A crowd of 41,723, the largest so far this season at Anaheim Stadium, saw the Angels lose the first game of a twi-night doubleheader to the Twins, 4-3, before coming back to win the second game by the same 4-3 score. Roger Erickson, pitching in the opener, snapped the Twins' string of eight straight losses to the Angels since April 11 when Erickson beat the California club, 8-1. The Twins took advantage of Frank Tanana's wildness to break a 2-2 tie in the third inning. Rod Carew led off with a single and Tanana then walked three of the next four batters to force in one run before Bob Randall hit a sacrifice fly to produce what proved to be the Twins' deciding marker. Danny Goodwin had four straight hits for the Angels, including a two-run homer.

In the nightcap, the Twins took a 3-1 lead before the Angels rallied to win with three runs in the seventh on walks to Dave Chalk and Bobby Grich, a single by Tony Solaita and double by Ken Landreaux. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins        0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  2
Angels       0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .266      Landreaux cf,rf       4   0   1   0     0   1   .239
  Powell rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .283
Carew 1b              5   1   1   0     0   2   .326      Bostock rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Ford cf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .301        R. Miller cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Kusick dh             3   1   0   0     1   2   .197      Baylor 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .234
Rivera rf,lf          3   0   0   1     1   1   .284      Goodwin dh            4   1   4   2     0   0   .500
Randall 2b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .278      Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Wolfe 3b              2   0   1   1     2   0   .229      Chalk ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Borgmann c            3   0   2   1     0   0   .207      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
                                                          Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   6   4     6   8             Totals               34   3  10   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:32
Left on Base: Twins 8, Angels 6
DP: Twins 1, Angels 0
Errors: Norwood 2
Doubles: Goodwin (1)
Home Runs: Goodwin (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (15), Borgmann (2), Downing (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Randall (2)
GIDP: Rudi (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(11-6)        9    10   3   2   1   4   1  36   4.58
Totals                  9    10   3   2   1   4   1  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(14-7)          9     6   4   4   6   8   0  39   3.05
Totals                  9     6   4   4   6   8   0  39

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


TWINS 1ST: Norwood was called out on strikes; Carew was called
out on strikes; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Lansford
grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Kusick to second]; Rivera was called out on
strikes; Randall singled to shortstop [Kusick to third]; Wolfe
singled to center [Kusick scored, Randall to third]; Borgmann
singled to third [Randall scored, Wolfe to second]; Norwood
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Baylor was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Rudi singled to left; Goodwin homered [Rudi scored];
Downing grounded out (second to first); Chalk flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Carew singled to third; Carew stole second;
Ford walked; Kusick was called out on strikes; Smalley walked
[Carew to third, Ford to second]; Rivera walked [Carew scored,
Ford to third, Smalley to second]; Randall lined out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Ford scored, Smalley to third]; Wolfe
forced Rivera (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich grounded out (second to first); Landreaux
singled to right; Lansford was called out on strikes; Bostock
singled to left [Landreaux to third, Bostock to second (error by
Norwood)]; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: Borgmann singled to left; Norwood popped to first;
Carew flied out to right; Ford singled to right [Borgmann to
third]; Kusick lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Goodwin doubled
to left; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first) [Goodwin to
third]; Chalk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley flied out to left; Rivera grounded out (third
to first); Randall popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Landreaux grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lansford singled to right; Bostock
reached on an error by Norwood [Lansford scored (unearned)];
Baylor flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 3.

TWINS 6TH: Wolfe walked; Borgmann out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Wolfe to second]; Norwood flied out to center [Wolfe
to third]; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi flied out to right; Goodwin singled to center;
Goodwin was picked off first (pitcher to first); Downing
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Angels 3.

TWINS 7TH: R. MILLER REPLACED BOSTOCK (PLAYING CF); LANDREAUX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kusick was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
singled to left; Landreaux struck out; Lansford forced Grich
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 3.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Randall flied
out to center; Wolfe walked; Borgmann forced Wolfe (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller singled to right; Baylor flied out to
center; Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 3.

TWINS 9TH: Norwood struck out; Carew was called out on strikes;
Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: POWELL REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Goodwin singled to right; Downing out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Goodwin to second]; Chalk
lined to center; SOLAITA BATTED FOR GRICH; Solaita struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 3.

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