▁in ▁ 3 rd ▁place ▁and ▁five ▁games ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als . ▁Despite ▁having ▁just ▁one ▁win ▁less ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁the ▁Tw ins ▁finished ▁in ▁ 4 th , ▁this ▁time ▁ 1 7 ½ ▁games ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Roy als . ▁The ▁team ▁pl um met ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 7 3 – 8 9 ▁record ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁though ▁they ▁went ▁ 8 2 – 8 0 ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁with ▁ 4 th - place ▁finish es ▁in ▁both ▁years . ▁M auch ▁res igned ▁during ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁at ▁ 5 4 – 7 1 ▁( the ▁team ▁would ▁finish ▁at ▁ 7 7 – 8 4 ). ▁ ▁California ▁Ang els ▁ ▁M auch ▁took ▁over ▁during ▁the ▁strike ▁short ened ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁California ▁Ang els . ▁He ▁went ▁ 2 9 – 3 4 , ▁while ▁the ▁team ▁overall ▁finished ▁ 5 1 – 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁his ▁Ang els ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁American ▁League ' s ▁Western ▁Division ▁after ▁going ▁ 9 3 – 6 9 . ▁The ▁Ang els ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁Ana heim ▁in ▁a ▁best - of - 5 ▁AL CS ▁against ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁B rew ers . ▁The ▁Ang els ▁needed ▁only ▁one ▁more ▁victory ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Series . ▁Ch ances ▁were ▁great ,