An eight-run first inning sent the Angels on their way to a 9-5 thumping of the Twins. Rick Miller started the big inning with a walk and went to third on a single by Bobby Grich. An error and a walk produced the first run, Don Baylor singled in two more and Rance Mulliniks drove in the fourth with a sacrifice fly.

With two men on and a count of two balls on Terry Humphrey, Gary Serum relieved starter Pete Redfern and completed the walk to load the bases. Miller then hit the first grand slam of his major league career. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 9, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 12, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins        1  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  1  -   5 14  1
Angels       8  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   9  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivera rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .294      R. Miller rf          4   2   1   4     1   1   .227
  Adams ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Grich 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .238
Ford cf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .300      Bostock cf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .043
Carew 1b              3   2   2   1     0   0   .469      Rudi lf               3   1   0   1     1   2   .350
  Morales 1b          2   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Baylor dh             4   1   2   2     0   0   .333
Kusick dh             4   0   3   2     1   0   .250      Fairly 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .290      Chalk 3b              2   2   1   0     2   0   .235
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Mulliniks ss          3   0   1   1     0   0   .167
  Borgmann c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Humphrey c            2   1   0   1     1   0   .273
  Powell ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .154      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wolfe 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .154        D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norwood lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .190        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chiles ph,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .500
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Cubbage ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  14   5     4   2             Totals               31   9   8   9     5   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 12,295
Left on Base: Twins 11, Angels 5
DP: Twins 0, Angels 1
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Norwood (3), Smalley (1), Morales (1), Grich (1), Baylor (2)
Triples: Carew (2)
Home Runs: Carew (1), Ford (1), R. Miller (1)
Stolen Bases: Chalk (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mulliniks (1), Humphrey (1)
GIDP: Wolfe (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(0-2)          0.2   2   7   2   4   1   0   9   9.53
Serum                   2.1   3   2   2   0   0   1  10   3.68
D. Johnson              5     3   0   0   1   3   0  19   0.00
Totals                  8     8   9   3*  5   4   1  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(2-0)           6.2  12   4   4   1   2   2  32   2.30
D. Miller               1.2   2   1   1   3   0   0  10   3.38
LaRoche SV(2)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.70
Totals                  9    14   5   5   4   2   2  43

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


TWINS 1ST: Rivera struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carew homered; Kusick singled to left; Tanana balked
[Kusick to second]; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Grich singled to left [R. Miller
to third]; Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [Grich to
second (error by Smalley; assist by Carew)]; Rudi walked [R.
Miller scored, Grich to third, Bostock to second]; Baylor
singled to left [Grich scored (unearned), Bostock scored, Rudi
to second]; Fairly struck out; Chalk walked [Rudi to third,
Baylor to second]; Mulliniks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rudi
scored (unearned), Baylor to third]; Chalk stole second;
Humphrey walked; SERUM REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); R. Miller
homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Baylor scored
(unearned), Chalk scored (unearned), Humphrey scored
(unearned)]; Grich lined to left; 8 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 8.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to center; Wolfe flied out to center;
Norwood flied out to left; Randall lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 8.

ANGELS 2ND: Bostock flied out to center; Rudi lined to right;
Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 8.

TWINS 3RD: Rivera singled to right; Ford singled to left [Rivera
to second]; Carew flied out to center; Kusick walked [Rivera to
third, Ford to second]; Smalley popped to first; Wynegar forced
Kusick (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 8.

ANGELS 3RD: Fairly made an out to second; Chalk singled to
third; Mulliniks singled to right [Chalk to third]; Humphrey hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Chalk scored]; R. Miller flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 9.

TWINS 4TH: Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Norwood flied
out to left; Randall made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 9.

ANGELS 4TH: D. JOHNSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Grich flied
out to right; Bostock grounded out (second to first); Rudi
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 9.

TWINS 5TH: Rivera grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford struck
out; Carew tripled to right; Kusick singled to left [Carew
scored]; Smalley flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Angels 9.

ANGELS 5TH: MORALES REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); Baylor flied
out to left; Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk
walked; Mulliniks lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Angels 9.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); Wolfe singled
to center; Norwood doubled to center [Wolfe out at home (center
to shortstop to catcher)]; Randall popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 9.

ANGELS 6TH: BORGMANN REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); Humphrey
grounded out (second to first); R. Miller struck out; Grich
doubled to left; Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 9.

TWINS 7TH: Rivera singled to center; Ford homered [Rivera
scored]; Morales lined to right; Kusick flied out to right;
Smalley doubled to left; D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING);
Borgmann made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 9.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi struck out; Baylor doubled to left; Fairly
singled to left [Baylor to third]; Chalk reached on a fielder's
choice [Baylor out at home (second to catcher), Fairly to
second]; Mulliniks popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 9.

TWINS 8TH: Wolfe flied out to center; CHILES BATTED FOR NORWOOD;
Chiles walked; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR RANDALL; Cubbage flied out to
left; ADAMS BATTED FOR RIVERA; Adams forced Chiles (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 9.

ANGELS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHILES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Humphrey
flied out to right; R. Miller lined to left; Grich lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 9.

TWINS 9TH: Ford lined to center; Morales doubled to center;
Kusick singled to left [Morales scored]; Smalley walked [Kusick
to second]; POWELL BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Powell walked [Kusick to
third, Smalley to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER
(PITCHING); Wolfe grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 5, Angels 9.

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