The first career homer by Willie Aikens triggered the Angels to a 7-1 victory over the Twins. Aikens' two-run blast came in the second inning to give the Angels a 2-0 lead. He also doubled in the fourth frame, scoring on a two-base hit by Bobby Grich, and had a sacrifice fly in the fifth to climax a three-run rally. A two-run double by Don Baylor highlighted that inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Angels       0  2  0    1  3  0    0  1  x  -   7 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .143      R. Miller cf          3   1   1   0     2   0   .300
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .381      Lansford 3b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .345
Landreaux lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .190      Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .400
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .192      Baylor rf             5   0   2   2     0   1   .313
Adams dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .207
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Aikens dh             3   2   2   3     0   0   .500
Sofield rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Downing c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .375
Norwood cf            2   1   1   0     1   1   .261      Grich 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .154
Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .208
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     5   2             Totals               32   7  10   7     7   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 22,211
Left on Base: Twins 6, Angels 9
DP: Twins 0, Angels 2
Errors: Landreaux
Doubles: R. Jackson (1), Baylor 2 (3), R. Miller (4), Aikens (2), Grich (1)
Triples: Carew (1)
Home Runs: Aikens (1)
Stolen Bases: R. Miller (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (1)
GIDP: Landreaux (2), Wynegar (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(0-1)         3.2   6   3   3   1   0   1  17   2.84
Holly                   0.1   1   3   3   2   1   0   4  21.60
Redfern                 4     3   1   1   4   4   0  19   2.25
Totals                  8    10   7   7   7   5   1  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(1-0)            9     4   1   1   5   2   0  34   3.14
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Erickson (1)

Umpires: HP - Boyd Mauer, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Charlie Lupo, 3B - Bob Campbell


TWINS 1ST: Debut for umpire Bob Campbell; Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley singled to right;
Landreaux grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson doubled to left; Adams made an out to
shortstop; Wynegar flied out to center [R. Jackson to third];
Sofield flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor doubled to center; Rudi reached on a
fielder's choice [Baylor out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third to second to catcher), Rudi to second]; Aikens homered
[Rudi scored]; Downing grounded out (third to first); Grich
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood singled to shortstop; Wilfong out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Norwood to second]; Cubbage
singled to center [Norwood scored, Cubbage to second (on throw
to home)]; Smalley flied out to right [Cubbage to third];
Landreaux struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); R. Miller
doubled to right; Lansford made an out to second; Erickson threw
a wild pitch [R. Miller to third]; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Adams made
an out to shortstop; Wynegar walked; Sofield grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor flied out to left; Rudi singled to center;
Aikens doubled to center [Rudi out at home (center to shortstop
to catcher)]; Downing walked; Grich doubled to left [Aikens
scored, Downing to third]; HOLLY REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING);
Mulliniks was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood was called out on strikes; Wilfong flied out
to right; Cubbage made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller walked; Lansford singled to left [R.
Miller to third (error by Landreaux), Lansford to second]; Carew
walked; REDFERN REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Baylor doubled to
right [R. Miller scored, Lansford scored, Carew to third]; Rudi
struck out; Aikens hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carew scored];
Downing lined to right; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 6.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Landreaux
flied out to center; R. Jackson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich struck out; Mulliniks flied out to left; R.
Miller walked; R. Miller stole second; Lansford struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 6.

TWINS 7TH: Adams walked; Wynegar grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Adams out at second]; Sofield
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Carew tripled to center; Baylor struck out; Rudi
popped to first in foul territory; Aikens grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 6.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood walked; Wilfong forced Norwood (first to
shortstop); Cubbage flied out to center; Smalley flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing walked; Grich lined to third; Mulliniks
walked [Downing to second]; R. Miller flied out to left;
Lansford singled to center [Downing scored, Mulliniks to
second]; Carew walked [Mulliniks to third, Lansford to second];
Baylor made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 7.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux walked; R. Jackson walked [Landreaux to
second]; Adams flied out to right [Landreaux to third]; Wynegar
flied out to center; Sofield forced R. Jackson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 7.