California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
April 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1979 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 6, Minnesota Twins 0

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 2 2 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 2 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Baylor rf 4 0 1 1
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Aikens dh 4 1 1 1
Downing c 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 4 2 2 1
Mulliniks ss 2 0 0 2
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Landreaux lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
Adams dh 4 0 1 0
Wynegar c 3 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0
Norwood cf 3 0 1 0
Sofield rf 2 0 0 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Holly p 0 0 0 0
  Redfern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
California 100 040 1006110
Minnesota 000 000 000042
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (2-1) 9.0 4 0 0 3 10
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (1-2) 4.1 9 5 4 0 0
  Holly   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Redfern   4.1 2 1 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
0
5

  E–Norwood (1), Redfern (1).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–California Grich (3,off Redfern), Minnesota Wynegar (3,off Ryan).  3B–California R Miller (2,off Goltz); Downing (1,off Goltz); Grich (1,off Goltz).  HR–California Aikens (3,5th inning off Goltz 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Mulliniks 2 (4,off Goltz,off Redfern).  SB–Lansford (3,2nd base off Holly/Wynegar).  CS–Cubbage (1,2nd base by Ryan/Downing).  U-HP–Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B–Mike Briscese, 2B–Bill Ivory, 3B–George Sweeney.  T–2:25.  A–37,529.
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