Making only his third start of the season, Paul Hartzell was able to pitch the Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Orioles when Joe Rudi drove in the winning run with a single in the ninth inning for his 47th RBI of the season and 41st since June 1. The Orioles counted their run in the third on a double by Elrod Hendricks and a single by Rich Dauer.

Rudi and Brian Downing singled in the eighth and, after a bunt by Bobby Grich, Rudi scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Rick Miller. Ron Jackson singled with one away in the ninth and was forced by Don Baylor. But Baylor then stole second and continued to third on a throwing error by Hendricks before Rudi came through with his game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Saturday, July 29, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 6 0 Orioles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .266 Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Landreaux rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Dauer 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .289 Fairly 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Murray 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Lansford 3b,ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Singleton rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .297 Jackson 1b,3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 Kelly lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Baylor dh 4 1 0 0 0 1 .259 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Rudi lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .237 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Hendricks c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Grich 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Anderson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Bostock ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 4 Totals 32 1 6 1 3 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 23,504 Left on Base: Angels 5, Orioles 7 DP: Angels 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Hendricks Doubles: Murray (22), Hendricks (1) Stolen Bases: Baylor (13), Murray (4) Sacrifice Hits: Grich (8) Sacrifice Flies: R. Miller (3) GIDP: DeCinces (9) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hartzell W(2-6) 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 35 3.06 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez L(7-8) 9 6 2 2 1 4 0 34 4.95 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Ted Hendry ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller made an out to first; Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); Dauer was called out on strikes; Murray doubled; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Kelly grounded out (second to first); DeCinces flied out to center; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ANGELS 3RD: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich flied out to center; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks doubled to left; Belanger was called out on strikes; Harlow grounded out (second to first) [Hendricks to third]; Dauer singled to center [Hendricks scored]; Murray grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller singled to right; Landreaux flied out to left; Lansford made an out to second; Jackson made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton walked; Kelly struck out; DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ANGELS 5TH: Baylor struck out; Rudi popped to catcher; Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: May struck out; Hendricks popped to third; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ANGELS 6TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Anderson lined to second; R. Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Dauer made an out to second; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ANGELS 7TH: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford singled to center; Jackson flied out to center; Baylor forced Lansford (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton singled to second; Kelly forced Singleton (first to shortstop); DeCinces singled to shortstop [Kelly to second]; May grounded out (third to first) [Kelly to third, DeCinces to second]; Hendricks was walked intentionally; Belanger popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ANGELS 8TH: Rudi singled; Downing singled to center [Rudi to second]; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rudi to third, Downing to second]; BOSTOCK BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Bostock was walked intentionally; R. Miller hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rudi scored]; Landreaux forced Bostock (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FAIRLY REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING 1B); JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LANSFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Harlow grounded out (second to first); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray singled to left; Murray stole second; Singleton was walked intentionally; Kelly forced Singleton (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Orioles 1. ANGELS 9TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Jackson singled to shortstop; Baylor forced Jackson (shortstop to second); Baylor stole second [Baylor to third (error by Hendricks)]; Rudi singled to left [Baylor scored]; Downing flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Orioles 1.

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