In a slugging display, Don Baylor broke the Angels' club record for most RBIs in one season and tied the mark for most in one game by driving in eight runs in a 24-2 walloping of the Blue Jays. The Angels broke their club records for most runs in a game and for most hits with 26. Baylor hit a grand slam in the first inning, knocked in a run with a double inthe  third and homered with two men on base in the sixth to boost his RBI total to 118, three more than Bobby Bonds' previous club record in 1977. Two previous Angels, Leon Wagner and Lee Thomas, each batted in eight runs in separate games in 1961.

Bobby Grich, Dan Ford and Bobby Clark joined in the Angels' slugging, each hitting a two-run homer. After the Angels mauled three regular pitchers, first baseman Craig Kusick took the mound for the Blue Jays and worked the last 3 2/3 innings, giving up three hits and two runs. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 24, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    25, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Angels       8  3  2    3  1  5    0  2  0  -  24 26  1
Blue Jays    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              5   2   2   1     2   0   .323      Griffin ss            5   1   3   1     0   1   .269
Lansford 3b           6   2   2   2     0   0   .297      Cannon rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Campaneris ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Howell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Ford rf               4   3   3   3     0   0   .297      Solaita dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
  Harlow pr,rf        2   1   0   0     0   0   .188      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Baylor dh             7   3   3   8     0   0   .296      Bosetti cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .261
Downing c             5   4   4   1     1   0   .335      Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Donohue c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Cerone c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Grich 2b              5   2   3   4     0   2   .303      Ainge 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
  Thon 2b             1   1   1   0     0   0   .347      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clark lf              6   2   3   3     0   1   .455        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. Miller cf          5   2   3   0     1   1   .288        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Anderson ss,3b        5   2   2   1     1   0   .253        Kusick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               52  24  26  23     5   4             Totals               37   2  10   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 25,207
Left on Base: Angels 7, Blue Jays 10
DP: Angels 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Thon, Griffin, Cerone, Moore
Doubles: Grich (27), Ford (22), Baylor (29), Downing (23), Thon (2), R. Miller (10), Howell (20)
Triples: Clark (2), Downing (3)
Home Runs: Baylor 2 (30), Grich (25), Ford (18), Clark (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (3)
GIDP: Clark (1), Lansford (15)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(13-8)           9    10   2   2   2   4   0  39   3.51
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   4   0  39

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(3-5)            0.1   3   8   3   3   0   1   9   4.39
Jefferson               3.1  12   8   8   1   2   2  21   5.94
Todd                    1.2   8   6   6   1   2   1  14   7.41
Kusick                  3.2   3   2   2   0   0   1  14   4.91
Totals                  9    26  24  19   5   4   5  58

Wild Pitches: Todd (2)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Terry Cooney


ANGELS 1ST: Carew walked; Lansford reached on an error by
Griffin [Carew to second]; Ford reached on an error by Moore on
a sacrifice bunt [Carew to third, Lansford to second]; Baylor
homered [Carew scored, Lansford scored (unearned), Ford scored
(unearned)]; Downing singled to left; Grich doubled to center
[Downing scored]; Clark flied out to right [Grich to third]; R.
Miller walked; Anderson walked [R. Miller to second]; JEFFERSON
REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Carew grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Grich scored (unearned), R. Miller to third, Anderson to
second]; Lansford singled to right [R. Miller scored (unearned),
Anderson scored (unearned)]; Ford grounded out (third to first);
8 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Cannon flied out to
center; Howell doubled to left [Griffin to third]; Solaita
grounded out (second to first) [Griffin scored, Howell to
third]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 8, Blue Jays 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor made an out to third; Downing walked; Grich
homered [Downing scored]; Clark tripled to center; R. Miller
struck out; Anderson singled to left [Clark scored]; Carew
singled to left [Anderson to second]; Lansford grounded out
(first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 11, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bosetti walked; Woods flied out to left; Cerone
singled to left [Bosetti to second]; Ainge singled to right
[Bosetti to third, Cerone to second]; Griffin singled to left
[Bosetti scored, Cerone to third, Ainge to second]; Cannon
popped to third in foul territory; Howell flied out to center; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 11, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Ford doubled to center; Baylor doubled to left [Ford
scored]; Downing singled to right [Baylor scored]; Grich struck
out; Clark grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Downing out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 13, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Solaita flied out to left; Mayberry walked;
Bosetti lined to shortstop; Woods grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 13, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller singled to left; Anderson singled to left
[R. Miller to second]; Carew singled to center [R. Miller to
third, Anderson to second]; Lansford grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [R. Miller scored, Anderson to third, Carew
out at second]; Ford homered [Anderson scored]; TODD REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Baylor flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 16, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone flied out to right; Ainge grounded out
(pitcher to first); Griffin singled to second; Cannon grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 16, Blue
Jays 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing tripled to center; Grich singled to left
[Downing scored]; Clark struck out; R. Miller forced Grich
(shortstop to second); Anderson forced R. Miller (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 17, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell made an out to third; Solaita singled to
right; Mayberry was called out on strikes; Bosetti struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 17, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew walked; Lansford singled to center [Carew to
second]; Ford singled to right [Carew scored, Lansford to third
(error by Cerone), Ford to second]; HARLOW RAN FOR FORD; Baylor
homered [Lansford scored, Harlow scored]; Downing doubled to
center; Grich struck out; Todd threw a wild pitch [Downing to
third]; Clark singled to center [Downing scored]; R. Miller
singled to right [Clark to second]; KUSICK REPLACED TODD
(PITCHING); Anderson flied out to left; Carew flied out to
center; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 22, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); THON REPLACED
GRICH (PLAYING 2B); Woods flied out to right; Cerone grounded
out (first unassisted); Ainge struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 22, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow
flied out to left; Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 22, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING SS);
ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Griffin struck out;
Cannon grounded out (second to first); Howell lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 22, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Thon doubled
to left; Clark homered [Thon scored]; R. Miller doubled to
center; Anderson grounded out (second to first) [R. Miller to
third]; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 24, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DONOHUE REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Solaita
flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to center; Bosetti singled
to center; Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 24, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Harlow lined to
shortstop; Baylor popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
24, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cerone singled to second; Ainge lined to right;
Griffin forced Cerone (shortstop to second) [Griffin to second
(error by Thon)]; Cannon singled to pitcher [Griffin to third];
Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 24,
Blue Jays 2.