A three-run homer by Brian Downing and three RBIs by Ron Fairly on a pair of doubles staked Frank Tanana and the Angels to a 10-5 decision over the Twins. Downing's blast capped a five-run seventh inning.

Consecutive doubles by Don Baylor and Fairly accounted for the first run of the inning and another scored on an error before Downing unloaded. Fairly's first double drove in two tallies in the Angels' three-run third frame. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 10, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Tuesday, June      20, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  3    0  0  2    5  0  0  -  10 11  2
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  1    1  2  0  -   5 10  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          3   1   2   2     2   0   .265      Rivera rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .313
Grich 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .228        Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Mulliniks ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Carew 1b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .358
Bostock rf            3   1   1   0     2   0   .275      Ford cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Rudi lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Kusick dh             4   3   2   0     1   0   .223
Baylor dh             5   2   2   1     0   0   .247      Smalley ss            3   1   1   0     1   1   .261
Fairly 1b             4   2   3   3     0   1   .280      Wolfe 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .263
  Solaita 1b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Norwood lf            2   0   0   2     0   0   .245
Jackson 3b            3   2   1   0     2   0   .322      Randall 2b            3   1   3   0     0   0   .282
Chalk ss,2b           4   1   0   0     0   1   .274        Cubbage ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Downing c             4   1   1   3     0   2   .217      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wynegar ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  10  11   9     7   6             Totals               36   5  10   4     2   3

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 12,330
Left on Base: Angels 7, Twins 8
DP: Angels 0, Twins 2
Errors: Jackson, Chalk, Smalley, Wolfe
Doubles: Fairly 2 (4), R. Miller (8), Baylor (6), Wolfe (6)
Home Runs: Downing (3)
Stolen Bases: Rudi (1), Carew (10)
Caught Stealing: Bostock (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Norwood 2 (4)
GIDP: Rudi (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(11-3)          7    10   5   3   2   3   0  33   2.52
D. Miller               2     0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.06
Totals                  9    10   5   3   2   3   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(7-5)         6.2   8   6   6   4   5   0  32   4.72
Scarce                  0     3   4   0   1   0   1   5   3.64
Thayer                  2.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   7   3.70
Totals                  9    11  10   6   7   6   1  44

Wild Pitches: Scarce (2)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Grich grounded out
(third to first); Bostock reached on an error by Smalley; Rudi
singled to right [Bostock to third]; Rudi stole second; Baylor
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Rivera grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew
grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Jackson walked; Chalk grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Jackson to second]; Downing struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick singled to right; Smalley walked [Kusick to
second]; Wolfe forced Smalley (shortstop to second) [Kusick to
third]; Norwood hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kusick scored];
Randall singled to right [Wolfe out at third (right to third)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller walked; Grich grounded out (third to
first) [R. Miller to second]; Bostock walked; Rudi popped to
first; Baylor singled to center [R. Miller scored, Bostock to
third]; Fairly doubled to right [Bostock scored, Baylor scored];
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann lined to third; Rivera struck out; Carew
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Downing grounded
out (first unassisted); R. Miller walked; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Kusick popped to
catcher in foul territory; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Bostock flied out to center; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wolfe singled to third; Norwood popped to second;
Randall singled to left [Wolfe to second]; Borgmann flied out to
center; Rivera flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Fairly singled to right; Jackson singled to left
[Fairly to second]; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Fairly to third, Jackson to second]; Downing struck
out; R. Miller doubled to center [Fairly scored, Jackson
scored]; Grich struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5,
Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew lined to left; Ford singled to left; Kusick
singled to center [Ford to third]; Smalley reached on a
fielder's choice [Ford out at home (pitcher to catcher), Kusick
to second]; Wolfe doubled to left [Kusick scored, Smalley to
third]; Norwood popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Bostock singled to left; Rudi lined to right;
Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Baylor
doubled to left; SCARCE REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Fairly
doubled to right [Baylor scored]; Scarce threw a wild pitch
[Fairly to third]; Jackson walked; Chalk reached on an error by
Wolfe [Fairly scored (unearned) (no RBI), Jackson to second];
Downing homered (unearned) [Jackson scored (unearned), Chalk
scored (unearned)]; R. Miller singled to center; THAYER REPLACED
SCARCE (PITCHING); Grich was called out on strikes; 5 R (1 ER),
5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 10, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: SOLAITA REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING 1B); Randall singled
to center; Borgmann grounded out (third to first) [Randall to
second]; Rivera struck out; Carew singled to center [Randall
scored]; Ford flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
10, Twins 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Bostock walked; Rudi grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bostock out at second]; Baylor
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 10, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING SS); CHALK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kusick walked; Smalley singled to left
[Kusick to second]; Wolfe reached on an error by Jackson [Kusick
scored (unearned), Smalley to third, Wolfe to second]; D. MILLER
REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Norwood hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Smalley scored (unearned), Wolfe to third]; CUBBAGE
BATTED FOR RANDALL; Cubbage popped to first in foul territory;
WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 10, Twins 5.

ANGELS 9TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WYNEGAR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Solaita walked; Jackson lined into a
double play (third to first) [Solaita out at first]; Chalk
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 10,
Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell grounded out (first
to pitcher); Carew reached on an error by Chalk; Carew stole
second; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 10, Twins 5.