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Hitting a pair of singles, Brian Downing drove in two runs and scored one to pace the Angels to a 7-1 victory over the Twins. Downing collected his RBIs with a single in the first inning and then singled again and scored on a triple by Joe Rudi in the eighth. Carney Lansford iced the decision with a two-run homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News] California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Saturday, August 4, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumAngels 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 - 7 10 0
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1
Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
R. Miller cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .307 Powell rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .325
Lansford 3b 5 2 1 2 0 2 .293 Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .315
Ford rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Landreaux cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .299
Baylor dh 4 1 0 0 1 0 .298 Goodwin dh 4 0 2 0 0 2 .357
Aikens 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .264 R. Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Downing c 3 1 2 2 1 0 .342 Adams lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .311
Rudi lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .223 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .213 Castino 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Frost p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cubbage ph,3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .253
Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 7 10 7 3 4 Totals 32 1 6 1 1 5
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 26,084
Left on Base: Angels 6, Twins 6
DP: Angels 0, Twins 1
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: R. Miller 2 (9), Powell (11)
Triples: Campaneris (2), Rudi (3)
Home Runs: Lansford (12)
Stolen Bases: Ford (6), Campaneris (9), Landreaux (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Adams (5)
GIDP: Rudi (6)
Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Frost W(10-7) 7.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 28 3.68
Clear SV(10) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.07
Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 34
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Goltz L(10-8) 8 8 5 5 3 4 0 35 4.19
Bacsik 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 5.18
Totals 9 10 7 7 3 4 1 40
Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Fred Spenn
ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Lansford forced R. Miller (third
to second); Ford singled to left [Lansford to second]; Baylor
walked [Lansford to third, Ford to second]; Aikens grounded out
(second to first) [Lansford scored, Ford to third, Baylor to
second]; Downing singled to center [Ford scored, Baylor scored];
Rudi struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Wilfong walked; Landreaux
grounded out (second to first) [Wilfong to second]; Goodwin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.
ANGELS 2ND: Grich grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Adams flied
out to left; Smalley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.
ANGELS 3RD: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Ford reached
on an error by Smalley; Ford stole second; Baylor grounded out
(second to first) [Ford to third]; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Wynegar flied out to left; Castino flied out to
right; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels
3, Twins 0.
ANGELS 4TH: Downing flied out to right; Rudi singled to center;
Grich flied out to right; Campaneris singled to center [Rudi to
third]; Campaneris stole second; R. Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Wilfong lined to third; Landreaux singled to center;
Landreaux stole second; Goodwin struck out; R. Jackson grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 0.
ANGELS 5TH: Lansford was called out on strikes; Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 5TH: Adams struck out; Smalley flied out to center;
Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 0.
ANGELS 6TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
walked; Rudi grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3,
Twins 0.
TWINS 6TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR CASTINO; Cubbage was called out on
strikes; Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong made an
out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.
ANGELS 7TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Grich grounded
out (shortstop to first); Campaneris tripled to left; R. Miller
doubled to center [Campaneris scored]; Lansford struck out; Ford
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4,
Twins 0.
TWINS 7TH: Landreaux singled to left; Goodwin singled to left
[Landreaux to third]; R. Jackson popped to second; Adams hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Landreaux scored]; Smalley flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1.
ANGELS 8TH: Baylor grounded out (first unassisted); Aikens flied
out to center; Downing singled to left; Rudi tripled to right
[Downing scored]; Grich grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 1.
TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Cubbage singled to
center; Powell doubled to center [Cubbage to third]; CLEAR
REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Wilfong was called out on strikes;
Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5,
Twins 1.
ANGELS 9TH: BACSIK REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); On a bunt
Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Miller doubled to
left; Lansford homered [R. Miller scored]; Ford flied out to
right; Baylor made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 7, Twins 1.
TWINS 9TH: Goodwin singled to right; R. Jackson flied out to
left; Adams flied out to center; Smalley popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Twins 1.
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