A three-run homer by Joe Rudi carried the Angels to a 5-2 triumph over the Red Sox. The Angels took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning on a two-run double by Don Baylor. In the seventh, Lyman Bostock singled and Baylor was hit by a pitch to set the stage for Rudi's round-tripper. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Angels 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 x - 5 5 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Landreaux cf,lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .228 Remy 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .272 Lansford 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .280 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .322 Bostock rf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .303 Fisk c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .294 Baylor 1b 2 1 1 2 0 1 .254 Lynn cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Fairly 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Evans rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .269 Rudi lf 4 1 1 3 0 2 .233 Bailey dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215 R. Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Scott 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 .243 Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 Hobson 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Downing c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chalk ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .236 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 0 7 Totals 29 5 5 5 6 8 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 41,144 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Angels 8 DP: Red Sox 0, Angels 0 Errors: Scott, Chalk Doubles: Fisk (31), Baylor (18) Triples: Remy (6) Home Runs: Rudi (10) Stolen Bases: Lansford (14), Baylor 2 (16) Sacrifice Hits: Lynn (2), Hobson (1) Hit by Pitch: Baylor 2 (15,by Eckersley 2) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(13-5) 8 5 5 4 6 8 1 37 3.42 Totals 8 5 5 4 6 8 1 37 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(16-7) 9 6 2 2 0 7 0 34 3.12 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 7 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Eckersley 2 (6) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice singled to center; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford walked; Lansford stole second; Bostock grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to third]; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Baylor stole second; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Evans struck out; Bailey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Goodwin walked; Downing walked [Goodwin to second]; On a bunt Chalk forced Goodwin (pitcher to third) [Downing to second]; Grich struck out; Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 3RD: Scott singled to center; Hobson forced Scott (shortstop to second); Burleson flied out to right; Remy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Lansford walked; Bostock singled to center [Lansford to third]; Baylor struck out; Rudi struck out; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice reached on an error by Chalk; Fisk singled to left [Rice to second]; Lynn out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Rice to third, Fisk to second]; Evans flied out to left; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Downing flied out to center; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 5TH: Scott singled to left; Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to second]; Burleson popped to first in foul territory [Scott to third]; Remy tripled to right [Scott scored]; Rice was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Scott dropped a foul fly hit by Landreaux for an error; Landreaux walked; On a bunt Lansford made an out to first; Bostock singled to right [Landreaux to third]; Baylor doubled to left [Landreaux scored (unearned), Bostock scored]; Baylor stole third; Rudi flied out to center; Goodwin grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 2. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk struck out; Lynn made an out to third; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 6TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk struck out; Grich grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 2. RED SOX 7TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Scott struck out (catcher to first); Hobson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 7TH: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford popped to first in foul territory; Bostock singled to center; Baylor was hit by a pitch [Bostock to second]; Rudi homered [Bostock scored, Baylor scored]; Goodwin grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 5. RED SOX 8TH: FAIRLY REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); R. MILLER REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING CF); LANDREAUX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Burleson flied out to left; Remy was called out on strikes; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 5. ANGELS 8TH: Downing popped to pitcher in foul territory; Chalk struck out; Grich walked; Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 5. RED SOX 9TH: Fisk doubled to left; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to third]; Evans grounded out (third to first) [Fisk scored]; Bailey was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 5.

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