After striking out in his first three times as a designated hitter, Frank Robinson broke a 2-2 tie with a homer in the eighth inning to give the Angels a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Nolan Ryan, winning his third straight game, gave up the Twins' runs in the first on a walk to Larry Hisle and homer by Rod Carew, his first circuit clout since August 21, 1971.

The Angels picked up a run on a single by Sandy Alomar and triple by Bobby Valentine in the fifth and tied the score in the seventh when Al Gallagher singled, John Stephenson was hit by a pitch, Alomar sacrificed and Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to plate pinch-runner Rudy Meoli. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   3  9  0
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .241      Hisle cf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .314
Valentine ss          4   0   3   2     0   1   .471      Carew 2b              3   1   1   2     1   2   .281
Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .143
Robinson dh           4   1   1   1     0   3   .333      Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .258
McCraw lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .176
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .190      Braun 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .214
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .143
Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .313        Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Meoli pr,3b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .214
Stephenson c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Holt lf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .348
  DaVanon pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torborg c           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     1   9             Totals               30   2   5   2     5  14

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  5,088
Left on Base: Angels 8, Twins 6
DP: Angels 1, Twins 0
Doubles: Valentine (3), Pinson (2), Braun (3)
Triples: Valentine (2)
Home Runs: Robinson (2), Carew (1)
Caught Stealing: Carew (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stephenson (1,by Blyleven)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(3-0)             9     5   2   2   5  14   1  35   1.67
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5  14   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(1-3)         9     9   3   3   1   9   1  38   2.91
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   9   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Valentine doubled to right;
Pinson grounded out (second to first); Robinson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle walked; Carew homered [Hisle scored]; Killebrew
walked; Oliva singled to left [Killebrew to second]; Darwin was
called out on strikes; Braun flied out to center; Thompson
singled to right [Oliva to second, Killebrew to third];
Mitterwald struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 2ND: McCraw walked; Spencer popped to second; Berry
struck out; Gallagher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle popped
to first in foul territory; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Stephenson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine singled to
left; Pinson doubled to right [Valentine to third]; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew struck out; Oliva struck out; Darwin popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

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

TWINS 4TH: Braun doubled to center; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Mitterwald struck out; Holt walked; Hisle struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Stephenson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Alomar singled to left;
Valentine tripled to center [Alomar scored]; Pinson struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew walked; Carew was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Killebrew was called out on strikes; Oliva
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Robinson struck out; McCraw grounded out (first to
pitcher); Spencer singled to right; Berry grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin flied out to right; Braun grounded out (second
to first); Thompson walked; Mitterwald flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Gallagher singled to pitcher; MEOLI RAN FOR
GALLAGHER; Stephenson was hit by a pitch [Meoli to second];
DAVANON RAN FOR STEPHENSON; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Meoli to third, DaVanon to second]; Valentine
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Meoli scored]; Pinson flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: MEOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TORBORG REPLACED
DAVANON (PLAYING C ); Holt was called out on strikes; Hisle
struck out; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Robinson homered; McCraw grounded out (second to
first); Spencer popped to first in foul territory; Berry flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Meoli grounded out (second to first); Torborg
singled to center; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Torborg to second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Braun singled to left; Thompson forced Braun (pitcher
to shortstop); TERRELL RAN FOR THOMPSON; Mitterwald hit into a
double play to left [Terrell out at second (left to pitcher to
second)]; Jerry Terrell running with the pitch and had
rounded 2B; he returned to 1B without retouching 2B; the throw
in got past the first baseman; Nolan Ryan picked up ball and
threw to Sandy Alomar at 2B; Terrell out on appeal; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.