The Angels won the first game of a doubleheader from the Twins, 11-7, but the Twins came back to take the second contest, 7-1. The Angels trailed, 5-0, in the opener but rallied to tie the score and then went ahead with a four-run outburst in the sixth inning, the key blow being a two-run single by Rick Miller.

Pete Redfern and Mike Marshall combined on a six-hitter in the nightcap as the Twins scored two runs in the fourth inning on RBI singles by Ken Landreaux and Danny Goodwin. Hosken Powell hit into a forceout to plate a fifth-inning tally. Goodwin tripled home two runs in the eighth and came across himself on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 11, Minnesota Twins 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    5, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    3  2  4    1  1  0  -  11 15  0
Twins        3  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   7 14  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          5   1   3   2     0   0   .314      Powell rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .327
Lansford 3b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .292      Wilfong 2b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .317
Ford rf               5   1   2   4     0   1   .289      Landreaux cf          4   1   3   1     1   0   .304
Baylor dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .300      Goodwin 1b            2   2   1   0     0   0   .364
Downing c             4   0   0   0     1   1   .338        R. Jackson ph,1b    3   0   1   1     0   1   .265
Rudi lf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .230      Smalley ss            5   1   3   4     0   0   .324
Grich 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .301      Adams lf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Aikens 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .261        Edwards ph,lf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Campaneris ss         4   3   2   0     0   0   .220      Cubbage dh            1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norwood ph,dh       2   0   0   0     1   1   .255
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .287
                                                            Randall 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                          Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Erickson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  15  10     2   4             Totals               39   7  14   7     2   5

Time of Game: 2:58
Left on Base: Angels 4, Twins 8
DP: Angels 0, Twins 0
Errors: Landreaux, Smalley
Doubles: Rudi (9), Goodwin (3), Castino (9), R. Jackson (25)
Triples: Campaneris (3)
Home Runs: Ford (15), Smalley (20), Wilfong (6)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (6)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (12), Ford (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    2.1   7   5   5   0   1   2  14   4.20
LaRoche W(4-9)          4     6   2   2   0   2   0  17   5.63
Clear SV(11)            2.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  11   2.98
Totals                  9    14   7   7   2   5   2  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    4     8   5   5   1   2   1  20   3.55
Erickson L(0-7)         3     5   5   4   1   2   0  15   7.48
Serum                   2     2   1   1   0   0   0   7   6.25
Totals                  9    15  11  10   2   4   1  42

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jim Evans


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford
grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Wilfong out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Powell to second]; Landreaux singled to
right [Powell scored]; Goodwin forced Landreaux (shortstop to
second); Smalley homered [Goodwin scored]; Adams struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to left; Baylor was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Downing struck out; Rudi flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage made an out to shortstop; Wynegar singled to
center; Castino popped to first in foul territory; Powell lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich grounded out (first unassisted); Aikens struck
out; Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong homered; Landreaux made an out to shortstop;
Goodwin doubled to right; Smalley singled to right [Goodwin
scored, Smalley to second (on throw to home)]; LAROCHE REPLACED
AASE (PITCHING); EDWARDS BATTED FOR ADAMS; Edwards grounded out
(third to first); NORWOOD BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Norwood struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

ANGELS 4TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); EDWARDS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R. Miller singled to center; Lansford
forced R. Miller (third to second); Ford homered [Lansford
scored]; Baylor singled to center; Downing walked [Baylor to
second]; Rudi singled to center [Baylor scored, Downing to
second]; Grich flied out to right; Aikens lined to second; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar lined to center; Castino popped to first; On
a bunt Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Campaneris singled to catcher; R. Miller singled to
center [Campaneris to second]; Lansford singled to pitcher
[Campaneris to third, R. Miller to second]; ERICKSON REPLACED
ZAHN (PITCHING); Ford forced Lansford (second to shortstop)
[Campaneris scored, R. Miller to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice
fly to center [R. Miller scored]; Ford was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5,
Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong singled to right; On a bunt Landreaux singled
to pitcher [Wilfong to second]; R. JACKSON BATTED FOR GOODWIN;
R. Jackson struck out; Smalley singled to left [Wilfong scored,
Landreaux out at third (left to third to second)]; Edwards flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 6.

ANGELS 6TH: R. JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Downing
lined to shortstop; Rudi singled to center [Rudi to third (error
by Landreaux)]; Grich singled to right [Rudi scored]; Aikens
walked [Grich to second]; Campaneris reached on an error by
Smalley [Grich scored (no RBI), Aikens to third, Campaneris to
second (on throw)]; R. Miller singled to right [Aikens scored,
Campaneris scored (unearned)]; Lansford struck out; Ford struck
out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar
flied out to left; Castino doubled to right; Powell lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9, Twins 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Downing grounded out (second to first); Rudi doubled to center;
Grich singled to center [Rudi scored]; Aikens lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 10, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Landreaux
singled to right; R. Jackson doubled to left [Landreaux scored];
CLEAR REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Smalley made an out to
shortstop; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 10, Twins 7.

ANGELS 8TH: SERUM REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Campaneris
tripled to center; R. Miller grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Lansford grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford singled to left
[Campaneris scored, Ford out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 11, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood walked; Norwood stole second; Wynegar struck
out; MORALES BATTED FOR CASTINO; Morales was called out on
strikes; Powell singled to third [Norwood to third]; Wilfong
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 11, Twins 7.

ANGELS 9TH: RANDALL REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 3B); Baylor made
an out to shortstop; Downing grounded out (third to first); Rudi
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 11, Twins 7.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux walked; R. Jackson grounded out (third to
first) [Landreaux to second]; Smalley lined to shortstop;
Edwards popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 11, Twins 7.