Joe Rudi smashed a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Angels a 1-0 triumph over the Twins. Reliever Dave LaRoche, who pitched the top of 11th, got credit for the victory.

Nolan Ryan hurled the first 10 frames, yielding just four hits while striking out 12 batters. His 12th strikeout moved him to No. 14 on the majors' all-time list and gave him a career total of 2,451. The Angel fireballer has given up only six hits and struck out 25 in 16 innings of the young season. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Thursday, April 13, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .417 R. Miller rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Morales ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Grich 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .240 Rivera pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Bostock cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .074 Wolfe 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Rudi lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .320 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Carew 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .405 Fairly 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .278 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .227 Chalk 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Kusick ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Mulliniks ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .160 Humphrey c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Ford cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .294 Solaita ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Powell rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .176 Lansford pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norwood lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .208 Hampton c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .217 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 0 5 0 4 12 Totals 36 1 8 1 4 6 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 11,702 Left on Base: Twins 7, Angels 8 DP: Twins 2, Angels 1 Errors: Rudi Doubles: Powell (2), Grich (2) Home Runs: Rudi (2) Stolen Bases: Norwood 2 (4) Caught Stealing: Cubbage (1), Bostock (3), Humphrey (1) GIDP: Smalley (2), R. Miller (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard 6.1 5 0 0 4 1 0 27 0.59 T. Johnson L(0-1) 4 3 1 1 0 5 1 13 2.70 Totals 10.1 8 1 1 4 6 1 40 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan 10 4 0 0 4 12 0 36 0.00 LaRoche W(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.08 Totals 11 5 0 0 4 12 0 40 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley walked; Carew flied out to left; Adams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller lined to left; Grich grounded out (third to first); Bostock walked; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to right; Ford singled to left [Ford to second (error by Rudi)]; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third]; Norwood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk singled to third; Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to right; Cubbage walked; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey flied out to right; R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich walked; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 4TH: Carew lined to left; Adams struck out; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Rudi lined to left; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Fairly walked; Chalk singled to left [Fairly to second]; Mulliniks singled to shortstop [Fairly to third, Chalk to second]; Humphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 5TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Powell doubled to left; Norwood lined to center [Powell to third]; Randall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Grich struck out; Bostock singled to left; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage singled to right; Cubbage was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: Rudi lined to center; Baylor flied out to left; Fairly singled to right; Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 7TH: Adams struck out; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks grounded out (shortstop to first); Humphrey walked; T. JOHNSON REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); R. Miller struck out while Humphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 8TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Norwood singled to shortstop; Norwood stole second; Randall walked; Cubbage was called out on strikes; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 8TH: Grich doubled to center; Bostock struck out; Rudi was called out on strikes; Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams was called out on strikes; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 9TH: Fairly struck out; Chalk popped to second; Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 10TH: Ford struck out; Powell struck out; Norwood walked; Norwood stole second; Randall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 10TH: SOLAITA BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Solaita singled to right; LANSFORD RAN FOR SOLAITA; On a bunt R. Miller grounded into a double play (first to second to shortstop to second) [Lansford out at second]; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 11TH: HAMPTON REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING C ); LAROCHE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales singled to second; RIVERA RAN FOR MORALES; Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew flied out to left; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 11TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOLFE REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING 3B); Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 1.

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