Leading the attack with single, double and homer, Don Baylor sparked the Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Yankees. Baylor singled in the first inning to plate Carney Lansford with the first Angel run. After Lyman Bostock singled to lead off the third, Baylor doubled and both runners scored on consecutive sacrifice flies by Joe Rudi and Ron Fairly. Baylor hit a solo homer in the seventh stanza. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 6, New York Yankees 3

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 13 2 Angels 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 x - 6 13 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .259 R. Miller cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Randolph 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .268 Lansford 3b 5 1 3 1 0 1 .278 Munson c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Bostock rf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .302 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .287 Baylor dh 4 2 3 2 0 0 .262 Piniella dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .317 Rudi lf 2 0 1 2 0 0 .238 Nettles 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .262 Fairly 1b 2 0 2 1 1 0 .218 Jackson rf 3 0 3 1 1 0 .277 Downing c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 White lf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .247 Chalk 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Anderson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Spencer ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .168 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 3 13 3 2 5 Totals 32 6 13 6 2 2 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 33,472 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Angels 9 DP: Yankees 1, Angels 1 Errors: Rivers, Clay Doubles: Jackson (11), Nettles (17), White (10), Chambliss (21), Lansford 2 (17), R. Miller (16), Baylor (21) Home Runs: Nettles (20), Baylor (26) Stolen Bases: Lansford (15) Sacrifice Hits: Anderson 2 (3) Sacrifice Flies: Rudi 2 (4), Fairly (4) GIDP: Munson (13) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa L(12-9) 4 7 5 4 2 2 0 21 3.24 Clay 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 14 4.92 Lindblad 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.11 Totals 8 13 6 5 2 2 1 39 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp W(13-7) 5.1 10 3 3 1 2 1 26 4.33 Griffin 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 3.69 LaRoche SV(18) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.30 Totals 9 13 3 3 2 5 1 40 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph flied out to right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford doubled to center; Bostock walked; Baylor singled to center [Lansford scored, Bostock to third (error by Rivers), Baylor to second]; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bostock scored (unearned), Baylor to third]; Fairly walked; Downing flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 2. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss made an out to third; Piniella singled to left; Nettles struck out; Jackson singled to right [Piniella to third, Jackson out at second (right to first)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 2ND: Chalk flied out to center; Anderson grounded out (second to first); R. Miller doubled to left; Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 2. YANKEES 3RD: White singled to pitcher; Dent made an out to first; Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph singled to left [White to second]; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 2. ANGELS 3RD: Bostock singled to right; Baylor doubled to left [Bostock to third]; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bostock scored, Baylor to third]; Fairly hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baylor scored]; Downing grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 4. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles homered; Jackson doubled to center; White grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 4TH: Chalk singled to right; Anderson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chalk to second]; R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford doubled to center [Chalk scored]; Bostock struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 5. YANKEES 5TH: Dent was called out on strikes; Rivers flied out to left; Randolph singled to right; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 5. ANGELS 5TH: CLAY REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Baylor made an out to second; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly singled to right; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 5. YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss walked; Piniella flied out to center; Nettles doubled to right [Chambliss to third]; Jackson singled to shortstop [Chambliss scored, Nettles stayed at second]; White doubled to right [Nettles scored, Jackson to third]; GRIFFIN REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Dent popped to left; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 5. ANGELS 6TH: Chalk singled to right; Anderson reached on an error by Clay on a sacrifice bunt [Chalk to third, Anderson to second]; R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford reached on a fielder's choice [Chalk out at home (second to catcher), Anderson to third]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 5. YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson made an out to second; Chambliss doubled to right; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 5. ANGELS 7TH: Baylor homered; Rudi singled to right; Fairly singled to right [Rudi to second]; Downing grounded out (catcher to first) [Rudi to third, Fairly to second]; Chalk reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Fairly out at third (shortstop to catcher to third), Rudi out at home (third to pitcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 6. YANKEES 8TH: Nettles flied out to center; Jackson walked; White singled to left [Jackson to second]; SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT; LAROCHE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson struck out; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 6. ANGELS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); LINDBLAD REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Anderson grounded out (second to first); R. Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Lansford singled to left; Lansford stole second; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 6. YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to right; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randolph out at second]; Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Angels 6.

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