California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
August 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 11, Minnesota Twins 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 1 3 2
Lansford 3b 5 1 1 0
Ford rf 5 1 2 4
Baylor dh 4 1 2 1
Downing c 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 5 2 3 1
Grich 2b 4 1 2 2
Aikens 1b 3 1 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 3 2 0
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 15 10
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 5 1 2 0
Wilfong 2b 4 2 2 1
Landreaux cf 4 1 3 1
Goodwin 1b 2 2 1 0
  Jackson ph,1b 3 0 1 1
Smalley ss 5 1 3 4
Adams lf 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph,lf 4 0 0 0
Cubbage dh 1 0 0 0
  Norwood ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Castino 3b 3 0 1 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Randall 3b 0 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Serum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
California 000 324 11011150
Minnesota 302 010 1007142
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase   2.1 7 5 5 0 1
  LaRoche  W (4-9) 4.0 6 2 2 0 2
  Clear  SV (11) 2.2 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
2
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn   4.0 8 5 5 1 2
  Erickson  L (0-7) 3.0 5 5 4 1 2
  Serum   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
10
2
4

  E–Landreaux (6), Smalley (20).  2B–California Rudi (9,off Erickson), Minnesota Goodwin (3,off Aase); Castino (9,off LaRoche); R Jackson (25,off LaRoche).  3B–California Campaneris (3,off Serum).  HR–California Ford (15,4th inning off Zahn 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Smalley (20,1st inning off Aase 1 on, 2 out); Wilfong (6,3rd inning off Aase 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Baylor (9,off Erickson).  SH–Wilfong (16,off Aase).  CS–Baylor (12,2nd base by Zahn/Wynegar); Ford (4,2nd base by Erickson/Wynegar).  SB–Norwood (6,2nd base off Clear/Downing).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Fred Spenn, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:58.
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