A one-out single by Carney Lansford in the bottom of the ninth gave the Angels a 4-3 triumph over the Twins. Ken Landreaux opened the Angel ninth with a safe bunt, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Rick Miller and scored when Lansford nicked reliever Mike Marshall for a single to center. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Angels 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 12 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Landreaux cf,rf 4 2 3 0 1 0 .251 Smalley ss 3 0 1 0 2 2 .285 Rettenmund rf 3 1 3 1 0 0 .293 Carew 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .329 R. Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Cubbage 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .303 Lansford 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .282 Adams dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .264 Baylor 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .254 Norwood ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Ford cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .298 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Chiles lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Goodwin dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .400 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Chalk ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .274 Rivera lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Wynegar c 3 0 0 1 1 1 .246 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 9 3 7 11 Totals 34 4 12 3 2 2 Time of Game: 3:14 Attendance: 17,628 Left on Base: Twins 13, Angels 10 DP: Twins 1, Angels 0 Doubles: Ford (25) Home Runs: Baylor (24) Stolen Bases: Wilfong 2 (6), Carew (18) Sacrifice Hits: Grich (12), R. Miller (8) Hit by Pitch: Rettenmund (2,by Zahn) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 7.1 10 3 3 2 2 1 34 3.24 Marshall L(5-11) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 2.97 Totals 8.1 12 4 4 2 2 1 39 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan 8 8 3 3 7 10 0 39 4.11 LaRoche W(8-5) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.67 Totals 9 9 3 3 7 11 0 43 Hit by Pitch: Zahn (4) Wild Pitches: Zahn 2 (6), Ryan (9) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly TWINS 1ST: Powell struck out; Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux walked; Rettenmund singled to left [Landreaux to third]; Lansford struck out; Baylor flied out to left; Rudi forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Adams singled to center; Ford walked [Adams to second]; Chiles singled to first [Adams to third, Ford to second]; Wynegar walked [Adams scored, Ford to third, Chiles to second]; Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher) [Ford scored, Chiles to third, Wynegar to second]; Powell popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin struck out; Chalk walked; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 0. TWINS 3RD: Smalley walked; Carew singled to center [Smalley to second]; Cubbage struck out; Adams was called out on strikes; Ford walked [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Chiles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Landreaux singled to center; Zahn threw a wild pitch [Landreaux to second]; Rettenmund singled to center [Landreaux scored]; Lansford singled to right [Rettenmund to third]; Zahn threw a wild pitch [Rettenmund scored]; Baylor flied into a double play (center to first to shortstop) [Lansford out at second]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 2. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Wilfong singled to right; Wilfong stole second; Powell struck out; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 2. ANGELS 4TH: Downing flied out to left; Goodwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 2. TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to center; Cubbage flied out to center; Carew stole second; Adams walked; Ford was called out on strikes; Chiles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 2. ANGELS 5TH: Grich flied out to center; Landreaux singled to first; Rettenmund singled to left [Landreaux to second]; Lansford flied out to right; Baylor grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 2. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong walked; Wilfong stole second; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Wilfong to third]; Powell flied out to center; Smalley walked; Carew singled to pitcher [Wilfong scored, Smalley to second]; Cubbage popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2. ANGELS 6TH: Rudi popped to second; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2. TWINS 7TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Ford doubled to left; Chiles grounded out (first unassisted) [Ford to third]; Wynegar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2. ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled to left; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Chalk to second]; Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted) [Chalk to third]; Rettenmund was hit by a pitch; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2. TWINS 8TH: Wilfong flied out to right; Powell popped to shortstop; Smalley singled to center; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2. ANGELS 8TH: Baylor homered; Rudi flied out to right; Downing singled to right; Goodwin singled to center [Downing to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Chalk forced Goodwin (second to shortstop) [Downing to third]; Grich flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 3. TWINS 9TH: R. MILLER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); LANDREAUX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LAROCHE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Cubbage singled to right; NORWOOD BATTED FOR ADAMS; Norwood struck out; Ford flied out to right; MORALES BATTED FOR CHILES; Morales forced Cubbage (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 3. ANGELS 9TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING LF); Landreaux singled to second; R. Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landreaux to second]; Lansford singled to center [Landreaux scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 4.

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