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California Angels @ Minnesota Twins

1978-09-19 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 3747 · 2:31

California Angels defeated Minnesota Twins 4–1. California Angels put up 2 in the 9th. Nolan Ryan earned the win. Joe Rudi went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CAL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	10
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

W: Nolan Ryan L: Roger Erickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry McCoy · 1B: Steve Palermo · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Miller	5	0	1	0	0	0
Carney Lansford	4	0	1	0	0	2
Lyman Bostock	4	0	2	1	0	0
Don Baylor	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Rudi	4	2	3	1	0	0
Ron Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Downing	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bobby Grich	4	0	2	1	0	0
Dave Chalk	2	1	0	0	1	1
Ron Fairly	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Anderson	0	0	0	0	1	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Cubbage	4	0	0	0	0	1
Roy Smalley	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rod Carew	4	0	1	0	0	1
Glenn Adams	4	0	2	1	0	1
Hosken Powell	2	0	0	0	2	0
Dan Ford	4	0	0	0	0	3
Rich Chiles	3	0	1	0	1	1
Butch Wynegar	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rob Wilfong	3	0	1	0	0	1

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nolan Ryan	9.0	6	3	10

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Erickson	8.0	9	1	4
Mike Marshall	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rick Miller: S7
Carney Lansford: K
Lyman Bostock: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Mike Cubbage: K/C
Roy Smalley: 7
Rod Carew: K

Top 2

Don Baylor: 63
Joe Rudi: 63
Ron Jackson: 9

Bot 2

Glenn Adams: K
Hosken Powell: E6
Dan Ford: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 3

Brian Downing: 3/FL
Bobby Grich: S9
Dave Chalk: K
Rick Miller: 7

Bot 3

Rich Chiles: K
Butch Wynegar: K/C
Rob Wilfong: D9
Mike Cubbage: 3/FL

Top 4

Carney Lansford: 63
Lyman Bostock: 8
Don Baylor: 43

Bot 4

Roy Smalley: K
Rod Carew: S4
Glenn Adams: WP.1-2
Glenn Adams: 7
Hosken Powell: W
Dan Ford: 9

Top 5

Joe Rudi: S8
Ron Jackson: 6(1)3/GDP
Brian Downing: 3/P

Bot 5

Rich Chiles: S9
Butch Wynegar: 36(1)/FO
Rob Wilfong: K
Mike Cubbage: 5/FL

Top 6

Bobby Grich: 4/L
Dave Chalk: W
Rick Miller: 7
Carney Lansford: S5.1-2
Lyman Bostock: S8.2-H;1-3
Don Baylor: K

Bot 6

Roy Smalley: S8
Rod Carew: 43.1-2
Glenn Adams: D7.2-H
Hosken Powell: WP.2-3
Hosken Powell: W
Dan Ford: K
Rich Chiles: SB2
Rich Chiles: 8

Top 7

Joe Rudi: D7
Ron Jackson: 43.2-3
Brian Downing: 63
Bobby Grich: S8.3-H
Dave Chalk: 13

Bot 7

Butch Wynegar: 9
Rob Wilfong: 8
Mike Cubbage: 9

Top 8

Rick Miller: 6/P
Carney Lansford: K/C
Lyman Bostock: D7
Don Baylor: 63

Bot 8

Roy Smalley: 8
Rod Carew: 8
Glenn Adams: S8
Hosken Powell: 7

Top 9

Joe Rudi: HR/7D
Ron Fairly: 43
Brian Downing: HR/8D
Bobby Grich: 53
Jim Anderson: W
Rick Miller: PB.1-2
Rick Miller: 3/G

Bot 9

Dan Ford: K/C
Rich Chiles: W
Butch Wynegar: 54(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Angels Jackson ejected by HP umpire McCoy for charging mound after brushback pitch; Angels manager Fregosi ejected by McCoy when brushback pitch was called a strike since umpire ruled it hit Jackson's bat

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