Three hits by Joe Rudi, including a home run, sparked the Angels to a 4-1 triumph over the Twins, keeping alive California's faint hopes in the A. L. West divisional race. Rudi doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Bobby Grich to break a 1-1 tie. Rudi and Brian Downing then hit homers in the ninth to clinch the verdict for the Angels. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  2  -   4 10  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .282      Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .284
Bostock rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .296      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .339
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Adams dh              4   0   2   1     0   1   .257
Rudi lf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .252        Norwood pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Jackson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Powell rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .249
  Fairly ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .275
Downing c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .259      Chiles lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .268
Grich 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .239      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Chalk ss              2   1   0   0     1   1   .255      Wilfong 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .253
  Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     2   4             Totals               32   1   6   1     3  10

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  3,747
Left on Base: Angels 6, Twins 7
DP: Angels 2, Twins 2
Errors: Chalk
Doubles: Rudi (25), Bostock (23), Wilfong (8), Adams (18)
Home Runs: Rudi (17), Downing (7)
Stolen Bases: Powell (10)
Caught Stealing: Powell (4)
GIDP: Bostock (26), Jackson (8), Wynegar (7)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(8-13)            9     6   1   1   3  10   0  35   3.63
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3  10   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(14-12)       8     9   3   3   1   4   1  32   4.05
Marshall                1     1   1   1   1   0   1   5   2.41
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   2  37

Passed Balls: Wynegar (6)
Wild Pitches: Ryan 2 (13)

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


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Lansford struck out;
Bostock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out
to left; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams struck out; Powell reached on an error by
Chalk; Ford struck out while Powell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing popped to first in foul territory; Grich
singled to right; Chalk struck out; R. Miller flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Chiles struck out; Wynegar was called out on strikes;
Wilfong doubled to right; Cubbage popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
flied out to center; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Carew singled to second; Ryan
threw a wild pitch [Carew to second]; Adams flied out to left;
Powell walked; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi singled to center; Jackson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second]; Downing
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles singled to right; Wynegar forced Chiles (first
to shortstop); Wilfong struck out; Cubbage popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich lined to second; Chalk walked; R. Miller flied
out to left; Lansford singled to third [Chalk to second];
Bostock singled to center [Chalk scored, Lansford to third];
Baylor struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley singled to center; Carew grounded out (second
to first) [Smalley to second]; Adams doubled to left [Smalley
scored]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Adams to third]; Powell
walked; Ford struck out; Powell stole second; Chiles flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi doubled to left; Jackson grounded out (second
to first) [Rudi to third]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to
first); Grich singled to center [Rudi scored]; Chalk grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING SS); Wynegar flied
out to right; Wilfong flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller popped to shortstop; Lansford was called
out on strikes; Bostock doubled to left; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew flied out to
center; Adams singled to center; NORWOOD RAN FOR ADAMS; Powell
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 9TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rudi homered;
MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR
JACKSON; Fairly grounded out (second to first); Downing homered;
Grich grounded out (third to first); Anderson walked; Wynegar
allowed a passed ball [Anderson to second]; R. Miller grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ford was called
out on strikes; Chiles walked; Wynegar grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Chiles out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 1.