A single by Paul Blair drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Yankees prevailed over the Angels, 4-3. Graig Nettles opened the 11th with a double and after Chris Chambliss sacrificed the runner to third, Lou Piniella and Cliff Johnson drew intentional walks. Blair then hit a long fly over the head of center fielder Ken Landreaux. The Angels had tied the score in the top of the ninth on a two-out homer by Joe Rudi. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, California Angels 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Angels 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 4 7 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landreaux cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .227 Rivers cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Chalk 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Bostock rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Randolph 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .269 Baylor lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .260 Munson c 3 1 1 0 2 0 .300 Rudi 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .246 Jackson rf 5 1 2 2 0 2 .278 Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 .283 Nettles 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .266 Rettenmund ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .287 Downing c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Grich 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Spencer dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 .223 Anderson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Johnson ph,dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .247 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blair pr,cf 1 1 1 1 1 0 .176 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 3 7 3 0 5 Totals 34 4 7 4 8 7 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 24,203 Left on Base: Angels 5, Yankees 10 DP: Angels 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Stanley Doubles: Landreaux (6), Nettles 2 (19) Triples: Grich (2), Randolph (5) Home Runs: Baylor (27), Rudi (14), Jackson (19) Stolen Bases: Baylor (19) Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (5), Stanley (4), Chambliss (1) GIDP: Rivers (6) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp 7.1 5 3 3 4 6 1 30 4.30 LaRoche L(9-6) 3 2 1 1 4 1 0 15 2.24 Totals 10.1 7 4 4 8 7 1 45 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie 7 5 2 2 0 4 1 26 4.19 Lyle 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 3.32 Gossage W(9-10) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.00 Totals 11 7 3 3 0 5 2 41 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk flied out to right; Bostock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph flied out to center; Munson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor homered; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Goodwin struck out; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to right; Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss was called out on strikes; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Yankees 0. ANGELS 3RD: Grich tripled to right; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux singled to right [Grich scored]; Chalk grounded out (third to first) [Landreaux to second]; Bostock flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to left; Dent struck out; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi flied out to left; Baylor stole second; Goodwin struck out; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. ANGELS 5TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson grounded out (third to first); Landreaux doubled to center; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Chambliss flied out to center; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Spencer walked; Dent popped to first in foul territory; Rivers grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. ANGELS 7TH: Goodwin was called out on strikes; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Randolph was called out on strikes; Munson singled to left; Jackson homered [Munson scored]; Nettles doubled to left; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Piniella flied out to center; Spencer struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 2. ANGELS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); On a bunt Anderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Dent walked; BLAIR RAN FOR DENT; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Blair to second]; Randolph tripled to left [Blair scored]; Munson was walked intentionally; LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 3. ANGELS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STANLEY REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING SS); Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied out to left; Rudi homered; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 9TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Chambliss made an out to second; Piniella grounded out (third to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 3. ANGELS 10TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Downing made an out to second; Grich flied out to left; Anderson reached on an error by Stanley; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 10TH: Blair walked; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blair to second]; Randolph flied out to center [Blair to third]; Munson was walked intentionally; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 3. ANGELS 11TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Chalk lined to shortstop; Bostock singled to left; Baylor grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to second]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 11TH: Nettles doubled to right; Chambliss out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Nettles to third]; Piniella was walked intentionally; Johnson was walked intentionally [Piniella to second]; Blair singled to center [Nettles scored, Piniella to third, Johnson to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 4.

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