Mike Cubbage and Roy Smalley clubbed back-to-back homers to highlight a five-run fifth inning as the Twins breezed to an 8-1 victory over the Angels. Rookie hurler Roger Erickson had trouble only in the fifth when he yielded three hits, including a solo homer to Don Baylor, but the young righthander closed the frame by striking out Rick Miller with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     11, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    1  5  0    1  0  1  -   8 13  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   3     1   0   .450      R. Miller rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Smalley ss            3   2   1   1     2   1   .296      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Carew 1b              5   2   2   0     0   1   .448      Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Adams dh              5   0   1   2     0   1   .294      Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .412
Chiles lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .500      Baylor dh             4   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Fairly 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .273
Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Chalk 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Powell rf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .154      Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .133
Randall 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Downing c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  13   8     3   6             Totals               32   1   7   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 12,217
Left on Base: Twins 5, Angels 5
DP: Twins 1, Angels 0
Doubles: Powell (1), Rudi (4)
Triples: Cubbage (1)
Home Runs: Cubbage (1), Smalley (3), Baylor (2)
Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Chiles (1), Randall (1), Ford (2)
GIDP: Bostock (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(2-0)         9     7   1   1   1   4   1  33   2.35
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   1  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(0-1)             4.1   6   5   5   2   2   2  20  10.38
Hartzell                4.2   7   3   3   1   4   0  20   9.53
Totals                  9    13   8   8   3   6   2  40

Wild Pitches: Aase (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage walked; Aase threw a wild pitch [Cubbage to
second]; Smalley flied out to center [Cubbage to third]; Carew
struck out; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Grich singled to
left; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Chiles singled to left; Ford flied out to center;
Chiles was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi popped to first; Baylor grounded out (second to
first); Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell was called out on strikes; Randall lined to
right; Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk flied out to right; Mulliniks lined to left;
Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley walked; Carew forced Smalley (second to
shortstop); Carew stole second; Adams singled to right [Carew
scored]; Chiles forced Adams (second unassisted); Ford flied to
right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels
0.

ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Grich
lined to left; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar singled to left; Powell doubled to center
[Wynegar scored]; Randall grounded out (first unassisted)
[Powell to third]; Cubbage homered [Powell scored]; Smalley
homered; HARTZELL REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Carew singled to
left; Carew stole second; Adams struck out; Chiles singled to
left [Carew scored]; Ford forced Chiles (second to shortstop); 5
R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi flied out to left; Baylor homered; Fairly
singled to center; Chalk singled to center [Fairly to second];
Mulliniks forced Chalk (pitcher to shortstop) [Fairly to third];
Downing walked [Mulliniks to second]; R. Miller struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Randall singled to left; Randall
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich lined to center; Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Angels 1.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage lined to right; Smalley walked; Carew singled
to right [Smalley to third]; Adams forced Carew (second to
shortstop) [Smalley scored]; Chiles struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor struck out; Fairly flied out to right; Chalk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
7, Angels 1.

TWINS 8TH: Ford singled to center; Ford was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Wynegar flied out to left; Powell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Downing singled
to center; R. Miller lined to left; Grich flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 1.

TWINS 9TH: Randall singled to right; Cubbage tripled to right
[Randall scored]; Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams flied out to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Bostock flied out to left; Rudi doubled to left;
Baylor popped to first; Fairly singled to left [Rudi out at home
(left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 1.