A grand slam by Roy Smalley was the big blow as the Twins defeated the Angels, 6-4. With Minnesota ahead, 1-0, in the third inning, Ray Smith doubled and Gary Ward and John Castino drew walks to set the stage for Smalley's blast. Butch Hobson connected for a three-run homer in the seventh for the Angels. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        1  0  4    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 10  0
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  5  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               4   2   1   0     1   0   .125      Carew 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .250
Hatcher cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Castino 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .267      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Smalley ss            4   1   2   4     0   1   .207      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Mackanin dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .222
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Engle rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .429      Brunansky lf          4   0   0   0     0   4   .167
Wilfong 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .194      Grich 2b              3   2   1   0     1   1   .188
Smith c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .227      Hobson 3b             2   1   1   3     1   0   .143
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanchez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  10   4     3   1             Totals               32   4   5   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 51,325
Left on Base: Twins 4, Angels 4
DP: Twins 0, Angels 2
Errors: Ott, Hobson
Doubles: Smalley (2), Smith (1)
Triples: Engle (1)
Home Runs: Smalley (3), Hobson (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilfong (1)
GIDP: Castino (1), Ward (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern W(1-1)          6.2   4   4   4   3   3   1  27   3.29
Cooper                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Corbett SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.93
Totals                  9     5   4   4   3   6   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers L(0-1)          2.1   5   5   5   2   0   1  13   7.04
Renko                   3.2   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   1.29
Sanchez                 3     4   1   0   1   1   0  13   2.00
Totals                  9    10   6   5   3   1   1  37

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TWINS 1ST: Ward singled to third; Hatcher singled to center
[Ward to third]; Castino grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Ward scored, Hatcher out at second];
Smalley doubled to left; Mackanin made an out to second; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew walked; Burleson lined to second; Ford
grounded out (third to first) [Carew to second]; Lynn grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson flied out to left; Engle grounded out
(second to first); Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing flied out to right; Ott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brunansky was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smith doubled to left; Ward walked; Hatcher grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Smith to third, Ward to second];
Castino walked; Smalley homered [Smith scored, Ward scored,
Castino scored]; RENKO REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Mackanin
flied out to center; R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first);
4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich singled to left; Hobson walked [Grich to
second]; Carew singled to center [Grich scored, Hobson to
second]; Burleson flied out to left; Ford flied out to left;
Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 5, Angels 1.

TWINS 4TH: Engle lined to right; Wilfong singled to left; Smith
flied out to center; Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing grounded out (first unassisted); Ott
grounded out (second to first); Brunansky struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ward made an out to third; Hatcher grounded out
(shortstop to first); Castino grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich flied out to center; Hobson flied out to
right; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Mackanin
grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Burleson lined to right; Ford grounded out (third to
first); Lynn made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
5, Angels 1.

TWINS 7TH: SANCHEZ REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Engle tripled to
center; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Smith reached
on a fielder's choice [Engle scored (error by Hobson; assists by
Sanchez and Ott) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Ward forced Smith
(pitcher to shortstop); Hatcher walked [Ward to second]; Castino
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing singled to left; Ott flied out to center;
Brunansky struck out; Grich walked [Downing to second]; Hobson
homered [Downing scored, Grich scored]; COOPER REPLACED REDFERN
(PITCHING); Carew struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Angels 4.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley struck out; Mackanin flied out to left; R.
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Ford
grounded out (second to first); Lynn singled to right; Downing
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Angels 4.

TWINS 9TH: On a bunt Engle singled; On a bunt Wilfong singled
[Engle out at home (error by Ott) (second to catcher), Wilfong
to second (on throw to home)]; Smith singled to right [Wilfong
to third]; Ward grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: CORBETT REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Ott popped to
third in foul territory; Brunansky struck out; Grich struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.