Giving new manager Jim Fregosi his first victory, the Angels prevailed over the Red Sox, 4-2. The Angels began the scoring with a solo home run by Ron Jackson in the fourth inning. The first major league round-tripper by Ken Landreaux added another marker in the seventh frame.

After Landreaux's blast, the Angels loaded the bases on singles by Bobby Grich and Lyman Bostock and a walk to Joe Rudi. With one out, Jackson lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Grich. Grich's single in the eighth inning plated the final Angel run. Frank Tanana, with relief help from Dave LaRoche, became the first nine-game winner in the A. L. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Sunday, June 4, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 4 1 Angels 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 x - 4 10 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 .212 Landreaux rf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .254 Lynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Grich 2b 4 1 3 1 0 1 .230 Rice lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .330 Bostock cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .239 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Rudi lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .184 Fisk c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .256 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Jackson 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .389 Bailey dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Scott ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Downing c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Mulliniks ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .158 Duffy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 4 2 2 6 Totals 32 4 10 4 5 5 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 29,911 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Angels 11 DP: Red Sox 0, Angels 2 Errors: Hobson, Mulliniks 2 Doubles: Rice (8), Mulliniks (2) Home Runs: Jackson (2), Landreaux (1) Stolen Bases: Landreaux (5), Lansford (7) Sacrifice Hits: Grich (4) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (4), Jackson (2) GIDP: Evans (7), Rice (8) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(5-2) 7.2 10 4 4 5 5 2 38 3.61 Burgmeier 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 Totals 8 10 4 4 5 5 2 39 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(9-2) 8.2 4 2 0 2 5 0 32 2.52 LaRoche SV(7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.73 Totals 9 4 2 0 2 6 0 33 Wild Pitches: Tanana (3) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Lynn flied out to right; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux walked; Grich struck out while Landreaux stole second; Bostock made an out to shortstop; Rudi walked; Hobson dropped a foul fly hit by Baylor for an error; Baylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk flied out to center; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson flied out to right; Lansford flied out to center; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 3RD: Bailey walked; Hobson was called out on strikes; Duffy singled to left [Bailey to second]; Tanana threw a wild pitch [Bailey to third, Duffy to second]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Mulliniks flied out to center; Landreaux was called out on strikes; Grich singled to left; Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski made an out to second; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Rudi struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Jackson homered; Lansford singled to left; Lansford stole second; Downing flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1. RED SOX 5TH: Evans popped to third in foul territory; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson reached on an error by Mulliniks; Duffy forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks singled to center; On a bunt Landreaux popped to catcher in foul territory; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mulliniks to second]; Bostock was walked intentionally; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Baylor flied out to center; Jackson singled to left; Lansford flied out to center; Downing walked [Jackson to second]; Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk flied out to center; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Landreaux homered; Grich singled to left; Bostock singled to right [Grich to second]; Rudi walked [Grich to third, Bostock to second]; Baylor struck out; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored, Bostock to third]; Lansford lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 3. RED SOX 8TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR BAILEY; Scott grounded out (second to first); Hobson flied out to right; On a bunt Duffy grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 3. ANGELS 8TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks doubled to left; Landreaux made an out to shortstop; Grich singled to left [Mulliniks scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Bostock flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 4. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson reached on an error by Mulliniks; Lynn flied out to right; Rice doubled to left [Burleson to third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Burleson scored (unearned), Rice to third]; Fisk singled [Rice scored (unearned)]; LAROCHE REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Evans struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 4.

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