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BOS  6
MIL  5
 TEX  6
@CLE  2
 DET  6
KCR  3
 CAL  6
@MIN  0
 NYY  5
BAL  1
 OAK  6
SEA  5
 CHW  6
@TOR  1
 CHC  5
STL  3
 CIN  7
ATL  4
 LAD 10
HOU  6
 MON  5
NYM  4
(12)		 PHI 13
@PIT  2
 SDP  4
SFG  3
Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 37,529

 Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Time of Game: 2:25
Angels
6
8-3
Won 6
2nd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          1  0  0   0  4  0   1  0  0    6 11  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2
W: Nolan Ryan (2-1), L: Dave Goltz (1-2)
 Twins
0
7-3
Lost 1
3rd, 1 GB

Batting Stats

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .255  .829              4   0   3B
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .429  .971              1   1   SB
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .357  .971              6   1   
D Baylor RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .784              2   0   
J Rudi LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .720              1   0   
W Aikens DH                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .318 1.123              0   0   HR,GDP
B Downing C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .452 1.201             10   1   3B
B Grich 2B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .286 1.024              1   1   3B,2B
R Mulliniks SS                2   0   0   2    0   0  .194  .510              1   0   2·SF

N Ryan P                                                                      1   3
Totals                       34   6  11   0    0   5                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: B Grich (3, off P Redfern).
3B: B Grich (1, off D Goltz); R Miller (2, off D Goltz); B Downing (1, off D Goltz).
HR: W Aikens (3, off D Goltz; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: R Mulliniks 2 (4, 1 off P Redfern, 1 off D Goltz).
TB: B Grich 5; R Miller 4; W Aikens 4; B Downing 3; C Lansford 2; D Baylor; R Carew; J Rudi.
GIDP: W Aikens (3).
RBI: R Mulliniks 2 (6); D Baylor (15); W Aikens (8); B Grich (11).
2-out RBI: D Baylor.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Lansford (3, 2nd base off J Holly/B Wynegar).
Pickoffs: B Grich (2nd base by P Redfern); D Baylor (1st base by D Goltz).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Cubbage 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .627              1   3   CS
R Smalley SS                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .395 1.063              1   5   
K Landreaux LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .742              0   0   
R Jackson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .455             12   0   
G Adams DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .231  .593              0   0   
B Wynegar C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .821              4   1   2B
R Wilfong 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .804              1   1   
W Norwood CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .917              7   0   
R Sofield RF                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .494              1   0   

D Goltz P                                                                     0   2
  J Holly P                                                                   0   0
  P Redfern P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       29   0   4   0    3  10                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: B Wynegar (3, off N Ryan).
TB: B Wynegar 2; R Smalley; W Norwood; G Adams.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Wilfong-R Smalley-R Jackson.
E: P Redfern (); W Norwood (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: M Cubbage (1, 2nd base by N Ryan/B Downing).
Pickoffs: W Norwood (1st base by N Ryan).

Pitching Stats

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, W (2-1)                9     4   0   0    3  10   0   4.19   32     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 4     86    -     0.68   0.32
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3  10   0          32     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 4           -  
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Goltz, L (1-2)               4.1   9   5   4    0   0   1   5.68   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 9     27    -     0.85  -0.20
J Holly                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0  18.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.30   0.00
P Redfern                      4.1   2   1   0    0   4   0   1.08   15     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 2          1-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    11   6   4    0   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·11          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: P Redfern (0; B Grich, 2nd base); D Goltz (1; D Baylor, 1st base); N Ryan (2; W Norwood, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B - Mike Briscese, 2B - Bill Ivory, 3B - George Sweeney.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 37,529.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   California Angels                         Minnesota Twins                              
1. Rick Miller                  CF       1. Mike Cubbage                 3B
2. Carney Lansford              3B       2. Roy Smalley                  SS
3. Rod Carew                    1B       3. Ken Landreaux                LF
4. Don Baylor                   RF       4. Ron Jackson                  1B
5. Joe Rudi                     LF       5. Glenn Adams                  DH
6. Willie Aikens                DH       6. Butch Wynegar                 C
7. Brian Downing                 C       7. Rob Wilfong                  2B
8. Bobby Grich                  2B       8. Willie Norwood               CF
9. Rance Mulliniks              SS       9. Rick Sofield                 RF

