Mel Queen struck out Cesar Tovar with the potential tying run on base in the ninth inning to enable the Angels to extend their winning streak to seven games with a 5-4 victory over the Twins. The defeat was the sixth straight for the Twins.

Homers by Jim Spencer and Alex Johnson produced three runs for the Angels in the third and they added two in the ninth on a double by Johnson, single by Jim Fregosi, a wild pitch and a single by Jerry Moses. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     18, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   4 10  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Tovar rf              5   0   2   0     0   2   .373
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .098      Cardenas ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .205
Johnson lf            4   2   2   2     0   1   .306      Killebrew 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Conigliaro rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .213        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fregosi ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .289        Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Alyea lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Moses c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .344      Powell cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .364
Spencer 1b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .179      Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Wright p              4   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Thompson 2b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .250
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     0   1   .147
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .324
                                                            Tischinski c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carew ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .244
                                                            Kaat pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Hall p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Renick ph,3b        2   0   1   2     0   0   .333
                                                            Braun pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               35   5   7   5     1   8             Totals               36   4  10   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  6,566
Left on Base: Angels 4, Twins 6
DP: Angels 1, Twins 0
Errors: Killebrew
Doubles: Johnson (1), Cardenas (3), Renick (1)
Home Runs: Spencer (2), Johnson (1)
GIDP: Killebrew (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(2-2)           8.2   9   4   4   1   4   0  35   3.72
LaRoche                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Queen SV(3)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   5   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall L(0-2)             8     4   3   1   0   8   2  29   3.72
Williams                0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.26
Campisi                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9     7   5   3   1   8   2  36

Wild Pitches: Williams (1)

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar popped to second; Berry popped to shortstop;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Cardenas popped to third;
Killebrew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Tovar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro singled to left; Fregosi forced
Conigliaro (third to second); McMullen struck out; Moses struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Alyea grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Reese grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Spencer homered; Wright reached on an error by
Killebrew; Alomar flied out to right; Berry struck out; Johnson
homered (unearned) [Wright scored (unearned)]; Conigliaro
singled to left; Fregosi flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson was called out on strikes; Mitterwald flied
out to left; Hall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen lined to third; Moses grounded out (pitcher
to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Tovar flied out to left; Cardenas flied out to
center; Killebrew popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Wright was called out on strikes; Alomar flied out
to right; Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Alyea singled to right; Powell flied out to center;
Reese forced Alyea (pitcher to shortstop); Thompson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro
popped to shortstop; Fregosi flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald struck out (catcher to first); Hall
grounded out (first unassisted); Tovar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 0.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen flied out to left; Moses grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Cardenas doubled to right; Killebrew flied out to
center; Alyea popped to first; Powell singled to left [Cardenas
scored]; Reese grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Wright popped to third; Alomar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mitterwald singled to left; HOLT RAN FOR MITTERWALD; RENICK
BATTED FOR HALL; Renick popped to first; Tovar singled to
shortstop [Holt to second]; Cardenas walked [Holt to third,
Tovar to second]; Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 9TH: TISCHINSKI REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); RENICK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WILLIAMS REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING);
Johnson doubled to right; Conigliaro grounded out (second to
first) [Johnson to third]; Fregosi singled to right [Johnson
scored]; Williams threw a wild pitch [Fregosi to second];
McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Moses singled to
center [Fregosi scored]; CAMPISI REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
Spencer walked [Moses to second]; Wright flied out to center; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Alyea grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
singled to center; Reese flied out to right; Thompson singled to
left [Powell to second]; CAREW BATTED FOR TISCHINSKI; Carew
singled to right [Thompson to third, Powell scored]; KAAT RAN
FOR CAREW; LAROCHE REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Renick doubled to
center [Kaat scored, Thompson scored]; QUEEN REPLACED LAROCHE
(PITCHING); BRAUN RAN FOR RENICK; Tovar struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 4.