Frank Tanana pitched a shutout for his 13th victory and Carney Lansford drove in both of the Angels' runs to beat the Tigers, 2-0. Don Baylor singled, Joe Rudi doubled and Lansford beat out an infield hit to produce the initial run in the fifth inning. The Angels' rookie capped the scoring with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 2, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 15, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x - 2 8 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 R. Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Grich 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .234 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Bostock rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .292 Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Baylor dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Rudi lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Lansford 3b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .296 Wockenfuss rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Chalk ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Trammell ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 0 8 0 0 6 Totals 30 2 8 2 0 4 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 33,001 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Angels 4 DP: Tigers 1, Angels 0 Doubles: Kemp (9), Thompson (17), Rudi (10) Home Runs: Lansford (4) Stolen Bases: Trammell (2) GIDP: Bostock (17) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(6-8) 8 8 2 2 0 4 1 30 3.74 Totals 8 8 2 2 0 4 1 30 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(13-5) 9 8 0 0 0 6 0 35 2.90 Totals 9 8 0 0 0 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub singled to right; Thompson forced Staub (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller struck out; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock singled to center; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish singled to left; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; Wockenfuss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Rudi made an out to first; Lansford made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (second to first); LeFlore singled to right; Whitaker grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (first unassisted); Downing flied out to right; R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp doubled to left; Parrish was called out on strikes; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Grich singled to center; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Trammell singled to left; LeFlore singled to center [Trammell to second]; Whitaker forced Trammell (shortstop to third) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi doubled to left [Baylor to third]; Lansford singled to shortstop [Baylor scored, Rudi to third]; Chalk reached on a fielder's choice [Rudi out at home (third to catcher to shortstop), Lansford to second]; Downing flied out to left; R. Miller singled to left [Lansford out at home (left to catcher), Chalk to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez struck out; Wockenfuss flied out to right; Trammell singled to shortstop; Trammell stole second; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Baylor made an out to second; Rudi struck out; Lansford homered; Chalk flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson doubled to right; Kemp popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 8TH: Downing grounded out (second to first); R. Miller made an out to shortstop; Grich singled to left; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2. TIGERS 9TH: Parrish flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2.

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