The Angels' strategy in walking Cliff Johnson intentionally with two out in the ninth inning backfired when Bucky Dent tagged Frank Tanana for a two-run single to win the game for the Yankees, 3-1. Tanana retired the first 11 batters in succession before Thurman Munson smashed a homer in the fourth to end the Yankee catcher's 0-for-35 record in previous efforts against the Angels' southpaw.

The Angels tied the score against Ed Figueroa in the fifth. Dave Chalk singled, took third on a single by Brian Downing and crossed the plate when Ken Landreaux grounded into a forceout of Downing. In the Yankee ninth, Chris Chambliss doubled with one out. After Graig Nettles was retired, the move that beat the Angels followed with the pass to Johnson and single by Dent. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, California Angels 1

Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Landreaux rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .228 Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .251 Grich 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .227 Munson c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .273 Bostock cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .268 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .177 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Johnson dh 2 1 1 0 2 1 .204 Chalk ss 2 1 2 0 1 0 .284 Dent ss 3 0 1 2 1 0 .231 Downing c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 6 3 4 5 Totals 31 1 7 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 29,415 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Angels 5 DP: Yankees 0, Angels 0 Errors: Jackson 2 Doubles: Johnson (7), Chambliss (8), Chalk (5) Home Runs: Munson (3) Caught Stealing: Randolph (3), Landreaux (2), Bostock (7) Sacrifice Hits: Bostock (4) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(6-4) 8 7 1 1 1 3 0 30 3.17 Gossage SV(8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.60 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 33 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(9-3) 9 6 3 3 4 5 1 37 2.56 Totals 9 6 3 3 4 5 1 37 Balks: Tanana (3) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph struck out; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (third to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to center; Baylor made an out to shortstop; Jackson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles made an out to third; Johnson struck out; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Lansford made an out to first; Chalk doubled to right; Downing grounded out (third to first); Landreaux was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph flied out to right; Munson homered; Jackson reached on an error by Jackson; Tanana balked [Jackson to second]; Jackson was picked off second but was safe on an error by Jackson [Jackson to third]; Piniella flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Grich singled to center; Bostock singled to left [Grich to second]; Rudi flied out to center [Grich to third]; Baylor made an out to catcher; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 0. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson walked; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Lansford was called out on strikes; Chalk singled to center; Downing singled to right [Chalk to third]; Landreaux forced Downing (second to shortstop) [Chalk scored]; Landreaux was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph walked; Munson grounded out (third to first) [Randolph to second]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Grich singled to right; Bostock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grich to second]; Rudi grounded out (third to first) [Grich to third]; Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. YANKEES 7TH: Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss singled to shortstop; Nettles flied out to right; Johnson doubled to left [Chambliss to third]; Dent was walked intentionally; Rivers forced Dent (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Jackson flied out to center; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk walked; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to left; Munson made an out to first; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Grich struck out; Bostock singled to right; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 1. YANKEES 9TH: Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss doubled to center; Nettles flied out to left; Johnson was walked intentionally; Dent singled to left [Chambliss scored, Johnson scored]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Rudi grounded out (second to first); Baylor struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 1.

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