California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
April 26, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1981 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

California Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 4 1 2 1
Burleson ss 4 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 1 1
Downing c 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 3 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 0
Harlow lf 1 0 1 0
Campaneris 3b 2 1 0 0
  Lynn ph 1 0 0 0
  Patek 3b 0 0 0 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 1 0 0
  Engle rf 0 0 0 0
Sofield lf 4 0 0 0
Castino 3b 4 2 1 1
Smalley ss 3 2 2 2
Adams dh 3 0 2 2
Goodwin 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jackson 1b 1 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnston cf 3 0 0 0
Butera c 2 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
California 000 010 010262
Minnesota 000 201 02x560
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  L (0-3) 7.1 5 5 1 1 2
  Hassler   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
1
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  W (1-1) 7.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Corbett  SV (3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5

  E–Burleson (2), Campaneris (3).  DP–Minnesota 3.  2B–California Burleson (2,off Arroyo); Carew 2 (5,off Arroyo,off Corbett), Minnesota Adams (3,off Jefferson).  3B–Minnesota Castino (2,off Jefferson).  HR–Minnesota Smalley (5,4th inning off Jefferson 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Baylor (3,by Arroyo); Beniquez (1,by Arroyo).  SF–Adams (1,off Hassler).  IBB–Smalley (1,by Hassler).  CS–Ford (1,2nd base by Arroyo/Butera).  HBP–Arroyo 2 (2,Baylor,Beniquez).  IBB–Hassler (1,Smalley).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:09.  A–18,702.
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