Jerry Koosman made his A.L. debut with 7 2/3 innings of pitching as the Twins spoiled the Angels' home opener, 8-1. The game was scoreless until the fifth inning when the Twins erupted for three runs. Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1Game Played on Tuesday, April 10, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumTwins 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 - 8 11 1 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randall 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .400 R. Miller cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .273 Wilfong ph,2b 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 Ford rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .368 Smalley ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 .467 Carew 1b 2 0 0 0 3 0 .389 R. Jackson 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .158 Baylor dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 .227 Kusick dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rudi lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .050 Adams ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .316 Norwood cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .235 Downing c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .474 Wynegar c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .400 Grich 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .105 Landreaux lf 4 2 1 1 0 0 .267 Mulliniks ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Rivera rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sofield ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castino 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .333 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cubbage ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 8 11 8 3 5 Totals 35 1 8 1 6 6 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 33,171 Left on Base: Twins 5, Angels 13 DP: Twins 0, Angels 1 Errors: Landreaux, Lansford Doubles: Smalley (1), Castino (1), Norwood (2) Home Runs: R. Jackson (1) Caught Stealing: Randall (1) GIDP: Landreaux (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(1-0) 7.2 8 1 1 4 5 0 35 1.17 Marshall SV(2) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 8 1 1 6 6 0 41 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(0-2) 7 7 3 3 0 4 0 26 4.97 Barr 1.1 4 5 4 3 1 1 12 23.14 D. Miller 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.50 Totals 9 11 8 7 3 5 1 40 Passed Balls: Downing (1) Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Dale Williams, 2B - Boyd Mauer, 3B - Charlie Lupo TWINS 1ST: Randall popped to first in foul territory; Smalley doubled to left; R. Jackson was called out on strikes; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller lined to left; Ford walked; Carew walked [Ford to second]; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ford to third, Carew to second]; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 2ND: Norwood made an out to shortstop; Wynegar singled to third; Landreaux grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Lansford was called out on strikes; Downing singled to right; Grich popped to first in foul territory; Mulliniks forced Downing (pitcher to shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 3RD: Rivera flied out to right; Castino popped to second in foul territory; Randall singled to left; Randall was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller struck out; Ford singled to right; Carew forced Ford (second to shortstop); Baylor singled to left [Carew to third]; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to left; R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Lansford struck out; Downing flied out to right; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 5TH: Norwood singled to left; Wynegar struck out; Landreaux forced Norwood (second to shortstop); Rivera singled to left [Landreaux to second]; Castino doubled to center [Landreaux scored, Rivera to third]; Randall singled to right [Rivera scored, Castino scored]; Smalley struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Ford walked; Carew walked [Ford to second]; Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0. TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Kusick flied out to right; Norwood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: Rudi flied out to right; Lansford flied out to right; Downing singled to left; Grich made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux made an out to third; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks singled to center; R. Miller was called out on strikes; Ford flied out to right; Carew forced Mulliniks (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0. TWINS 8TH: BARR REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall grounded out (second to first); Smalley singled to left; R. Jackson homered [Smalley scored]; ADAMS BATTED FOR KUSICK; Adams grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Baylor singled to left; Rudi flied out to right; Lansford flied out to right; Downing singled to left [Baylor to second]; Grich singled to left [Baylor scored, Downing to third (error by Landreaux), Grich to second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Davis flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 1. TWINS 9TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); Norwood doubled to right; Wynegar reached on an error by Lansford; Landreaux singled to left [Norwood scored, Wynegar to second]; SOFIELD BATTED FOR RIVERA; Sofield struck out; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR CASTINO; Downing allowed a passed ball [Wynegar to third, Landreaux to second]; Cubbage was walked intentionally; WILFONG BATTED FOR RANDALL; Wilfong walked [Wynegar scored (unearned), Landreaux to third, Cubbage to second]; Smalley walked [Landreaux scored, Cubbage to third, Wilfong to second]; D. MILLER REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; Adams flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1. ANGELS 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); R. Miller walked; Ford flied out to right; Carew walked [R. Miller to second]; Baylor struck out; Rudi forced Carew (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1. |
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