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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 1Game Played on Thursday, April 12, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumTwins 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. |
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