A seven-run bombardment in the fourth inning carried the Twins to a 10-4 rout of the Angels as Rod Carew raised his league-leading average to .340 with three hits. Hosken Powell and Dan Ford each had two hits. Jose Morales ripped a three-run triple in the big fourth frame. Carew, Mike Cubbage and Rob Wilfong each had an RBI in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 10, California Angels 4
Game Played on Monday, September 18, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
Twins        0  0  0    7  0  2    0  1  x  -  10 17  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         2   0   1   0     2   1   .271      Cubbage 3b            6   1   3   1     0   0   .287
  R. Miller ph,cf     1   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Smalley ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .284
Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     1   2   .282      Carew 1b              5   2   3   1     0   0   .340
Bostock cf,rf         4   0   2   1     1   0   .294      Adams dh              2   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Baylor dh             4   0   0   1     1   1   .259        Morales ph,dh       3   2   3   3     0   0   .322
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .248      Powell rf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .250
Jackson 1b            5   2   4   0     0   0   .299      Ford cf               4   2   2   1     1   0   .277
Downing c             4   0   1   0     1   1   .259      Chiles lf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .267
Grich 2b              5   1   3   2     0   1   .237      Wynegar c             1   0   0   1     4   0   .233
Chalk ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .256      Wilfong 2b            5   1   1   2     0   2   .251
  Goodwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Perzanowski p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  12   4     8   7             Totals               38  10  17  10     7   4

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance:  2,278
Left on Base: Angels 13, Twins 12
DP: Angels 1, Twins 4
Errors: Chalk, Cubbage
Doubles: Jackson (17), Grich (13), Carew (23), Ford (35), Powell (20)
Triples: Morales (1), Carew (10)
Stolen Bases: Carew (27), Ford (7)
Caught Stealing: Wilfong (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (21)
GIDP: Lansford (4), Downing 2 (13), Goodwin (1), Wynegar (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp L(14-8)           3.2   6   4   4   2   3   0  19   4.27
Brett                   0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   5.04
D. Miller               1.1   6   3   3   1   0   0  10   2.59
Hartzell                3     4   1   1   3   1   0  15   3.44
Totals                  8    17  10  10   7   4   0  46

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(13-13)           5.1   9   4   4   6   4   0  30   3.24
Perzanowski SV(1)       3.2   3   0   0   2   3   0  14   4.91
Totals                  9    12   4   4   8   7   0  44

Wild Pitches: Knapp 2 (3), Zahn (7)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


ANGELS 1ST: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage made an out to third; Smalley singled to
center; Carew singled to right [Smalley to third]; Carew stole
second; Adams struck out; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Rudi was called out on
strikes; Jackson doubled to center; Zahn threw a wild pitch
[Jackson to third]; Downing walked; Grich singled to right
[Jackson scored, Downing to third]; Chalk popped to shortstop; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (second to first); Chiles struck
out; Wynegar walked; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rettenmund singled to shortstop; Lansford grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rettenmund
out at second]; Bostock singled to right; Baylor flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Cubbage to second]; Carew grounded out
(third to first); Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
singled to right; Downing singled to right [Jackson to third];
Grich reached on an error by Cubbage [Jackson scored, Downing to
third, Grich to second]; Chalk flied out to right; Rettenmund
walked; Lansford was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Powell singled to right; Knapp threw a wild pitch
[Powell to third]; Ford singled to right [Powell scored]; Ford
stole second; Chiles flied out to center [Ford to third (error
by Chalk)]; Wynegar walked; Wilfong forced Wynegar (shortstop to
second) [Ford scored]; Knapp threw a wild pitch [Wilfong to
second]; Cubbage singled to center [Wilfong scored, Cubbage to
second (on throw to home)]; BRETT REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING);
Smalley walked; Carew doubled to left [Cubbage scored, Smalley
to third]; D. MILLER REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED
FOR ADAMS; Morales tripled to left [Smalley scored, Carew
scored]; Powell singled to left [Morales scored]; Ford doubled
to center [Powell to third]; Chiles grounded out (shortstop to
first); 7 R, 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 7.

ANGELS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bostock singled
to left; Baylor flied out to right; Rudi walked [Bostock to
second]; Jackson singled to center [Bostock to third, Rudi to
second]; Downing grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 7.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar walked; Wilfong forced Wynegar (first to
shortstop); Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cubbage singled to center; Smalley grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich doubled to left; Chalk walked; Rettenmund
walked [Grich to third, Chalk to second]; Lansford struck out;
Bostock walked [Grich scored, Chalk to third, Rettenmund to
second]; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Baylor walked
[Chalk scored, Rettenmund to third, Bostock to second]; Rudi
popped to shortstop; Jackson forced Baylor (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Carew tripled to center; Morales singled to center
[Carew scored]; HARTZELL REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Powell
doubled to right [Morales to third]; Ford grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); Chiles was walked intentionally; Wynegar
walked [Morales scored, Powell to third, Chiles to second];
Wilfong was called out on strikes; Cubbage grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 9.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing struck out; Grich singled to center; GOODWIN
BATTED FOR CHALK; Goodwin grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 9.

TWINS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING SS); Smalley flied
out to left; Carew flied out to center; Morales singled to
center; Powell forced Morales (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 9.

ANGELS 8TH: R. MILLER BATTED FOR RETTENMUND; R. Miller singled
to center; Lansford walked [R. Miller to second]; Bostock forced
Lansford (first to shortstop) [R. Miller to third]; Baylor was
called out on strikes; Rudi forced Bostock (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 9.

TWINS 8TH: R. MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BOSTOCK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Ford walked; Chiles singled to
center [Ford to second]; Wynegar grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Ford to third, Chiles out at second]; Wilfong
singled to center [Ford scored]; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 10.

ANGELS 9TH: Jackson singled to third; Downing grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at
second]; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Twins 10.