Notching his 38th career shutout, Nolan Ryan pitched a four-hitter as the Angels beat the Twins, 6-0, before a record Minnesota home opener crowd of 37,529. Rod Carew, appearing with his new club, was given a standing ovation by Twins' fans.

Rick Miller led off the game with a triple and scored on a two-out single by Don Baylor. Willie Aikens opened the fifth with a home run. Brian Downing and Bobby Grich followed with triples and a sacrifice fly by Rance Mulliniks made the score 4-0. Miller then singled and came around to score when center fielder Willie Norwood misplayed the ball. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     17, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    0  4  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   2   2   0     0   1   .255      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Lansford 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .429      Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .395
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .357      Landreaux lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Baylor rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .292      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .231
Aikens dh             4   1   1   1     0   1   .318      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Downing c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .452      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Grich 2b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .286      Norwood cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Mulliniks ss          2   0   0   2     0   0   .194      Sofield rf            2   0   0   0     1   2   .167
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz 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               34   6  11   5     0   5             Totals               29   0   4   0     3  10

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 37,529
Left on Base: Angels 3, Twins 5
DP: Angels 0, Twins 1
Errors: Norwood, Redfern
Doubles: Grich (3), Wynegar (3)
Triples: R. Miller (2), Downing (1), Grich (1)
Home Runs: Aikens (3)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (3)
Caught Stealing: Cubbage (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mulliniks 2 (4)
GIDP: Aikens (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(2-1)             9     4   0   0   3  10   0  32   4.19
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3  10   0  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(1-2)            4.1   9   5   4   0   0   1  20   5.68
Holly                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1  18.00
Redfern                 4.1   2   1   0   0   4   0  15   1.08
Totals                  9    11   6   4   0   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B - Mike Briscese, 2B - Bill Ivory, 3B - George Sweeney


ANGELS 1ST: Debut for umpires Mike Briscese, Bill Ivory and
George Sweeney; R. Miller tripled to center; Lansford flied
out to center; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor
singled to right [R. Miller scored]; Baylor was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Smalley singled to
left; Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted) [Smalley to
second]; R. Jackson walked; Adams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi singled to left; Aikens grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second];
Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong
struck out; Norwood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks made
an out to second; R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield walked; On a bunt Cubbage forced Sofield
(pitcher to shortstop); Cubbage was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Smalley walked; Landreaux was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford singled to right; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lansford to second]; Baylor flied out to
center; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson flied out to center; Adams singled to
right; Wynegar flied out to right; Wilfong flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Aikens homered; Downing tripled to center; Grich
tripled [Downing scored]; Mulliniks hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Grich scored]; R. Miller singled to center [R. Miller scored
(error by Norwood) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Lansford singled to
left; HOLLY REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Lansford stole second;
Carew was called out on strikes; REDFERN REPLACED HOLLY
(PITCHING); Baylor made an out to third; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood singled to left; Norwood was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Sofield was called out on strikes; Cubbage
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Aikens flied out
to center; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley popped to third in foul territory; Landreaux
was called out on strikes; R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich doubled to left; Grich was picked off second
but was safe on an error by Redfern [Grich to third]; Mulliniks
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored (unearned)]; R.
Miller struck out (catcher to first); Lansford struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Adams was called out on strikes; Wynegar doubled to
right; Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher) [Wynegar to
third]; Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Carew singled to left; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Carew to second]; Rudi struck out; Aikens
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6,
Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Sofield was called out on strikes; Cubbage flied out
to right; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6,
Twins 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Downing flied out to center; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out
to center; Adams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6,
Twins 0.