Three hits by Joe Rudi, including a home run, sparked the Angels to a 4-1 triumph over the Twins, keeping alive California's faint hopes in the A. L. West divisional race. Rudi doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Bobby Grich to break a 1-1 tie. Rudi and Brian Downing then hit homers in the ninth to clinch the verdict for the Angels. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 - 4 10 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .282 Smalley ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Bostock rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .296 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .339 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Adams dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .257 Rudi lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .252 Norwood pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Powell rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .249 Fairly ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Ford cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .275 Downing c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .259 Chiles lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .268 Grich 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .239 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Chalk ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 .255 Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Anderson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 10 4 2 4 Totals 32 1 6 1 3 10 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 3,747 Left on Base: Angels 6, Twins 7 DP: Angels 2, Twins 2 Errors: Chalk Doubles: Rudi (25), Bostock (23), Wilfong (8), Adams (18) Home Runs: Rudi (17), Downing (7) Stolen Bases: Powell (10) Caught Stealing: Powell (4) GIDP: Bostock (26), Jackson (8), Wynegar (7) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(8-13) 9 6 1 1 3 10 0 35 3.63 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 10 0 35 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(14-12) 8 9 3 3 1 4 1 32 4.05 Marshall 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 2.41 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 4 2 37 Passed Balls: Wynegar (6) Wild Pitches: Ryan 2 (13) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Lansford struck out; Bostock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out to left; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams struck out; Powell reached on an error by Chalk; Ford struck out while Powell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 3RD: Downing popped to first in foul territory; Grich singled to right; Chalk struck out; R. Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Chiles struck out; Wynegar was called out on strikes; Wilfong doubled to right; Cubbage popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 4TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock flied out to center; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Carew singled to second; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Carew to second]; Adams flied out to left; Powell walked; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi singled to center; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second]; Downing popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Chiles singled to right; Wynegar forced Chiles (first to shortstop); Wilfong struck out; Cubbage popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 6TH: Grich lined to second; Chalk walked; R. Miller flied out to left; Lansford singled to third [Chalk to second]; Bostock singled to center [Chalk scored, Lansford to third]; Baylor struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Smalley singled to center; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to second]; Adams doubled to left [Smalley scored]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Adams to third]; Powell walked; Ford struck out; Powell stole second; Chiles flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 1. ANGELS 7TH: Rudi doubled to left; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Rudi to third]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich singled to center [Rudi scored]; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING SS); Wynegar flied out to right; Wilfong flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 1. ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller popped to shortstop; Lansford was called out on strikes; Bostock doubled to left; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew flied out to center; Adams singled to center; NORWOOD RAN FOR ADAMS; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 1. ANGELS 9TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rudi homered; MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Fairly grounded out (second to first); Downing homered; Grich grounded out (third to first); Anderson walked; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Anderson to second]; R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ford was called out on strikes; Chiles walked; Wynegar grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Chiles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 1.

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