Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
April 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 0, California Angels 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood lf 3 0 0 0
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 0 2 0
Kusick dh 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 2 0
Randall 2b 3 0 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Thayer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 4 0 1 0
Grich 2b 3 1 1 0
Bostock cf 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 1 3 1
Baylor dh 4 1 1 2
Solaita 1b 4 0 0 0
Chalk 3b 3 0 0 0
Mulliniks ss 2 0 0 0
Humphrey c 3 0 1 0
Brett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Minnesota 000 000 000050
California 000 000 21x380
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (0-2) 7.0 8 3 3 2 4
  Thayer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  W (1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Wynegar (1,off Brett), California Rudi 2 (3,off Goltz 2).  3B–Minnesota Randall (1,off Brett).  HR–California Baylor (1,7th inning off Goltz 1 on, 0 out).  CS–Norwood (1,2nd base by Brett/Humphrey).  BK–Goltz (1), Brett (1).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:04.  A–10,074.
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