With relief help from Paul Hartzell in the ninth inning, Frank Tanana gained his fourth straight victory when the Angels defeated the Twins, 5-3, in a game marked by a free-for-all fight. The trouble broke out in the fourth inning when Roger Erickson, pitching for the Twins, threw a pitch behind Bobby Grich's back. California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 3Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumAngels 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 8 1 Twins 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 10 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .196 Rivera rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Grich 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .196 Cubbage ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .409 Lansford ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Ford cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Bostock cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .135 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .380 Rudi lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Kusick dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Landreaux lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Baylor dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .300 Wolfe 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .296 Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .480 Norwood lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245 Chalk 3b,2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .286 Randall 2b 3 1 3 2 0 0 .319 Mulliniks ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .150 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Humphrey c 3 1 0 0 0 1 .174 Morales ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scarce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 8 4 3 7 Totals 35 3 10 3 1 1 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 6,566 Left on Base: Angels 5, Twins 8 DP: Angels 1, Twins 2 Errors: R. Miller, Smalley, Norwood Doubles: R. Miller (1), Norwood (6), Wolfe 2 (3), Randall (3), Morales (2) Triples: Randall (2) Stolen Bases: Kusick (1) Caught Stealing: R. Miller (3), Jackson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Randall (1) GIDP: Lansford (1), Ford (1) Hit by Pitch: Humphrey (1,by Erickson), Rivera (1,by Tanana) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(4-0) 8.1 9 3 3 1 1 0 36 2.87 Hartzell SV(3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.86 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 1 0 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(2-2) 8 8 5 4 3 5 0 34 3.86 Scarce 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 8 5 4 3 7 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Tanana (1), Erickson (2) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller doubled to left; Grich walked; Bostock flied to left; Rudi struck out while R. Miller was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Rivera flied out to right; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chalk walked; Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: LANDREAUX REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); Kusick lined to left; Smalley flied to left; Wolfe flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey was hit by a pitch; R. Miller singled to center [Humphrey to second]; Grich struck out; Bostock singled to left [Humphrey scored, R. Miller to third (error by Norwood), Bostock to second]; Landreaux grounded out (third to first); Baylor walked; Jackson singled to second [R. Miller scored, Bostock to third, Baylor to second]; Chalk singled to center [Bostock scored, Baylor scored, Jackson to third]; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Norwood doubled to right [Norwood to third (error by R. Miller)]; Randall hit a sacrifice fly to right [Norwood scored]; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Rivera was hit by a pitch; Ford flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. ANGELS 4TH: Humphrey flied to right; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Roger Erickson threw the 2-1 pitch behind Bobby Grich, who charged the mound and hit Erickson with his forearm; both benches cleared and a brawl ensued; Rich Chiles body blocked Grich; Grich ejected by HP umpire Jim McKean; LANSFORD BATTED FOR GRICH; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: LANSFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CHALK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick flied to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. ANGELS 5TH: Bostock flied to center; Landreaux flied to center; Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Wolfe doubled to left; Norwood popped to second; Randall singled to shortstop [Wolfe to third]; Borgmann popped to second; Rivera walked [Randall to second]; Ford lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. ANGELS 6TH: Jackson lined to left; Chalk grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Carew flied to right; Kusick flied to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. ANGELS 7TH: Humphrey was called out on strikes; R. Miller singled to center; Lansford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Wolfe doubled to center; Norwood flied to right; Randall doubled to center [Wolfe scored]; Borgmann grounded out (second to first) [Randall to third]; Rivera grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 2. ANGELS 8TH: Bostock flied to center; Landreaux singled to right; Baylor singled to left [Landreaux to second]; Jackson reached on an error by Smalley [Landreaux scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baylor to third]; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Chalk popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to left; Kusick forced Carew (third to second); Kusick stole second; Smalley singled to shortstop [Kusick to third]; Wolfe grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 2. ANGELS 9TH: SCARCE REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Humphrey flied to left; R. Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Norwood was called out on strikes; Randall tripled to right; MORALES BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Morales doubled to right [Randall scored]; HARTZELL REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR RIVERA; Cubbage singled to second [Morales to third]; Ford grounded into a double play (second to second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 3. |
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