Adding to his phenomenal streak, Ron Guidry not only won for the 11th straight time but also broke the Yankees' 59-year-old record for strikeouts, fanning 18, while shutting out the Angels, 4-0. The former club mark was 15, set by Bob Shawkey September 27, 1919, in the second game of a doubleheader with the former Philadelphia Athletics.

The Yankees also had another standout in Gary Thomasson, who played his first game in pinstripes since being acquired from the A's. The new center fielder hit a single and a triple, driving in two runs and scoring one. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, California Angels 0

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Yankees 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 11 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grich 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .236 White lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 R. Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Munson c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 Chalk ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .280 Thomasson cf 4 1 2 2 0 2 .214 Rudi 1b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .190 Blair cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Baylor lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .248 Jackson rf 4 1 1 1 0 3 .278 Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .323 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Rettenmund rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Downing c 2 0 0 0 1 2 .216 Spencer dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Hampton dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 .214 Stanley ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .182 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 4 0 2 18 Totals 34 4 11 4 0 5 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 33,162 Left on Base: Angels 6, Yankees 6 DP: Angels 0, Yankees 0 Doubles: Grich (7) Triples: Thomasson (2) Stolen Bases: Baylor (7) Caught Stealing: Doyle (1) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hartzell L(1-5) 2.1 8 4 4 0 1 0 15 4.02 Brett 5.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 19 5.73 Totals 8 11 4 4 0 5 0 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(11-0) 9 4 0 0 2 18 0 33 1.45 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 18 0 33 Wild Pitches: Hartzell (2) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel ANGELS 1ST: Grich doubled to center; R. Miller struck out; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grich to third]; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: White singled to center; Munson singled to right [White to third]; Thomasson singled to left [White scored, Munson to second]; Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to right [Munson to third]; Nettles made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Jackson flied out to center; Baylor stole second; Rettenmund flied out to center; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out (second to first); Doyle singled to center; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1. ANGELS 3RD: Hampton struck out; Grich struck out; R. Miller singled to center; Chalk singled to right [R. Miller to third]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to right; Thomasson tripled to left [Munson scored]; Jackson singled to left [Thomasson scored]; Hartzell threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second]; Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Nettles singled to right [Jackson scored]; BRETT REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Spencer forced Nettles (first to shortstop); Stanley flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Jackson struck out; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 4TH: Doyle singled to right; Doyle was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); White flied out to right; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. ANGELS 5TH: Downing walked; Hampton struck out; Grich was called out on strikes; R. Miller forced Downing (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 5TH: Thomasson struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss singled to center; Nettles popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. ANGELS 6TH: Chalk struck out; Rudi struck out; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: Spencer singled to right; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Spencer to second]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted) [Spencer stayed at second]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. ANGELS 7TH: Jackson flied out to right; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to right; Thomasson struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. ANGELS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING CF); Hampton struck out; Grich flied out to right; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. ANGELS 9TH: Chalk struck out; Rudi struck out; Baylor singled to center; Jackson forced Baylor (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4.

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