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .286
  Solaita ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Harlow cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Johnson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Ainge 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   5   6   5     5   7             Totals               33   7  10   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 30,361
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Angels 7
DP: Blue Jays 1, Angels 2
Errors: Cerone
Doubles: Aikens (14)
Triples: Cerone (2)
Home Runs: Ford (17), Grich 2 (23), Carew (3)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Anderson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin (3), Bosetti (5)
GIDP: Griffin (8), Bosetti (13), Carew (8)
Hit by Pitch: R. Miller (1,by Underwood), Rettenmund (1,by Underwood)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(5-15)       5.2   7   6   5   2   4   3  28   3.88
Todd                    2.1   3   1   1   0   0   1  10   6.17
Totals                  8    10   7   6   2   4   4  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(13-8)            8.2   6   5   5   4   7   0  34   2.95
Clear SV(13)            0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.12
Totals                  9     6   5   5   5   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Underwood 2 (9)
Wild Pitches: Ryan (4)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Cannon struck out;
Howell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew was called out on strikes; Lansford struck
out; Ford homered; Baylor flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty flied out to right; Mayberry flied out to
center; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing lined to right; Grich struck out; Rettenmund
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Woods walked; Cerone tripled to right [Woods
scored]; Ainge lined to shortstop; Griffin out on a sacrifice
fly to left in foul territory [Cerone scored]; Cannon grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller singled to right; Anderson reached on an
error by Cerone on a sacrifice bunt [R. Miller to third]; Carew
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [R.
Miller scored (unearned), Anderson out at second]; Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Angels 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled to second; Carty singled to center
[Howell to third]; Mayberry struck out; Bosetti hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Howell scored]; Woods popped to second; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford singled to right; Baylor grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Ford to second]; Downing grounded out (pitcher to
first); Grich walked; Rettenmund walked [Ford to third, Grich to
second]; R. Miller was hit by a pitch [Ford scored, Grich to
third, Rettenmund to second]; Anderson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone walked; Ainge was called out on strikes;
Griffin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cerone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Carew lined to left; Lansford singled to shortstop;
Ford lined to left; Baylor singled to left [Lansford to second];
Downing forced Lansford (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cannon struck out; Howell was called out on
strikes; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich homered; Rettenmund was hit by a pitch; R.
Miller lined to left; Anderson popped to second; Carew homered
[Rettenmund scored]; TODD REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING);
Lansford singled to center; Lansford stole second; Ford grounded
out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Angels 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry walked; Bosetti grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second];
Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Downing
grounded out (second to first); Grich homered; AIKENS BATTED FOR
RETTENMUND; Aikens doubled to left; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR AIKENS;
R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Angels 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cerone
popped to catcher in foul territory; Ainge struck out; Griffin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels
7.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: HARLOW REPLACED R. MILLER (PLAYING CF); Cannon
flied out to left; Howell singled to center; Ryan threw a wild
pitch [Howell to second]; Carty walked; GOMEZ RAN FOR CARTY;
Mayberry singled to left [Howell scored, Gomez to second];
BAILOR RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Bosetti flied out to right; Woods
singled to center [Gomez scored, Bailor to second]; CLEAR
REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); SOLAITA BATTED FOR CERONE; Solaita
walked [Bailor to third, Woods to second]; JOHNSON RAN FOR
SOLAITA; KUSICK BATTED FOR AINGE; Kusick forced Johnson (third
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Angels 7.

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