Extending their winning streak to eight games -- their longest in 15 years -- the Angels came from behind to defeat the Twins, 6-4. The Twins led, 4-3, entering the eighth inning. but reliever Mike Marshall walked Rod Carew to lead off the frame and then hit Don Baylor with a pitch. A sacrifice by Joe Rudi advanced the runners and after Willie Aikens flied out, a single by Brian Downing scored Carew and Baylor. A solo homer by Carney Lansford in the ninth inning provided an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     19, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  2  1  -   6 10  1
Twins        3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   0   2   0     1   2   .273      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .222
Lansford 3b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .379        Castino 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .400      Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     2   0   .378
Baylor rf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .286      Landreaux lf          5   0   1   0     0   2   .255
Rudi lf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .255      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   1   1     1   0   .176
Aikens dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .290      Adams dh              4   1   3   3     0   0   .257
Downing c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .412        Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Grich 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .353      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Mulliniks ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .159      Sofield rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rivera rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .278
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norwood cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .283
                                                          Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Randall pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     2   4             Totals               36   4   8   4     5   8

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  3,537
Left on Base: Angels 7, Twins 10
DP: Angels 0, Twins 1
Errors: Grich, Hartzell
Doubles: Carew (4), Cubbage (2)
Home Runs: Rudi (2), Aikens (4), Grich (5), Lansford (1), Adams (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (1)
GIDP: Lansford (1)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (2,by Marshall)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase W(2-0)             7     6   4   4   4   6   1  32   3.57
LaRoche SV(2)           2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.69
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   8   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                7     7   3   3   1   2   3  29   5.02
Marshall L(2-1)         2     3   3   3   1   2   1  11   2.13
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2   4   4  40

Hit by Pitch: Marshall (1)

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


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

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage doubled to right; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Landreaux struck out; R. Jackson singled
to right [Cubbage scored]; Adams homered [R. Jackson scored];
Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 3.

ANGELS 2ND: RIVERA REPLACED SOFIELD (PLAYING RF); Baylor
grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to right; Aikens
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera was called out on strikes; Norwood walked;
Wilfong made an out to shortstop; Cubbage walked [Norwood to
second]; Smalley made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing flied out to right; Grich singled to center;
Mulliniks struck out; R. Miller singled to center [Grich to
second]; Lansford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux popped to third in foul territory; R.
Jackson walked; Adams singled to left [R. Jackson to second];
Wynegar flied out to left [R. Jackson to third]; Rivera struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor flied
out to right; Rudi homered; Aikens homered; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Norwood flied out to left; Wilfong was called out on
strikes; Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Twins 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich homered; Mulliniks grounded out (second to
first); R. Miller walked; On a bunt Lansford forced R. Miller
(pitcher to shortstop); Carew doubled to center [Lansford to
third]; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley walked; Landreaux struck out; R. Jackson
grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to second]; Adams
singled to right [Smalley scored]; Wynegar made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi made an out to second; Aikens reached on an
error by Hartzell (assist by R. Jackson); Downing lined to left;
Grich forced Aikens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera flied out to center; Norwood flied out to
right; Wilfong made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks grounded out (shortstop to first); R.
Miller singled to left; Lansford grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage struck out; Smalley flied out to center;
Landreaux singled to right; R. Jackson reached on an error by
Grich [Landreaux to second]; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 4.

ANGELS 8TH: CASTINO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); MARSHALL
REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Carew walked; Baylor was hit by a
pitch [Carew to second]; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Carew to third, Baylor to second]; Aikens flied out
to right; Downing singled to left [Carew scored, Baylor scored];
Grich singled to center [Downing to third]; Mulliniks struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Wynegar struck out;
Rivera singled to left; Norwood forced Rivera (pitcher to
shortstop); MORALES BATTED FOR WILFONG; Morales singled to right
[Norwood to third]; RANDALL RAN FOR MORALES; Castino lined to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 4.

ANGELS 9TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); R. Miller was
called out on strikes; Lansford homered; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Baylor flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley walked; Landreaux flied out to right; R.
Jackson flied out to right; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 4.