Rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, the Angels defeated the Blue Jays, 6-4. The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the third with the aid of a triple by Al Woods and doubles by Bob Bailor and John Mayberry, but a homer by Lyman Bostock, single by Joe Rudi and homer by Ron Jackson in the fourth pulled the Angels even.

Bailor tripled to send the Blue Jays ahead in the seventh before the Angels took command in the eighth. Jackson knocked in the tying tally with a single for his third RBI of the game and Brian Downing provided the winning margin with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 10 0 Blue Jays 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landreaux cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Bosetti cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .270 R. Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Bailor 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .274 Lansford 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .274 A. Woods lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .270 Bostock rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .297 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Rudi lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Velez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Jackson 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .302 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Downing c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .258 McKay 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .241 Chalk ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Anderson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Ault ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Grich 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .228 Johnson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 10 6 2 3 Totals 34 4 9 4 2 1 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 16,757 Left on Base: Angels 5, Blue Jays 6 DP: Angels 1, Blue Jays 0 Errors: McKay Doubles: Bailor (26), Mayberry (14), McKay (18), Velez (13) Triples: A. Woods (3), Bailor (5) Home Runs: Bostock (4), Jackson (4) Caught Stealing: Chalk (8) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (17) GIDP: Bosetti (5) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hartzell W(6-8) 7.2 9 4 4 1 1 0 33 3.17 LaRoche SV(19) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.20 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 1 0 37 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(7-11) 7.1 8 5 5 2 2 2 31 4.15 Cruz 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 1.09 Totals 9 10 6 6 2 3 2 38 Balks: Jefferson (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux singled to center; Lansford forced Landreaux (shortstop to second); Bostock flied out to left; Jefferson balked [Lansford to second]; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor singled to shortstop; A. Woods flied to right in foul territory; Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi made an out to second; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. ANGELS 3RD: Chalk made an out to first; Grich singled to center; Landreaux forced Grich (shortstop to second) [Landreaux to second (error by McKay)]; Lansford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay flied out to right; Gomez flied out to left; Bosetti singled to second; Bailor doubled to right [Bosetti scored]; A. Woods tripled to right [Bailor scored]; Horton walked; Mayberry doubled to left [A. Woods scored, Horton to third]; Velez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 3. ANGELS 4TH: Bostock homered; Baylor flied out to left; Rudi singled to left; Jackson homered [Rudi scored]; Downing flied out to center; Chalk made an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); McKay was called out on strikes; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 3. ANGELS 5TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Lansford made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor made an out to third; A. Woods singled to center; Horton made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 3. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock walked; Baylor flied out to left; Rudi flied out to right; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 3. ANGELS 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk singled to left; Chalk was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grich walked; Landreaux grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay doubled to center; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [McKay to third]; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Dave Chalk was hurt on the play; ANDERSON REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING SS); Bailor tripled to center [McKay scored]; A. Woods grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 4. ANGELS 8TH: Lansford singled to left; Bostock singled to left [Lansford to second]; Baylor flied out to left; CRUZ REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Rudi flied out to center; Jackson singled to left [Lansford scored, Bostock to third (on throw to home), Jackson to second (on throw to home)]; Downing singled to right [Bostock scored, Jackson scored, Downing to second (on throw to home)]; Anderson flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez doubled to right; LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Blue Jays 4. ANGELS 9TH: Grich flied out to center; Landreaux flied out to center; Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: R. MILLER REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING CF); McKay popped to catcher in foul territory; AULT BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault walked; JOHNSON RAN FOR AULT; Bosetti grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Blue Jays 4.

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