Stout hurling by Frank Tanana and a two-run homer by Brian Downing carried the Angels to a 3-1 decision over the Twins. Carney Lansford drilled a leadoff single in the second inning and Downing followed by ripping a 1-0 pitch over the left-center wall. Tanana, making his first start of the year, showed no effects of the tendinitis that sidelined him for two months last season. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     15, 1980 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  3
Angels       0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Cowens cf,rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .105
Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Rivera rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333        Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Castino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Baylor dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .421
Morales dh            3   0   2   0     1   0   .500      Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .381
Landreaux lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Downing c             2   1   1   2     1   1   .154
Norwood cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Wynegar c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .217      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .294
  Wilfong pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Patek ss              3   1   1   0     0   1   .200
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     3   2             Totals               30   3   7   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 26,105
Left on Base: Twins 9, Angels 5
DP: Twins 0, Angels 1
Errors: R. Jackson, Smalley, Rivera
Doubles: Castino (2), Landreaux (4), Ford (3)
Home Runs: Downing (1)
Stolen Bases: Castino (1)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (2)
GIDP: Smalley (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(0-1)          4.1   7   3   2   1   2   1  20   4.91
Verhoeven               3.2   0   0   0   1   4   0  12   0.00
Totals                  8     7   3   2   2   6   1  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(1-0)           9     8   1   1   3   2   0  37   1.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   2   0  37

Balks: Tanana (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mackanin singled to right; Smalley grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mackanin out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Carew
grounded out (second to first); Ford doubled to center; Baylor
singled to left [Ford out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera flied out to right; Castino doubled to right;
Castino stole third; Morales walked; Landreaux popped to second
in foul territory; Norwood popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lansford singled to center; Downing homered
[Lansford scored]; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied out to right; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (third to first); Mackanin lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Cowens walked; Cowens was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to shortstop to first); Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley popped to shortstop; Rivera singled to third;
Castino popped to first; Morales singled to left [Rivera to
second]; Landreaux popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to second; Lansford singled to third
[Lansford to second (error by R. Jackson)]; Downing struck out;
Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood popped to second; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); R. Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Patek singled to
left; Cowens reached on an error by Smalley [Patek to second];
Carew singled to right [Patek scored (unearned), Cowens to
third, Carew to second (error by Rivera)]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED
KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Ford reached on a fielder's choice [Cowens
out at home (first to catcher), Carew to third]; Baylor struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 6TH: Mackanin popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley
grounded out (third to first); Rivera singled to left; Tanana
balked [Rivera to second]; Castino flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Downing
walked; Rudi struck out; Grich forced Downing (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 7TH: Morales lined to center; Landreaux doubled to center;
Norwood was called out on strikes; Wynegar singled to left
[Landreaux scored]; R. Jackson walked [Wynegar to second];
Mackanin popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Patek struck out; Cowens flied out to center; Carew
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to left; Rivera lined to right;
Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Ford struck out; Baylor flied out to center;
Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 3.

TWINS 9TH: COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MILLER
REPLACED FORD (PLAYING CF); Morales singled to center; Landreaux
popped to third; Norwood forced Morales (third to second)
[Norwood to first]; Wynegar walked [Norwood to second]; WILFONG
RAN FOR WYNEGAR; R. Jackson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 1, Angels 3.