The Angels took over first place in the A.L. West by .005 percentage points with a 4-1 triumph over the White Sox. Chris Knapp, obtained from the White Sox in the Bobby Bonds deal during the winter, improved his record to 6-3.

The Angels' four runs came in the first three innings. Bobby Grich homered in the first, Don Baylor connected for the circuit in the second and Dave Chalk and Ron Jackson each had a run-scoring single in the third. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Angels 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 Grich 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .207 Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Chalk ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .297 Orta 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 Rettenmund dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .342 Blomberg dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Solaita ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Lamar Johnson 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .243 Jackson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .374 Molinaro rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .328 Baylor lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .292 Cruz cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Bostock cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .214 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Lansford 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .281 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Downing c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Miller rf 2 1 1 0 1 1 .221 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 4 1 1 2 Totals 28 4 8 4 3 6 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 14,396 Left on Base: White Sox 3, Angels 4 DP: White Sox 1, Angels 1 Doubles: Blomberg (2), Jackson (8), R. Miller (7) Home Runs: Grich (2), Baylor (12) Caught Stealing: Downing (2), Lansford (1) Sacrifice Flies: Lamar Johnson (2) GIDP: Kessinger (3) Hit by Pitch: Baylor (4,by LaGrow) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(1-4) 2.2 4 4 4 1 4 2 13 6.23 LaGrow 5.1 4 0 0 2 2 0 19 3.20 Totals 8 8 4 4 3 6 2 32 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp W(6-3) 9 4 1 1 1 2 0 31 3.03 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 2 0 31 Hit by Pitch: LaGrow (2) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger made an out to third; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Grich homered; Chalk flied out to center; Rettenmund struck out; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Angels 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg flied out to center; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); Molinaro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor homered; Bostock popped to third in foul territory; Lansford struck out; Downing was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Angels 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Soderholm was called out on strikes; Nahorodny singled to left; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller walked; Grich flied out to center [R. Miller to second]; Chalk singled to right [R. Miller scored, Chalk to second (on throw to home)]; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first) [Chalk to third]; Jackson singled to left [Chalk scored]; LAGROW REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Baylor was hit by a pitch [Jackson to second]; Bostock walked [Jackson to third, Baylor to second]; Lansford forced Bostock (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Angels 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Orta walked; Blomberg doubled to center [Orta to third]; Lamar Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Orta scored]; Molinaro flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 4TH: Downing singled to shortstop; Downing was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); R. Miller struck out; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm popped to catcher in foul territory; Nahorodny grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 5TH: Chalk flied out to left; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson doubled to left; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr singled to left; Kessinger grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; Orta popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford walked; Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Blomberg flied out to left; Lamar Johnson made an out to third; Molinaro made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller doubled to left; Grich lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [R. Miller out at second]; Chalk singled to center [Chalk out at second (center to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Soderholm flied out to right; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 8TH: SOLAITA BATTED FOR RETTENMUND; Solaita was called out on strikes; Jackson flied out to center; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr singled to center; Kessinger flied out to left; Orta popped to shortstop; Blomberg flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 4.

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