Joe Rudi smashed a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Angels a 1-0 triumph over the Twins. Reliever Dave LaRoche, who pitched the top of 11th, got credit for the victory.

Nolan Ryan hurled the first 10 frames, yielding just four hits while striking out 12 batters. His 12th strikeout moved him to No. 14 on the majors' all-time list and gave him a career total of 2,451. The Angel fireballer has given up only six hits and struck out 25 in 16 innings of the young season. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Thursday, April 13, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  5  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .417      R. Miller rf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .185
  Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .240
  Rivera pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .074
  Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Rudi lf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .320
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Carew 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .405      Fairly 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .278
Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   3   .227      Chalk 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .286
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Mulliniks ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .182
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .160      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .294        Solaita ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .111
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .176        Lansford pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norwood lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .208        Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .217      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   0   5   0     4  12             Totals               36   1   8   1     4   6

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 11,702
Left on Base: Twins 7, Angels 8
DP: Twins 2, Angels 1
Errors: Rudi
Doubles: Powell (2), Grich (2)
Home Runs: Rudi (2)
Stolen Bases: Norwood 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Cubbage (1), Bostock (3), Humphrey (1)
GIDP: Smalley (2), R. Miller (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard            6.1   5   0   0   4   1   0  27   0.59
T. Johnson L(0-1)       4     3   1   1   0   5   1  13   2.70
Totals                 10.1   8   1   1   4   6   1  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                   10     4   0   0   4  12   0  36   0.00
LaRoche W(1-0)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.08
Totals                 11     5   0   0   4  12   0  40

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


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
walked; Carew flied out to left; Adams grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller lined to left; Grich grounded out (third
to first); Bostock walked; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to right; Ford singled to left
[Ford to second (error by Rudi)]; Powell grounded out (second to
first) [Ford to third]; Norwood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Fairly
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk singled to third;
Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to right; Cubbage walked; Smalley
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey flied out to right; R. Miller grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grich walked; Bostock grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew lined to left; Adams struck out; Wynegar struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi lined to left; Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Fairly walked; Chalk singled to left [Fairly to second];
Mulliniks singled to shortstop [Fairly to third, Chalk to
second]; Humphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Powell doubled to
left; Norwood lined to center [Powell to third]; Randall struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Grich
struck out; Bostock singled to left; Bostock was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage singled to right; Cubbage was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Smalley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi lined to center; Baylor flied out to left;
Fairly singled to right; Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 7TH: Adams struck out; Wynegar grounded out (second to
first); Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks grounded out (shortstop to first);
Humphrey walked; T. JOHNSON REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); R.
Miller struck out while Humphrey was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 8TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Norwood
singled to shortstop; Norwood stole second; Randall walked;
Cubbage was called out on strikes; Smalley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich doubled to center; Bostock struck out; Rudi
was called out on strikes; Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams was
called out on strikes; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Fairly struck out; Chalk popped to second; Mulliniks
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 10TH: Ford struck out; Powell struck out; Norwood walked;
Norwood stole second; Randall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 10TH: SOLAITA BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Solaita singled to
right; LANSFORD RAN FOR SOLAITA; On a bunt R. Miller grounded
into a double play (first to second to shortstop to second)
[Lansford out at second]; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 11TH: HAMPTON REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING C ); LAROCHE
REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales
singled to second; RIVERA RAN FOR MORALES; Smalley popped to
catcher in foul territory; Carew flied out to left; KUSICK
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 11TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOLFE REPLACED
RIVERA (PLAYING 3B); Bostock grounded out (first unassisted);
Rudi homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

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