California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
September 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 4, Minnesota Twins 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Bostock rf 4 0 2 1
Baylor dh 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 2 3 1
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Fairly ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Downing c 4 1 1 1
Grich 2b 4 0 2 1
Chalk ss 2 1 0 0
  Anderson ss 0 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 1 1 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Adams dh 4 0 2 1
  Norwood pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Powell rf 2 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 0 0 0
Chiles lf 3 0 1 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
California 000 001 1024101
Minnesota 000 001 000160
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (8-13) 9.0 6 1 1 3 10
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (14-12) 8.0 9 3 3 1 4
  Marshall   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
4

  E–Chalk (20).  DP–California 2, Minnesota 2.  PB–Wynegar (6).  2B–California Rudi (25,off Erickson); Bostock (23,off Erickson), Minnesota Wilfong (8,off Ryan); Adams (18,off Ryan).  HR–California Rudi (17,9th inning off Erickson 0 on, 0 out); Downing (7,9th inning off Marshall 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Powell (10,2nd base off Ryan/Downing).  CS–Powell (4,2nd base by Ryan/Downing).  WP–Ryan 2 (13).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:31.  A–3,747.
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