Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
April 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1979 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 1, California Angels 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 1
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Landreaux lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0
Adams dh 3 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Sofield rf 4 0 0 0
Norwood cf 2 1 1 0
Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Holly p 0 0 0 0
  Redfern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 3 1 1 0
Lansford 3b 5 1 2 1
Carew 1b 3 1 1 0
Baylor rf 5 0 2 2
Rudi lf 4 1 1 0
Aikens dh 3 2 2 3
Downing c 2 1 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 1
Mulliniks ss 3 0 0 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
Minnesota 001 000 000141
California 020 130 01x7100
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (0-1) 3.2 6 3 3 1 0
  Holly   0.1 1 3 3 2 1
  Redfern   4.0 3 1 1 4 4
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
7
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 5 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
2

  E–Landreaux (2).  DP–California 2.  2B–Minnesota R Jackson (1,off Knapp), California Baylor 2 (3,off Erickson,off Redfern); R Miller (4,off Erickson); Aikens (2,off Erickson); Grich (1,off Erickson).  3B–California Carew (1,off Redfern).  HR–California Aikens (1,2nd inning off Erickson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Wilfong (1,off Knapp).  SF–Aikens (1,off Redfern).  SB–R Miller (1,2nd base off Redfern/Wynegar).  WP–Erickson (1).  U-HP–Boyd Mauer, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Charlie Lupo, 3B–Bob Campbell.  T–2:30.  A–22,211.
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