Nolan Ryan, only two outs away from a disputed no-hitter, lost his bid when Reggie Jackson singled, but the Angels' righthander beat the Yankees, 6-1. With one away in the eighth, Jim Spencer hit a sinking line drive to center field. When Rick Miller missed his attempt at a diving, shoestring catch, official scorer Dick Miller ruled an error in a decision that infuriated both the Yankees and General Manager Buzzie Bavasi of the Angels.

Before Jackson wrecked Ryan's efforts, Thurman Munson was safe on an error by shortstop Jim Anderson. Munson took third on Jackson's single and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lou Piniella. Brian Downing had three hits for the Angels, driving in one run and scoring one, while Dan Ford accounted for two tallies with a triple. Ironically, Yankee loser Luis Tiant had pitched a one-hitter in his last previous start against the A's July 8. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Friday, July      13, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  1  1
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   6 14  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      R. Miller cf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .292
Munson c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .299      Lansford 3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .311
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Ford rf               4   2   3   2     1   0   .291
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Baylor dh             3   1   2   1     2   0   .301
Piniella lf           2   0   0   1     1   2   .316      Aikens 1b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .282
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Downing c             4   1   3   1     1   0   .351
Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .229
Randolph 2b           1   0   0   0     2   1   .267      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   1   .248      Anderson ss           3   1   0   1     0   1   .256
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   1   1     5   9             Totals               37   6  14   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 41,805
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Angels 12
DP: Yankees 1, Angels 1
Errors: Nettles, R. Miller, Anderson, Ryan
Triples: R. Miller (4), Ford (3)
Caught Stealing: Munson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (5), Anderson (1)
GIDP: Chambliss (5), Aikens (8)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(6-4)            7.2  12   6   3   4   5   0  39   3.62
Davis                   0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.02
Totals                  8    14   6   3   4   5   0  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(12-6)            9     1   1   0   5   9   0  33   2.54
Totals                  9     1   1   0   5   9   0  33

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Larry Barnett


YANKEES 1ST: Murcer flied out to right; Munson walked; Munson
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lansford flied out to left; Ford walked; Baylor walked [Ford to
second]; Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Piniella struck out;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing singled to center; Rudi struck out; Grich
lined to third; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Angels 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Randolph
walked; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Ryan [Randolph to second]; Dent was called out on strikes;
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford was called
out on strikes; Ford singled to right; Baylor singled to left
[Ford to third]; Aikens singled to right [Ford scored, Baylor to
second]; Downing singled to center [Baylor scored, Aikens to
third]; Rudi struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Angels 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded
out (second to first); Jackson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Grich struck out; Anderson popped to first in foul
territory; R. Miller tripled to center; Lansford flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella walked; Chambliss grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second];
Spencer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Baylor
walked; Aikens grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Angels 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph walked; Dent flied out to right; Murcer
flied out to left; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing singled to second; Rudi made an out to
second; Grich singled to center [Downing to third]; Anderson hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Downing scored]; R. Miller flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles struck out; Jackson made an out to third;
Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Lansford singled to center; Ford singled to third
[Lansford to second]; Baylor popped to catcher in foul
territory; Aikens flied out to right [Lansford to third];
Downing walked [Ford to second]; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Spencer reached on
an error by R. Miller [Spencer to second]; Randolph struck out;
Dent walked; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Anderson
reached on an error by Nettles; R. Miller singled to center
[Anderson to second]; Lansford popped to catcher in foul
territory; Ford tripled to right [Anderson scored (unearned), R.
Miller scored (unearned)]; DAVIS REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
Baylor singled to center [Ford scored (unearned)]; Aikens
singled to center [Baylor to second]; Downing lined to first; 3
R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson reached on an error by Anderson; Nettles
popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson singled to center
[Munson to third]; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to right [Munson
scored (unearned)]; Chambliss struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 6.