A pair of solo homers by Brian Downing highlighted a 6-2 triumph by the Angels over the Twins before the largest baseball crowd -- 61,640 -- in Anaheim Stadium history. The huge throng was lured by a Cap Night promotion. Downing led off the bottom of the first inning with a round-tripper and clubbed his second circuit swat in the sixth with one out. Rod Carew delivered a two-run single in the second stanza. Ken Forsch recorded his second complete game of the season. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1982 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2 10  0
Angels       1  2  0    0  1  1    0  1  x  -   6 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Eisenreich cf         2   1   2   1     2   0   .342      Downing lf            5   3   3   2     0   0   .279
Ward lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .212        Clark lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Hatcher rf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .600      Lynn cf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .326
Hrbek 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .325      Carew 1b              4   0   1   2     1   0   .349
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .467      Reggie Jackson rf     3   1   1   0     2   0   .146
Gaetti 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Beniquez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .171      Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .389
Faedo ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Baylor dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .229
Washington 2b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      DeCinces 3b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .289
Felton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .156
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foli ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .156
                                                          Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
                                                          Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  10   2     3   2             Totals               32   6  12   6     8   1

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 61,640
Left on Base: Twins 7, Angels 11
DP: Twins 1, Angels 4
Home Runs: Eisenreich (2), Downing 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (1)
GIDP: Hatcher (1), Ward (2), Gaetti (3), Washington (1), Burleson (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Felton L(0-1)           5.1  10   5   5   5   1   2  29   5.68
Castillo                2.2   2   1   1   3   0   0  12   9.00
Totals                  8    12   6   6   8   1   2  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(1-1)           9    10   2   2   3   2   1  36   2.49
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   2   1  36

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TWINS 1ST: Eisenreich singled; Ward singled [Eisenreich to
second]; Hatcher grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Eisenreich to third, Ward out at second];
Hrbek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Downing homered; Lynn flied out to left; Carew
walked; Reggie Jackson walked [Carew to second]; Grich flied out
to right; Baylor struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 1.

TWINS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); Gaetti flied
out to left; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: DeCinces flied out to center; Burleson singled;
Boone flied out to right; Downing singled [Burleson to third];
Lynn walked [Downing to second]; Carew singled [Burleson scored,
Downing scored, Lynn to second]; Reggie Jackson flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 3RD: Faedo flied out to center; Washington singled;
Eisenreich walked [Washington to second]; Ward grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Eisenreich out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich flied out to right; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; DeCinces singled; Burleson singled [DeCinces to
second]; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Angels 3.

TWINS 4TH: Hatcher singled; Hrbek walked [Hatcher to second];
Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Gaetti grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Hrbek out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing flied out to left; Lynn grounded out (first
unassisted); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Faedo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Reggie Jackson walked; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Reggie Jackson to second]; Baylor singled
[Reggie Jackson scored]; Baylor stole second; DeCinces was
walked intentionally; Burleson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [DeCinces out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 4.

TWINS 6TH: FOLI REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); Eisenreich
homered; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher
singled; Hrbek forced Hatcher (second to shortstop); Johnson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Boone singled to right [Boone out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Downing homered; Lynn singled; CASTILLO REPLACED
FELTON (PITCHING); Carew flied out to left; Reggie Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 5.

TWINS 7TH: Gaetti flied out to center; Wynegar struck out; Faedo
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich walked; Baylor grounded out (second to first)
[Grich to second]; DeCinces walked; Foli flied out to center;
Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 5.

TWINS 8TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Eisenreich
walked; Ward forced Eisenreich (third to second); Hatcher
singled [Ward to third]; Hrbek singled [Ward scored, Hatcher to
second]; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing lined to right; Lynn walked; Carew lined to
left; Reggie Jackson singled [Lynn to third]; Grich singled
[Lynn scored, Reggie Jackson out at third (right to third)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 6.

TWINS 9TH: CLARK REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING LF); BENIQUEZ
REPLACED REGGIE JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Gaetti lined to left;
Wynegar singled; Faedo singled [Wynegar to second]; Washington
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Faedo out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 6.