Leadoff batter Dave Machemer hit a home run in his first time at bat in the major leagues and Don Baylor added a two-run homer two outs later to power the Angels past the Twins. 5-2. Winning pitcher Don Aase yielded a single to leadoff batter Hosken Powell and Roy Smalley followed with a round-tripper for the Twins' two runs. After that, Aase allowed only three more hits. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       3  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  6  1
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Machemer 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Powell rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .221
Chalk ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Smalley ss            3   1   1   2     1   0   .262
Bostock rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .356
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .188      Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .310
Baylor 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .247      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
  Fairly 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Jackson 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .320      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Rettenmund dh         2   1   0   0     2   0   .261      Norwood lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
R. Miller cf          4   0   1   2     0   1   .264      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .152
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randall 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
                                                          Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   6   5     2   3             Totals               31   2   5   2     1   8

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 10,801
Left on Base: Angels 3, Twins 3
DP: Angels 1, Twins 0
Errors: Chalk
Triples: R. Miller (1)
Home Runs: Machemer (1), Baylor (17), Smalley (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase W(4-3)             9     5   2   2   1   8   1  32   4.60
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   8   1  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(7-5)             8     6   5   5   1   2   2  31   2.83
Thayer                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.61
Totals                  9     6   5   5   2   3   2  35

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


ANGELS 1ST: Machemer homered; Debut game for Dave
Machemer; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
flied out to left; Rudi singled to center; Baylor homered [Rudi
scored]; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to shortstop; Smalley homered [Powell
scored]; Carew struck out; Ford struck out; Cubbage flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Rettenmund flied out to center; R. Miller lined to
center; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar lined to left; Adams struck out; Norwood was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Machemer flied out to right; Chalk grounded out
(third to first); Bostock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong struck out; Powell was called out on strikes;
Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Carew flied out to left; Ford was called out on
strikes; Cubbage flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); R. Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar singled to center; Adams flied out to center;
Norwood hit into a double play (center to first) [Wynegar out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Machemer grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
grounded out (third to first); Bostock flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley walked; Carew flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
struck out; Jackson singled to center; Rettenmund walked
[Jackson to second]; R. Miller tripled to right [Jackson scored,
Rettenmund scored]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Ford struck out; Cubbage grounded out (first
unassisted); Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, Twins 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Machemer popped to first; Chalk struck out; Bostock
singled to right; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Adams flied out to left; Norwood grounded out (second
to first); CHILES BATTED FOR WILFONG; Chiles grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 2.

ANGELS 9TH: RANDALL REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 2B); THAYER
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Baylor lined to shortstop; Jackson
popped to first; Rettenmund walked; R. Miller struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: FAIRLY REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); Powell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smalley made an out to shortstop;
Carew singled to left; Ford singled to shortstop [Carew to third
(error by Chalk)]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 2.