Two former Dodgers, Bill Singer and Bobby Valentine, combined to lead the Angels to a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Singer made his debut in an Angels' uniform by pitching a six-hitter and striking out 10. Valentine provided the winning margin with a single that drove in two runs in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     10, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .353      Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Carew 2b              2   1   0   1     1   0   .231      Valentine ss          4   0   2   2     0   1   .471
Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .200      Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Oliva dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .333      McCraw lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Lis 1b                4   0   0   0     0   3   .200      Oliver dh             3   0   1   1     0   0   .125
Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .188      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Berry cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Roof c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Stephenson c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Holt lf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Meoli 3b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .750
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2  10             Totals               29   4   7   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  6,319
Left on Base: Twins 5, Angels 3
DP: Twins 0, Angels 1
Errors: Lis
Doubles: Braun (2), McCraw (1)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Stephenson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (1)
GIDP: Hisle (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(1-1)         7     6   4   4   1   4   0  27   3.38
Goltz                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1   4   0  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(1-0)           9     6   2   2   2  10   0  34   2.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2  10   0  34

Wild Pitches: Singer (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Ron Luciano


TWINS 1ST: Hisle struck out; Carew grounded out (pitcher to
third to first); Darwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Valentine struck out;
Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva struck out; Lis flied out to left; Braun
doubled to center; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McCraw popped to third in foul territory; Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof singled to third; Holt singled to left [Roof to
second]; Hisle forced Holt (shortstop to second) [Roof to
third]; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to center [Roof scored];
Darwin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry grounded out (second to first); Stephenson
struck out; Meoli walked; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to right; Lis struck out; Braun forced
Oliva (third to second); Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Valentine flied out to center; Pinson grounded out
(second to first); McCraw doubled to right; Oliver singled to
left [McCraw scored]; Spencer popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 1.

TWINS 5TH: Roof flied out to right; Holt singled to left; Hisle
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Holt out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry singled to center; Stephenson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Berry to second]; Meoli
singled to center [Berry scored, Meoli to second (on throw)];
Alomar singled to center [Meoli to third]; Alomar stole second;
Valentine singled to left [Meoli scored, Alomar scored,
Valentine out at second (left to third to second)]; Pinson
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 4.

TWINS 6TH: Carew walked; Darwin singled to shortstop [Carew to
second]; Singer threw a wild pitch [Carew to third, Darwin to
second]; Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carew scored,
Darwin to third]; Lis struck out; Braun walked; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Oliver popped
to second; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 4.

TWINS 7TH: Roof popped to catcher; Holt flied out to right;
Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Berry grounded out (first to pitcher); Stephenson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Meoli flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 4.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
struck out; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: GOLTZ REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Alomar popped to
third in foul territory; Valentine singled to left; Pinson
reached on an error by Lis [Valentine out at third (first to
third), Pinson to second (on throw)]; McCraw grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 4.

TWINS 9TH: Lis struck out; Braun lined to left; Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Angels 4.