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 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    4, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       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.