Don Aase pitched a five-hitter for his first shutout of the season and Don Baylor batted in three runs with a double and single to boost his RBI total to 96 as the Angels defeated the Twins, 5-0. Baylor drove in the Angels' initial run with a single in the first inning and added two with his double in the fifth. The last two runs in the sixth were unearned on an error by Roy Smalley. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3
Angels       1  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Carew 1b              4   3   2   0     0   1   .341
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .337      Lansford 3b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .297
Adams lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Landreaux cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Baylor dh             3   0   2   3     1   0   .295
Goodwin dh            2   0   1   0     1   0   .409      Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .336
Powell rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .331      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .220
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .301
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      R. Miller cf          3   0   2   0     0   0   .301
Castino 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
  Cubbage ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     1   2             Totals               30   5   8   4     5   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 41,891
Left on Base: Twins 4, Angels 7
DP: Twins 1, Angels 1
Errors: Smalley 2, Koosman
Doubles: Carew (11), Grich (24), Baylor (22)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (11)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Miller (5)
GIDP: Wynegar (8), Anderson (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(11-10)        4.1   6   3   3   3   5   0  22   4.01
Bacsik                  3.2   2   2   0   2   2   0  14   4.24
Totals                  8     8   5   3   5   7   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase W(8-7)             9     5   0   0   1   2   0  31   3.80
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   2   0  31

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


TWINS 1ST: Wilfong flied out to left; Smalley made an out to
third; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew doubled to left; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Carew to third]; Ford struck out; Baylor
singled to right [Carew scored]; Baylor was picked off and
caught stealing second but was safe at first (error by Smalley;
assists by Koosman and R. Jackson); Downing walked [Baylor to
second]; Downing was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Koosman [Baylor to third, Downing to second]; Rudi struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 2ND: Landreaux singled to shortstop; Goodwin walked
[Landreaux to second]; Powell popped to shortstop; Wynegar
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Goodwin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels
1.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich doubled to right; R. Miller out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Grich to third]; Anderson walked; Carew
struck out; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 1.

TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson flied out to right; Castino grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilfong flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Baylor made
an out to second; Downing lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley singled to left; Adams forced Smalley
(shortstop to second); Landreaux singled to right [Adams out at
third (right to third)]; Goodwin singled to center [Landreaux to
third]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi made an out to second; Grich was called out on
strikes; R. Miller singled to left; Anderson popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to right; R. Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Castino was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Carew singled to left; Lansford walked [Carew to
second]; Ford grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third,
Lansford to second]; Baylor doubled to right [Carew scored,
Lansford scored]; BACSIK REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Rudi struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied
out to left; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich walked; R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Grich to second]; Anderson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Grich to third]; Carew reached on an error by Smalley
[Grich scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carew to second]; Lansford
singled to left [Carew scored (unearned), Lansford out at second
(left to catcher to first to second)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 5.

TWINS 7TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Goodwin
grounded out (second to first); Powell singled to left; Wynegar
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Baylor walked;
Downing struck out; Rudi forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 5.

TWINS 8TH: R. Jackson struck out; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR CASTINO;
Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wilfong popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Grich flied out
to right; R. Miller singled to left; Anderson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 5.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams flied
out to center; Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 5.