A homer by Ron Fairly with two out in the ninth inning gave the Angels a 3-2 triumph over the Yankees before a Bat Day crowd of 55,090 fans. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the second on a double by Chris Chambliss and single by Graig Nettles. But the Angels tied it in the third when Dave Chalk walked, took second on a balk, moved to third on an infield out and scored on a single by Rick Miller.

The Yankees went ahead in the fifth on a double by Roy White, a groundout and a single by Gary Thomasson. The Angels again tied the contest in the seventh when Ron Jackson singled with two out and came around on a double to right by Chalk. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 3, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Angels 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 7 1 Yankees 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .257 White lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .248 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .233 Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Bostock rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Thomasson cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .215 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .272 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Chambliss dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .291 Fairly 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .264 Nettles 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .247 Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .253 Chalk ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .281 Blair pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Humphrey c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Johnson c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .202 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Stanley ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 2 Totals 32 2 7 2 4 7 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 55,604 Left on Base: Angels 5, Yankees 7 DP: Angels 2, Yankees 1 Errors: Knapp, Randolph 2, Stanley Doubles: Humphrey (4), Chalk (6), Chambliss (9), White (5) Home Runs: Fairly (8) Stolen Bases: Grich (4) Caught Stealing: R. Miller (8) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp W(7-5) 9 7 2 2 4 7 0 36 3.79 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 7 0 36 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa L(7-5) 9 7 3 3 2 2 1 35 3.21 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 2 1 35 Balks: Figueroa (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ted Hendry ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to center; Grich struck out; Bostock flied out to left; Rudi forced R. Miller (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: White lined to second; Randolph singled to left; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error by Knapp [Randolph to second]; Thomasson flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Fairly singled to right [Fairly out at second (right to shortstop)]; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss scored]; Spencer walked [Nettles to second]; Johnson flied out to left; Dent forced Nettles (third unassisted) [Spencer to second]; White flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1. ANGELS 3RD: Chalk walked; Figueroa balked [Chalk to second]; Humphrey grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to third]; R. Miller singled to right [Chalk scored]; R. Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Grich walked; Grich stole second; Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph popped to second in foul territory; Thomasson struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 1. ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor reached on an error by Randolph [Baylor to first]; Fairly reached on a fielder's choice [Baylor to second (error by Randolph)]; Jackson hit into a double play (center to second) [Baylor out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles walked [Chambliss to second]; Spencer popped to shortstop; Johnson struck out; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 1. ANGELS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (second to first); Humphrey doubled to right; R. Miller flied out to right; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: White doubled to right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to third]; Thomasson singled to right [White scored]; Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 2. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Rudi grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Spencer lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Nettles out at first]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 2. ANGELS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Fairly struck out; Jackson singled to left; Chalk doubled to right [Jackson scored, Chalk out at third (right to second to third)]; Humphrey popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Stanley popped to third; White singled to first; Randolph flied out to right; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 2. ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Grich flied out to center; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 2. ANGELS 9TH: Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Fairly homered; Jackson reached on an error by Stanley [Jackson to first]; Chalk lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: Spencer walked; BLAIR RAN FOR SPENCER; On a bunt Johnson hit into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Blair out at second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 2.

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