Monday August 28, 1978
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Winning their fourth straight game and handing California its fourth straight loss, the Yankees downed the Angels, 4-1. New York scored two runs in the first inning. Mickey Rivers walked, stole second, went to third on a single by Willie Randolph and scored on a sacrifice fly by Thurman Munson.

A single by Reggie Jackson moved Randolph to second and Randolph and Jackson then worked a double steal. An infield grounder by Lou Piniella plated Randolph. Jackson had an RBI single in the fifth frame and Munson had an RBI double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, California Angels 1

Game Played on Monday, August 28, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 3 0 Yankees 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x - 4 8 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Rivers cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .260 Lansford 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Randolph 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .270 Anderson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Munson dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 .300 Bostock rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Jackson rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .277 Baylor dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Blair rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 Rudi lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .246 Piniella lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .313 Fairly 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265 Downing c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Chalk ss,3b,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Heath c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241 Grich 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Humphrey 2b,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 3 1 1 2 Totals 31 4 8 4 4 4 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 22,481 Left on Base: Angels 2, Yankees 10 DP: Angels 0, Yankees 2 Errors: Nettles Doubles: Munson 2 (25) Home Runs: Rudi (13) Stolen Bases: Rivers (19), Randolph (26), Jackson (14) Sacrifice Flies: Munson (8) GIDP: Bostock 2 (22) Hit by Pitch: Lansford (3,by Figueroa), Dent (1,by Tanana), Jackson (8,by Tanana) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(16-9) 7 7 4 4 4 3 0 34 3.30 Griffin 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.62 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 38 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(13-9) 8 3 1 1 1 2 1 27 3.15 Gossage SV(19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.02 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 2 1 30 Hit by Pitch: Tanana 2 (7), Figueroa (3) Balks: Tanana 2 (6) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford was hit by a pitch; Bostock grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; Randolph singled to left [Rivers to third]; Munson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; Jackson singled to left [Randolph to second]; Randolph stole third and Jackson stole second; Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Randolph scored, Jackson to third]; Nettles struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Rudi made an out to second; Fairly flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: ANDERSON REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING SS); CHALK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Heath flied out to center; Dent was hit by a pitch; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2. ANGELS 3RD: Downing grounded out (second to first); Chalk grounded out (third to first); Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson lined to shortstop; Jackson was hit by a pitch; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2. ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Anderson made an out to second; Bostock walked; Baylor lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles walked; Chambliss singled to right [Nettles to second]; Heath flied out to right; Dent popped to first in foul territory; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi lined to second; Fairly was called out on strikes; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph struck out; Munson doubled to left; Jackson singled to right [Munson scored, Jackson to second (on throw to home)]; Piniella lined to second; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3. ANGELS 6TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich flied out to right; R. Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Heath walked; Dent forced Heath (third to second); Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3. ANGELS 7TH: Anderson singled to center; Bostock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Anderson out at second]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: Randolph singled to left; Tanana balked [Randolph to second]; Munson doubled to right [Randolph scored]; Jackson popped to first in foul territory; Piniella was walked intentionally; Tanana balked [Munson to third, Piniella to second]; Nettles struck out; Chambliss flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 4. ANGELS 8TH: Rudi homered; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Downing singled to third [Downing to second (error by Nettles)]; Chalk flied out to left; GOODWIN BATTED FOR GRICH; Goodwin flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); HUMPHREY REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING 2B); Heath was called out on strikes; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers singled to center; HUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CHALK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 4. ANGELS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); GOSSAGE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); R. Miller flied out to center; Anderson popped to third in foul territory; Bostock popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 4.

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