California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
April 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1978 at Metropolitan 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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California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Landreaux rf 4 0 1 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Bostock cf 4 1 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 1
Baylor dh 4 1 1 1
Jackson 1b 4 1 3 0
Chalk 3b 3 0 1 1
Mulliniks ss 3 0 0 0
Downing c 3 0 0 0
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0
  Borgmann ph 1 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Carew 1b 3 0 1 1
Chiles lf 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Norwood lf 0 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Adams dh 3 0 0 0
  Kusick ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Ford cf 3 1 1 0
Powell rf 3 0 1 0
  Rivera ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 1 2 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Thayer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1
California 100 002 000381
Minnesota 001 001 000263
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase  W (1-1) 6.1 6 2 2 3 3
  LaRoche  SV (3) 2.2 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (0-3) 7.0 8 3 3 3 5
  Thayer   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
7

  E–Landreaux (1), Ford (1), Randall (1), Goltz (1).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–California Bostock (2,off Goltz); Jackson (4,off Goltz), Minnesota Ford (4,off Aase).  HR–California Baylor (5,6th inning off Goltz 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Smalley (2,off Aase).  IBB–Carew (2,by Aase).  CS–Grich (1,2nd base by Goltz/Wynegar); Landreaux (1,2nd base by Goltz/Wynegar).  SB–Ford (2,Home off Aase/Downing); Powell (1,2nd base off Aase/Downing).  IBB–Aase (2,Carew).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:38.  A–4,516.
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