The Angels, after leading, 5-1, erupted for five more runs in the eighth inning and then stood off the rallying Yankees, 10-7. Although Jim Beattie was the loser, Andy Messersmith was the victim of the Angels' outburst in the eighth.

Brian Downing doubled and scored on a single by Rick Miller. Joe Rudi also singled. Then, on successive pitches, Don Baylor hit a three-run homer and Ron Fairly followed with a solo shot. Reggie Jackson hit three singles and a triple in a 4-for-4 night for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 10, New York Yankees 7

Game Played on Friday, June 16, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Angels 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 - 10 14 0 Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 - 7 11 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landreaux rf 5 1 1 0 1 1 .243 Rivers cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .261 Grich 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .236 White lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .239 R. Miller cf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .250 Munson c 3 1 0 1 1 0 .276 Rudi lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .196 Blair 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Baylor dh 4 2 2 3 0 0 .247 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .175 Fairly 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .256 Jackson rf 4 0 4 3 1 0 .278 Jackson 3b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .331 Chambliss 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Chalk ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Nettles 3b,ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .241 Downing c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Spencer dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 .258 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Piniella ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss,2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .375 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .206 Johnson c 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 10 14 8 3 3 Totals 35 7 11 7 6 2 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 35,968 Left on Base: Angels 9, Yankees 8 DP: Angels 3, Yankees 1 Errors: Rivers Doubles: Grich (6), Baylor (5), Downing (3), Rivers (5), White (4) Triples: Jackson (3) Home Runs: Baylor (16), Fairly (7), Spencer (7) Sacrifice Hits: R. Miller 2 (4), Chalk (8) Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (1) GIDP: Nettles (8), Doyle (2), White (2) Hit by Pitch: Downing (3,by Beattie), Baylor (6,by Beattie), Rivers (2,by LaRoche) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase W(3-3) 7 7 4 4 4 0 1 29 4.96 LaRoche 1.1 2 3 3 2 1 0 9 3.79 D. Miller 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.16 Totals 9 11 7 7 6 2 1 42 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie L(2-2) 6.1 8 5 4 3 2 0 32 3.33 Messersmith 2.2 6 5 5 0 1 2 14 6.14 Totals 9 14 10 9 3 3 2 46 Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (2), Beattie 2 (3) Wild Pitches: Beattie (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux singled to left; Grich singled to center [Landreaux to second]; R. Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Landreaux to third, Grich to second]; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Landreaux scored, Grich to third]; Baylor reached on an error by Rivers [Grich scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baylor to second]; Fairly popped to first; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; White flied out to right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk was called out on strikes; Downing was hit by a pitch; Landreaux flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to right; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. ANGELS 3RD: Grich doubled to center; R. Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grich to third]; Rudi struck out; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Beattie threw a wild pitch [Grich scored, Baylor to second]; Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to center; Stanley walked; Doyle grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 0. ANGELS 4TH: Jackson singled to left; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to second]; Downing grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to third]; Landreaux walked; Grich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to right; White grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rivers out at second]; Munson walked; Jackson singled to center [Munson to second]; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 0. ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller singled to center; Rudi flied out to center; Baylor doubled to left [R. Miller to third]; Fairly was walked intentionally; Jackson singled to left [R. Miller scored, Baylor scored, Fairly to second]; Chalk lined into a double play (second to first) [Jackson out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to right; Spencer homered; Stanley singled to right; Doyle flied out to left; Rivers flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 1. ANGELS 6TH: Downing grounded out (first unassisted); Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Grich singled to left; R. Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to center; Munson made an out to second; Jackson walked; Chambliss forced Jackson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 1. ANGELS 7TH: Rudi walked; Baylor made an out to third; MESSERSMITH REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Fairly singled to center [Rudi to second]; Jackson flied out to center; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher); Spencer grounded out (second to first); Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 1. ANGELS 8TH: Downing doubled to left; Landreaux struck out; Grich made an out to second; R. Miller singled to right [Downing scored]; Rudi singled to center [R. Miller to third]; Baylor homered [R. Miller scored, Rudi scored]; Fairly homered; Jackson flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 10, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: THOMASSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Thomasson singled to center; Rivers doubled to right [Thomasson to third]; White walked; LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Munson forced White (second to shortstop) [Thomasson scored, Rivers to third]; Jackson tripled to center [Rivers scored, Munson scored]; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles walked; PINIELLA BATTED FOR SPENCER; Piniella flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 10, Yankees 4. ANGELS 9TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSON REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING C ); BLAIR REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING 3B); NETTLES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Chalk lined to shortstop; Downing grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 10, Yankees 4. YANKEES 9TH: Stanley struck out; Johnson walked; Rivers was hit by a pitch [Johnson to second]; White doubled to left [Johnson scored, Rivers to third]; D. MILLER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BLAIR; Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rivers scored, White to third]; Jackson singled to center [White scored]; Chambliss singled to center [Jackson to second]; Nettles struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 10, Yankees 7.

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