Taking over with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, Dave LaRoche struck out Mike Hargrove to save the Angels' 4-2 victory over the Rangers. Lyman Bostock drove in the Angels' first two runs with a pair of singles.

The Angels then put over the deciding pair in the eighth on a single by Ron Jackson, pass to Merv Rettenmund, single by Rick Miller and sacrifice fly by Bobby Grich. In the Rangers' ninth, Don Aase departed with the bases loaded and Dyar Miller gave up a run-scoring single by John Ellis before LaRoche came in to strike out Mike Hargrove. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Friday, June 30, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 3 Angels 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 x - 4 11 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Grich 2b 2 0 0 1 2 0 .237 Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Chalk ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Putnam ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Mason ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Bostock rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .287 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Baylor lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Zisk lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .284 Landreaux lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Bonds rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Jackson 1b,3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .317 Lowenstein dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .245 Rettenmund dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .253 Sundberg c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .324 Machemer 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Harrah 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .207 Fairly 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Thompson cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .233 R. Miller cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .259 J. Ellis ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .208 Downing c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .216 Jorgensen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 4 9 Totals 32 4 11 4 5 3 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 21,654 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Angels 10 DP: Rangers 1, Angels 0 Errors: Wills, Bonds, Umbarger, Chalk, Machemer Caught Stealing: Bonds (8), Sundberg (4), Machemer (1), Baylor (4) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (15) Sacrifice Flies: Grich (1) GIDP: Rettenmund (3) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Umbarger L(3-6) 6 8 2 2 2 1 0 26 4.66 Cleveland 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 12 2.27 Totals 8 11 4 4 5 3 0 38 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase W(5-4) 8.2 6 2 2 4 8 0 35 4.52 D. Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.89 LaRoche SV(10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.35 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 9 0 37 Wild Pitches: Cleveland (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to right; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Grich walked; Chalk forced Grich (first to shortstop); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Chalk to second]; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk lined to shortstop; Bonds singled to center; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; Machemer singled to center; Machemer was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller walked; Downing singled to center [R. Miller to third]; Grich flied out to center; Chalk flied out to center; Bostock singled to second [R. Miller scored, Downing to third]; Baylor made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 1. RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove singled to left; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to second]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hargrove to third]; Zisk singled to third [Hargrove scored]; Bonds flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund struck out; Machemer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 1. RANGERS 5TH: Lowenstein struck out; Sundberg singled to center; Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller popped to third in foul territory; Downing singled to right; Grich grounded out (catcher to first) [Downing to second]; Chalk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 1. RANGERS 6TH: Thompson singled to left [Thompson to third (error by Chalk)]; Hargrove lined to second; Campaneris struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock flied out to left; Baylor singled to center; Baylor was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Wills; assist by Sundberg); Jackson singled to shortstop [Baylor stayed at second]; Jackson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Umbarger [Baylor to third, Jackson to second]; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Machemer flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 1. RANGERS 7TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Bonds reached on an error by Machemer [Bonds to second]; Lowenstein struck out; Sundberg walked; Harrah walked [Bonds to third, Sundberg to second]; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller singled to left; CLEVELAND REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Downing forced R. Miller (pitcher to shortstop); Grich walked [Downing to second]; Chalk made an out to shortstop; Bostock singled [Downing scored, Grich to third]; Baylor struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 2. RANGERS 8TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FAIRLY REPLACED MACHEMER (PLAYING 1B); Hargrove flied out to center; PUTNAM BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 8TH: MASON REPLACED PUTNAM (PLAYING SS); Jackson singled to center; Cleveland threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second]; Rettenmund walked; Fairly was called out on strikes; R. Miller singled to right [Jackson scored, Rettenmund to third (error by Bonds), R. Miller to second]; Downing was walked intentionally; Grich hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rettenmund scored]; Chalk flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 4. RANGERS 9TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING SS); Zisk singled to right; Bonds flied out to left; Lowenstein flied out to left; Sundberg walked [Zisk to second]; Harrah walked [Zisk to third, Sundberg to second]; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR THOMPSON; D. MILLER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); J. Ellis singled to left [Zisk scored, Sundberg to third, Harrah to second]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR J. ELLIS; LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Hargrove struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4.

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