September 26 - Anaheim Stadium
California 6, Seattle 1
Cy Young candidate Frank Tanana pitched his 4th complete game, and was only 1 unearned run away from his 3rd shutout of the season, as the Angels won the opening game of the series. Don Baylor’s 2-run HR put California on top in the bottom of the 2nd inning, which was all Tanana really needed on this night.
September 27 - Anaheim Stadium
California 9, Seattle 5
Seattle’s Phil Bradley opened the game with a solo shot off Alfredo Martinez to give the M’s a momentary lead. But the Angels responded with 5 runs in the bottom of the inning. Bobby Clark’s bases-loaded 3-run double was the big blow. Ken Phelps’ solo HR a few innings later closed the gap to 5-2. Seattle eventually rallied to within 2 runs after 7 and a half innings. But California scored a couple in the bottom of the frame to put the game away.
September 27 - Kingdome
Seattle 8, California 4
Desperately needing a win, Seattle opened their half of the first inning with 4 quick runs off Chris Knapp. Amazingly, California answered with 4 runs of its own the next inning off Mike Moore to tie the game. But Phil Bradley immediately broke the tie leading off the next half inning to put the Mariners back on top. Moore then found his rhythm, and silenced the Angels the rest of the way to pick up the win, with relief help from Lee Guetterman.
September 28 - Kingdome
California 18, Seattle 3
In the final regular season game of the year, California crushed Seattle’s hopes for a post-season spot with a relentless 23-hit attack. Jason Thompson, Dan Ford, Al Cowens and Bobby Grich all homered, and 8 Angels had 2 or more hits. Dave Frost pitched 5 shutout innings for his first win of the season, before turning it over to a few mop up guys in the bullpen. Phil Bradley’s 3 hits and great season overall were of little consolation to the hometown faithful.
--submitted by Douglas Zaner--
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