Joe Rudi hit two homers, driving in four runs, to clinch the Angels' 10-2 victory over the Indians in the season opener before a crowd of 37,085. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 10, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Friday, April 11, 1980 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Angels       1  0  3    1  2  0    0  3  x  -  10 15  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Cowens cf,rf          5   1   1   0     0   2   .200
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Lansford 3b           5   1   2   1     0   2   .400
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ford rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .500
Alexander dh          4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Miller cf           1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baylor dh             4   1   1   1     1   1   .250
Hassey c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .500      Carew 1b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .600
Charboneau lf         4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Downing c             4   1   1   1     1   1   .250
Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Rudi lf               5   2   2   4     0   1   .400
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .000
  Pruitt ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              2   1   2   1     1   0  1.000
  Dybzinski ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     2   4             Totals               38  10  15  10     4   9

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 37,085
Left on Base: Indians 7, Angels 10
DP: Indians 0, Angels 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Alexander (1), Ford (1)
Triples: Patek (1)
Home Runs: Charboneau (1), Ford (1), Rudi 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Manning 2 (2), Cowens (1), Carew (1), Patek (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Patek (1)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (1,by Spillner)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(0-1)         2.1   7   4   4   2   3   1  17  15.43
Paxton                  3.2   5   3   3   1   2   1  17   7.36
Stanton                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Cruz                    1     2   3   3   1   2   1   6  27.00
Totals                  8    15  10  10   4   9   3  44

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(1-0)            8.1   6   2   2   2   2   1  33   2.16
Clear                   0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Spillner (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left; Manning stole second;
Harrah walked; Hargrove lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Harrah out at first]; Alexander lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Cowens singled to right; Cowens stole second;
Lansford was called out on strikes; Ford flied out to right
[Cowens to third]; Baylor singled to right [Cowens scored];
Carew singled to right [Baylor to third]; Downing was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Orta grounded out (third to first); Hassey grounded
out (second to first); Charboneau grounded out (third to
first); Debut game for Joe Charboneau; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi popped to third in foul territory; Grich was
hit by a pitch; Patek singled to right [Grich to second]; Cowens
flied out to right; Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer
struck out; Manning walked; Manning stole second; Harrah popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Ford homered; Baylor walked; Carew singled to left
[Baylor to second]; Downing singled to right [Baylor scored,
Carew to second]; Rudi lined to third; Grich walked [Carew to
third, Downing to second]; PAXTON REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING);
Patek hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carew scored]; Cowens forced
Grich (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Alexander
lined to right; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford singled to center; Ford grounded out (third
to first) [Lansford to second]; Baylor grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Lansford to third]; Carew singled to center [Lansford
scored]; Carew stole second; Downing flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Charboneau
homered; Kuiper lined to second; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi homered; Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); Patek walked; Patek stole second; Cowens was called out
on strikes; Lansford singled to left [Patek scored]; Ford
doubled to right [Lansford to third]; Baylor flied out to left;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning reached on an error by Patek [Manning to
first]; Harrah struck out; Hargrove flied out to left; Alexander
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Orta flied out to left; Hassey singled to center;
Charboneau grounded out (second to first) [Hassey to second];
Kuiper singled to left [Hassey to third]; PRUITT BATTED FOR
VERYZER; Pruitt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 7TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING SS); STANTON
REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Grich was called out on strikes;
Debut game for Jerry Dybzinski; Patek tripled to right;
Cowens struck out; Lansford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

INDIANS 8TH: COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MILLER
REPLACED FORD (PLAYING CF); Manning grounded out (second to
first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Miller singled to
right; Baylor struck out; Carew flied out to left; Downing
walked [Miller to second]; Rudi homered [Miller scored, Downing
scored]; Grich struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Angels 10.

INDIANS 9TH: Alexander doubled to left; Orta grounded out
(second to first) [Alexander to third]; Hassey singled to right
[Alexander scored]; CLEAR REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Charboneau
struck out; Kuiper singled to second [Hassey to second];
Dybzinski struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels
10.
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