With relief help from Paul Hartzell in the ninth inning, Frank Tanana gained his fourth straight victory when the Angels defeated the Twins, 5-3, in a game marked by a free-for-all fight. The trouble broke out in the fourth inning when Roger Erickson, pitching for the Twins, threw a pitch behind Bobby Grich's back.

The Angels' batter, after pausing momentarily, rushed to the mound and fired a punch at Erickson. Players from both teams swarmed around the combatants. After order was restored, Grich was ejected. Before the fight began, the Angels already had doomed Erickson to defeat, scoring four times off the rookie in the third inning. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 8 1 Twins 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 10 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .196 Rivera rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Grich 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .196 Cubbage ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .409 Lansford ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Ford cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Bostock cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .135 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .380 Rudi lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Kusick dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Landreaux lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Baylor dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .300 Wolfe 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .296 Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .480 Norwood lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245 Chalk 3b,2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .286 Randall 2b 3 1 3 2 0 0 .319 Mulliniks ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .150 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Humphrey c 3 1 0 0 0 1 .174 Morales ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scarce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 8 4 3 7 Totals 35 3 10 3 1 1 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 6,566 Left on Base: Angels 5, Twins 8 DP: Angels 1, Twins 2 Errors: R. Miller, Smalley, Norwood Doubles: R. Miller (1), Norwood (6), Wolfe 2 (3), Randall (3), Morales (2) Triples: Randall (2) Stolen Bases: Kusick (1) Caught Stealing: R. Miller (3), Jackson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Randall (1) GIDP: Lansford (1), Ford (1) Hit by Pitch: Humphrey (1,by Erickson), Rivera (1,by Tanana) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(4-0) 8.1 9 3 3 1 1 0 36 2.87 Hartzell SV(3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.86 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 1 0 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(2-2) 8 8 5 4 3 5 0 34 3.86 Scarce 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 8 5 4 3 7 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Tanana (1), Erickson (2) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller doubled to left; Grich walked; Bostock flied to left; Rudi struck out while R. Miller was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Rivera flied out to right; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chalk walked; Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: LANDREAUX REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); Kusick lined to left; Smalley flied to left; Wolfe flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey was hit by a pitch; R. Miller singled to center [Humphrey to second]; Grich struck out; Bostock singled to left [Humphrey scored, R. Miller to third (error by Norwood), Bostock to second]; Landreaux grounded out (third to first); Baylor walked; Jackson singled to second [R. Miller scored, Bostock to third, Baylor to second]; Chalk singled to center [Bostock scored, Baylor scored, Jackson to third]; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Norwood doubled to right [Norwood to third (error by R. Miller)]; Randall hit a sacrifice fly to right [Norwood scored]; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Rivera was hit by a pitch; Ford flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. ANGELS 4TH: Humphrey flied to right; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Roger Erickson threw the 2-1 pitch behind Bobby Grich, who charged the mound and hit Erickson with his forearm; both benches cleared and a brawl ensued; Rich Chiles body blocked Grich; Grich ejected by HP umpire Jim McKean; LANSFORD BATTED FOR GRICH; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: LANSFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CHALK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick flied to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. ANGELS 5TH: Bostock flied to center; Landreaux flied to center; Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Wolfe doubled to left; Norwood popped to second; Randall singled to shortstop [Wolfe to third]; Borgmann popped to second; Rivera walked [Randall to second]; Ford lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. ANGELS 6TH: Jackson lined to left; Chalk grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Carew flied to right; Kusick flied to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. ANGELS 7TH: Humphrey was called out on strikes; R. Miller singled to center; Lansford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Wolfe doubled to center; Norwood flied to right; Randall doubled to center [Wolfe scored]; Borgmann grounded out (second to first) [Randall to third]; Rivera grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 2. ANGELS 8TH: Bostock flied to center; Landreaux singled to right; Baylor singled to left [Landreaux to second]; Jackson reached on an error by Smalley [Landreaux scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baylor to third]; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Chalk popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to left; Kusick forced Carew (third to second); Kusick stole second; Smalley singled to shortstop [Kusick to third]; Wolfe grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 2. ANGELS 9TH: SCARCE REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Humphrey flied to left; R. Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Norwood was called out on strikes; Randall tripled to right; MORALES BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Morales doubled to right [Randall scored]; HARTZELL REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR RIVERA; Cubbage singled to second [Morales to third]; Ford grounded into a double play (second to second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 3.

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