After failing to win in his four previous starts, Nolan Ryan fired a two-hitter, struck out 11 and pitched the Angels to a 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays. The shutout was the 35th of Ryan's career and the two-hitter was his 12th to go along with four no-hitters and five one-hitters. The Angels decided the outcome quickly when Rick Miller walked and Ron Fairly homered in the first inning. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 29, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Angels 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 5 8 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Upshaw lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .200 R. Miller rf 3 2 1 0 1 2 .212 Bailor cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .354 Grich 2b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .229 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Bostock cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .147 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Fairly dh 2 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Rettenmund ph,dh 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Hutton rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .250 Baylor lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Cerone c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .265 Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .367 Iorg 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .179 Chalk 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Johnson ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Mulliniks ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Humphrey c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .188 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 2 0 6 11 Totals 31 5 8 5 3 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 24,354 Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Angels 5 DP: Blue Jays 2, Angels 2 Errors: Upshaw, Grich Doubles: R. Miller (3), Humphrey (1) Triples: Upshaw (1), Rettenmund (1) Home Runs: Fairly (2) GIDP: Howell (2), Bostock (5) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk L(0-5) 5 4 4 4 2 2 1 20 7.67 Moore 3 4 1 1 1 3 0 14 6.75 Totals 8 8 5 5 3 5 1 34 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(1-1) 9 2 0 0 6 11 0 34 1.98 Totals 9 2 0 0 6 11 0 34 Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [R. Miller to second]; Grich walked; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to first) [R. Miller to third, Grich out at second]; Fairly homered [R. Miller scored]; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton walked; Cerone walked [Hutton to second]; Iorg walked [Hutton to third, Cerone to second]; Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chalk flied out to left; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Upshaw tripled to center; Bailor reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Upshaw out at home (third to catcher to third), Bailor out at first (third to first)]; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller doubled to left; Grich lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry flied out to right; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 4TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Fairly grounded out (second to first); Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone struck out; Iorg struck out; Gomez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 5TH: Jackson popped to second; Chalk flied out to center; Mulliniks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Upshaw walked; Bailor struck out; Howell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Upshaw out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 6TH: Humphrey singled to left [Humphrey to second (error by Upshaw)]; R. Miller struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Grich singled to right [Humphrey scored, R. Miller to third]; MOORE REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Bostock forced Grich (shortstop to second) [R. Miller scored]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Rettenmund singled to left [Bostock to second]; Baylor flied out to right [Bostock to third]; Jackson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Carty walked; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first) [Carty to second]; Hutton walked; Cerone singled to right [Carty to third, Hutton to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR IORG; Johnson struck out; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 4. ANGELS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCKAY REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); Chalk flied out to left; Mulliniks struck out; Humphrey doubled to left; R. Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Upshaw grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell reached on an error by Grich; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 4. ANGELS 8TH: Grich struck out; Bostock grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund tripled to center; Baylor walked; Jackson singled to shortstop [Rettenmund scored, Baylor to second]; Chalk flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Hutton flied out to left; Cerone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 5.

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