Pressed into service as a starter, Al Fitzmorris gained his first victory in nearly one year when the Angels routed the Twins, 12-3. Dave Frost, who was scheduled to start, had to be scratched because of back problems. Fitzmorris last was a winner on August 24, 1977, when the righthander was with the Indians and beat his present Angel teammates.

The Angels, who piled up 16 hits, broke the game wide open by sending 13 men to bat and scoring seven runs in the third inning. Brian Downing drove in two runs with a double and Joe Rudi accounted for two with a double and bases-loaded walk. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 12, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Angels       0  2  7    0  1  2    0  0  x  -  12 16  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .270      Landreaux cf          6   2   1   1     0   0   .239
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Lansford 3b           5   2   4   3     0   0   .283
  Wolfe ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Bostock rf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .294
Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .328      Baylor 1b             2   0   0   1     2   1   .258
Ford cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Rudi lf               3   1   1   2     2   1   .234
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Goodwin dh            4   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Morales ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Downing c             5   3   3   2     0   0   .279
Adams dh              3   1   3   0     0   0   .267      Chalk ss              4   2   3   0     1   0   .278
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .201      Grich 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .238
Wynegar c,3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Powell rf             2   0   1   1     1   0   .246        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randall 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Wilfong 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .281
  Rivera ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     3   2             Totals               37  12  16  11     7   3

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 17,411
Left on Base: Twins 7, Angels 10
DP: Twins 1, Angels 1
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Powell (12), Adams 2 (10), Rudi (16), Downing (9)
Home Runs: Norwood (6)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (11)
Caught Stealing: Ford (7), Lansford (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (8)
GIDP: Carew (12)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.61
Serum L(4-5)            2     7   6   6   3   2   0  15   4.49
Sutton                  0.1   4   3   3   2   0   0   7   5.68
Holly                   5.1   5   3   2   2   1   0  23   4.37
Totals                  8    16  12  11   7   3   0  46

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(1-1)       5.2   8   3   3   3   0   1  26   4.94
Brett SV(1)             3.1   2   0   0   0   2   0  11   5.45
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   2   1  37

Passed Balls: Morales (1)
Wild Pitches: Holly 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Norwood made an out to third; Smalley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carew singled to left [Carew out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); SERUM
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Lansford singled to center; Bostock
singled to right [Lansford to third]; Baylor walked [Bostock to
second]; Rudi struck out; Goodwin flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford walked; Cubbage lined to left; Ford was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Adams singled to
pitcher; Wynegar walked [Adams to second]; Powell doubled to
right [Adams scored, Wynegar to third]; Wilfong grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing singled to center; Chalk singled to center
[Downing to second]; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Downing to third, Chalk to second]; Landreaux singled
to right [Downing scored, Chalk to third]; Lansford forced
Landreaux (shortstop to second) [Chalk scored]; Lansford was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood homered; Smalley grounded out (second to
first); Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Bostock walked; Bostock stole second; Baylor struck
out; Rudi doubled to left [Bostock scored]; Goodwin walked;
Downing doubled to left [Rudi scored, Goodwin scored]; SUTTON
REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Chalk singled to right [Downing to
third]; Grich singled to left [Downing scored, Chalk to second];
Landreaux forced Grich (second to shortstop) [Chalk to third];
Lansford singled to left [Chalk scored, Landreaux to second];
Bostock singled to center [Landreaux scored, Lansford to third];
Baylor walked [Bostock to second]; Rudi walked [Lansford scored,
Bostock to third, Baylor to second]; HOLLY REPLACED SUTTON
(PITCHING); Goodwin flied out to left; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 2, Angels 9.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage lined to center; Adams doubled to right;
Wynegar flied out to center; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 9.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing grounded out (second to first); Chalk
walked; Grich lined into a double play (second to first) [Chalk
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 9.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong singled to center; Norwood singled to center
[Wilfong to second]; Smalley grounded out (second to first)
[Wilfong to third, Norwood to second]; Carew grounded out
(second to first) [Wilfong scored, Norwood to third]; Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Angels 9.

ANGELS 5TH: Landreaux lined to right; Lansford singled to
center; Bostock reached on an error by Carew [Lansford to third,
Bostock to second]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lansford
scored (unearned)]; Rudi was walked intentionally; Goodwin
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Angels 10.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage lined to shortstop; Adams doubled to right;
Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Adams to third]; Powell
walked; BRETT REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); RIVERA BATTED FOR
WILFONG; Rivera was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 3, Angels 10.

ANGELS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RANDALL REPLACED
POWELL (PLAYING 2B); Downing singled to right; Chalk flied out
to right; Grich singled to shortstop [Downing to second];
Landreaux forced Grich (second to shortstop) [Downing to third];
Lansford singled to right [Downing scored, Landreaux to third];
Holly threw a wild pitch [Landreaux scored, Lansford to second];
Bostock was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Angels 12.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood flied out to right; Smalley singled to left;
Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels
12.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor flied out to left; Rudi lined to shortstop;
Goodwin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Angels 12.

TWINS 8TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); MORALES BATTED
FOR CUBBAGE; Morales grounded out (first to pitcher); KUSICK
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Angels 12.

ANGELS 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MORALES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WYNEGAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
WOLFE REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING SS); Downing flied out to
center; Chalk singled to left; Holly threw a wild pitch [Chalk
to second]; Morales allowed a passed ball [Chalk to third];
Grich lined to left; Landreaux flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 12.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Randall singled to right;
Rivera flied out to right; Norwood forced Randall (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 12.