California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
April 22, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 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 5, Minnesota Twins 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 5 1 3 0
Grich 2b 1 0 0 0
  Lansford ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Bostock cf 4 1 1 1
Rudi lf 1 0 0 0
  Landreaux lf 3 1 1 0
Baylor dh 3 1 1 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1
Chalk 3b,2b 3 0 1 2
Mulliniks ss 4 0 0 0
Humphrey c 3 1 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Rivera rf 2 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 1 0
Ford cf 5 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Kusick dh 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Wolfe 3b 4 1 2 0
Norwood lf 4 1 1 0
Randall 2b 3 1 3 2
Borgmann c 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 1 1
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
California 004 000 010581
Minnesota 001 000 1013102
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  W (4-0) 8.1 9 3 3 1 1
  Hartzell  SV (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (2-2) 8.0 8 5 4 3 5
  Scarce   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
3
7

  E–R Miller (1), Smalley (4), Norwood (3).  DP–California 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–California R Miller (1,off Erickson), Minnesota Norwood (6,off Tanana); Wolfe 2 (3,off Tanana 2); Randall (3,off Tanana); Morales (2,off Tanana).  3B–Minnesota Randall (2,off Tanana).  HBP–Humphrey (1,by Erickson); Rivera (1,by Tanana).  SF–Randall (1,off Tanana).  CS–R Miller (3,3rd base by Erickson/Borgmann); Jackson (1,2nd base by Erickson/Borgmann).  SB–Kusick (1,2nd base off Tanana/Humphrey).  HBP–Tanana (1,Rivera); Erickson (2,Humphrey).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:31.  A–6,566.
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