Ron Fairly, who had no RBIs to his credit going into the game, drove in three runs with a homer and single to pace the Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays. Rick Miller was aboard with a single when Fairly homered in the first inning. The veteran first baseman then batted in the Angels' deciding run in the fourth, hitting a single to drive in Lyman Bostock, who had tripled. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Friday, April 28, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Blue Jays 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 5 Angels 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 5 8 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Upshaw lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .176 R. Miller rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .206 Bailor cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .377 Grich 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .224 Howell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .293 Bostock cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .155 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Landreaux cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Mayberry 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .246 Fairly dh 4 1 2 3 1 2 .233 Hutton rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 Baylor lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 Cerone c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Jackson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .378 Iorg 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Johnson ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lansford 3b 1 1 0 1 2 1 .241 Gomez ss 3 0 2 2 0 0 .216 Mulliniks ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .155 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 11 3 3 5 Totals 32 5 8 5 6 7 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 16,575 Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Angels 11 DP: Blue Jays 1, Angels 1 Errors: Upshaw, Howell, Iorg 3, Mulliniks Doubles: Upshaw (2), Jackson 2 (6) Triples: Bostock (2) Home Runs: Fairly (1) Sacrifice Hits: Downing (1) Sacrifice Flies: Upshaw (1), Lansford (1) GIDP: Mayberry (3), Mulliniks (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(1-3) 6 7 5 4 6 4 1 32 4.08 Murphy 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 0.00 Totals 8 8 5 4 6 7 1 40 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase 3.1 7 3 3 1 4 0 18 4.71 D. Miller W(1-0) 2.2 3 1 1 2 0 0 13 3.00 Hartzell 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.38 LaRoche SV(5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.38 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 5 0 41 Wild Pitches: Hartzell (1) Balks: Hartzell (1) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw was called out on strikes; Bailor walked; Howell forced Bailor (first to shortstop); Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Grich struck out; Bostock struck out; Fairly homered [R. Miller scored]; Baylor singled to right; Jackson doubled to right [Baylor to third]; Downing flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton singled to left; Cerone singled to left [Hutton to second]; Iorg flied out to right [Hutton to third]; Gomez singled to second [Hutton scored, Cerone to second]; Upshaw struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 2ND: Lansford walked; Mulliniks reached on an error by Iorg [Lansford to second]; R. Miller walked [Lansford to third, Mulliniks to second]; Grich popped to shortstop; Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher) [Lansford scored (unearned), Mulliniks to third, R. Miller to second]; Fairly struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 3. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell struck out; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 3. ANGELS 3RD: Baylor walked; Jackson doubled to third [Baylor to third]; Downing popped to third; Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baylor scored, Jackson to third]; Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: On a bunt Mayberry singled to third; Hutton struck out; Cerone singled to right [Mayberry to second]; Iorg singled to right [Mayberry to third, Cerone to second]; Gomez singled to right [Mayberry scored, Cerone to third, Iorg to second]; D. MILLER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Upshaw hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cerone scored]; Bailor walked [Iorg to third, Gomez to second]; Howell flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 4. ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich struck out; Bostock tripled to right; Fairly singled to center [Bostock scored]; Baylor forced Fairly (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty flied out to left; Mayberry singled to center; Hutton popped to shortstop; Cerone forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5. ANGELS 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Downing reached on an error by Iorg [Downing to second (error by Iorg)]; Lansford walked; Mulliniks grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez lined to second; Upshaw doubled to center; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5. ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); Bostock walked; Fairly walked [Bostock to second]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED BOSTOCK (PLAYING CF); Howell singled to left; Carty walked [Howell to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howell to third, Carty out at second]; Hartzell threw a wild pitch [Howell scored]; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5. ANGELS 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Jackson reached on an error by Howell; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to second]; Lansford struck out; Mulliniks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone reached on an error by Mulliniks; JOHNSON BATTED FOR IORG; Johnson flied out to left; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing flied out to right; Upshaw grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5. ANGELS 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCKAY REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); R. Miller singled to left [R. Miller to third (error by Upshaw)]; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux was called out on strikes; Fairly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor singled to shortstop; Hartzell balked [Bailor to second]; Howell was called out on strikes; Carty grounded out (third to first); LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5.

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