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.

Ken Landreaux reached first on a forceout, avoiding a double play for what would have been the third out. Bombo Rivera followed with a single and Landreaux scored on a double by John Castino. The two-bagger was the rookie's first major league hit. A single by Bob Randall then drove in Rivera and Castino. Ron Jackson drilled a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     10, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        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.