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.

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