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Friday August 8, 1980
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Coming off disabled list, Dan Ford appeared in his first game since May 28 and batted in three runs with three hits, including a homer, to help the Angels defeat the Twins, 9-5. Rod Carew also had three hits and supplied three RBIs. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 9, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Friday, August 8, 1980 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins        2  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  2
Angels       0  0  2    0  3  0    4  0  x  -   9 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynegar c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Carew 1b              4   2   3   3     0   1   .329
Smalley ss            4   2   1   0     1   0   .260      Ford rf               4   1   3   3     0   1   .238
Landreaux cf          5   2   4   0     0   0   .275        Harlow pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .302
Adams dh              4   0   2   2     1   0   .302      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Sofield lf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .259      Baylor dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .230      Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .276
Powell rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .258      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .240
Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Clark cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .230
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     1   1   .251      Campaneris ss         4   2   3   0     0   0   .271
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitmer c             2   1   0   0     0   0   .229
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   5     4   1             Totals               32   9  12   7     2   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 25,373
Left on Base: Twins 9, Angels 3
DP: Twins 2, Angels 3
Errors: Wynegar, D. Jackson
Doubles: Landreaux 2 (20), Adams (6), Carew (23)
Home Runs: Powell (5), Ford (3)
Stolen Bases: Carew (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitmer 2 (4)
GIDP: Castino (7), Wilfong (7), Smalley (13), Lansford (6), Whitmer (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson L(7-7)       4     7   5   5   1   3   1  19   4.30
Verhoeven               2.1   4   4   4   0   2   0  11   4.28
Williams                1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.87
Totals                  8    12   9   9   2   5   1  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                2     6   4   4   1   0   0  13   5.67
Lemanczyk W(4-9)        4.2   4   0   0   2   1   0  18   5.17
Montague SV(3)          2.1   2   1   1   1   0   1  10   4.13
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   1   1  41

Wild Pitches: Williams (2)
Balks: Verhoeven (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney


TWINS 1ST: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
walked; Landreaux singled to right [Smalley to second]; Adams
grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to third, Landreaux to
second]; Sofield singled to center [Smalley scored, Landreaux
scored]; Wilfong popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew struck out; Ford singled to center; Lansford
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ford out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Powell flied to center; Castino flied to center; R.
Jackson singled to center; Wynegar flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Grich walked;
Rudi flied to right; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley singled to right; Landreaux doubled to right
[Smalley to third]; Adams doubled to right [Smalley scored,
Landreaux scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING);
Sofield grounded out (second to first) [Adams to third]; Wilfong
walked; Powell reached on a fielder's choice [Wilfong to
second]; Castino grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Powell out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Campaneris singled to center; Whitmer grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at
second]; Carew singled to center; Ford homered [Carew scored];
Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Wynegar flied to center; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor flied to right; Grich flied to right; Rudi
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Landreaux popped to first in foul territory; Adams
walked; Sofield singled to center [Adams to second]; Wilfong
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sofield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels
2.

ANGELS 5TH: Clark singled to center; Campaneris singled to left
[Clark to second]; Whitmer reached on an error by D. Jackson on
a sacrifice bunt [Clark scored (no RBI), Campaneris to third,
Whitmer to second]; Carew doubled to left [Campaneris scored,
Whitmer scored]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Ford
was called out on strikes; Lansford grounded out (second to
first) [Carew to third]; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 5.

TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi was
called out on strikes; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 5.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar singled to left; Smalley grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at
second]; Landreaux singled to right; Adams singled to center
[Landreaux to third]; MONTAGUE REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING);
Sofield forced Adams (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Campaneris singled to right; Whitmer out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Campaneris to second];
Verhoeven balked [Campaneris to third]; Carew singled to left
[Campaneris scored]; Carew stole second [Carew to third (error
by Wynegar)]; Ford singled to center [Carew scored]; Lansford
singled to center [Ford to third, Lansford to second (on throw
to 3b)]; WILLIAMS REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); HARLOW RAN FOR
FORD; Baylor singled to left [Harlow scored, Lansford to third,
Baylor out at second (left to third to first)]; Grich walked;
Williams threw a wild pitch [Lansford scored, Grich to second];
Rudi flied to center; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 9.

TWINS 8TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wilfong grounded
out (first to pitcher); Powell homered; Castino grounded out
(shortstop to first); R. Jackson walked; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 9.

ANGELS 8TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris
flied to right; Whitmer flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Angels 9.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley flied to right; Landreaux doubled to left;
Adams flied to center; Sofield flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 9.



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