   Nolan Ryan                    P          Dave Goltz                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 0 --- R 11% 74% 1-0 CAL W. Aikens D. Goltz Home Run
t1 0 --- 9% 59% 0-0 CAL R. Miller D. Goltz Triple to CF
t1 2 --3 R 8% 57% 0-0 CAL D. Baylor D. Goltz Single to RF; Miller Scores
t5 0 --- 8% 82% 2-0 CAL B. Downing D. Goltz Triple to CF
t2 0 1-- OO -7% 56% 1-0 CAL W. Aikens D. Goltz Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 9% 59% 0-0 CAL R. Miller D. Goltz Triple to CF
t1 0 --3 O -4% 54% 0-0 CAL C. Lansford D. Goltz Flyball: CF
t1 1 --3 O -6% 49% 0-0 CAL R. Carew D. Goltz Groundout: P-1B
t1 2 --3 R 8% 57% 0-0 CAL D. Baylor D. Goltz Single to RF; Miller Scores
t1 2 1-- O -2% 55% 1-0 CAL J. Rudi D. Goltz Baylor Picked off 1B (P-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 57% 0-1 MIN M. Cubbage N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- -3% 54% 0-1 MIN R. Smalley N. Ryan Single to LF
b1 1 1-- O 2% 57% 0-1 MIN K. Landreaux N. Ryan Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smalley to 2B
b1 2 -2- -1% 56% 0-1 MIN R. Jackson N. Ryan Walk
b1 2 12- O 4% 60% 0-1 MIN G. Adams N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 3% 63% 1-0 CAL J. Rudi D. Goltz Single to LF
t2 0 1-- OO -7% 56% 1-0 CAL W. Aikens D. Goltz Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 55% 1-0 CAL B. Downing D. Goltz Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 3% 58% 0-1 MIN B. Wynegar N. Ryan Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 MIN R. Wilfong N. Ryan Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 61% 0-1 MIN W. Norwood N. Ryan Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 CAL B. Grich D. Goltz Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 57% 1-0 CAL R. Mulliniks D. Goltz Flyball: 2B
t3 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 CAL R. Miller D. Goltz Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- -4% 51% 0-1 MIN R. Sofield N. Ryan Walk
b3 0 1-- O 4% 56% 0-1 MIN M. Cubbage N. Ryan Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 1 1-- O 5% 60% 0-1 MIN R. Smalley N. Ryan Cubbage Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 2 --- -1% 59% 0-1 MIN R. Smalley N. Ryan Walk
b3 2 1-- O 3% 62% 0-1 MIN K. Landreaux N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- 4% 65% 1-0 CAL C. Lansford D. Goltz Single to RF
t4 0 1-- O -2% 64% 1-0 CAL R. Carew D. Goltz Groundout: SS-1B; Lansford to 2B
t4 1 -2- O -4% 60% 1-0 CAL D. Baylor D. Goltz Flyball: CF
t4 2 -2- O -3% 56% 1-0 CAL J. Rudi D. Goltz Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 MIN R. Jackson N. Ryan Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- -3% 56% 0-1 MIN G. Adams N. Ryan Single to RF
b4 1 1-- O 4% 60% 0-1 MIN B. Wynegar N. Ryan Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 2 1-- O 3% 63% 0-1 MIN R. Wilfong N. Ryan Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- R 11% 74% 1-0 CAL W. Aikens D. Goltz Home Run
t5 0 --- 8% 82% 2-0 CAL B. Downing D. Goltz Triple to CF
t5 0 --3 R 6% 88% 2-0 CAL B. Grich D. Goltz Triple; Downing Scores
t5 0 --3 RO -0% 88% 3-0 CAL R. Mulliniks D. Goltz Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Grich Scores
t5 1 --- R 4% 92% 4-0 CAL R. Miller D. Goltz Single to CF; Miller Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI
t5 1 --- 1% 93% 5-0 CAL C. Lansford D. Goltz Single to LF
Jeff Holly replaces Dave Goltz pitching
t5 1 1-- 0% 94% 5-0 CAL R. Carew J. Holly Lansford Steals 2B
t5 1 -2- O -1% 93% 5-0 CAL R. Carew J. Holly Strikeout Looking
Pete Redfern replaces Jeff Holly pitching
t5 2 -2- O -1% 92% 5-0 CAL D. Baylor P. Redfern Flyball: 3B
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- -2% 89% 0-5 MIN W. Norwood N. Ryan Single to LF
b5 0 1-- O 4% 93% 0-5 MIN R. Sofield N. Ryan Norwood Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b5 1 --- O 1% 94% 0-5 MIN R. Sofield N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
b5 2 --- O 0% 95% 0-5 MIN M. Cubbage N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-0, Twins' Pete Redfern facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O -0% 94% 5-0 CAL J. Rudi P. Redfern Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1 --- O -0% 94% 5-0 CAL W. Aikens P. Redfern Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- O -0% 94% 5-0 CAL B. Downing P. Redfern Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 MIN R. Smalley N. Ryan Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 1 --- O 1% 96% 0-5 MIN K. Landreaux N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
b6 2 --- O 0% 96% 0-5 MIN R. Jackson N. Ryan Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 0.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-0, Twins' Pete Redfern facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- 1% 97% 5-0 CAL B. Grich P. Redfern Double to LF
t7 0 -2- 1% 98% 5-0 CAL R. Mulliniks P. Redfern Grich Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Grich to 3B
t7 0 --3 RO 0% 98% 5-0 CAL R. Mulliniks P. Redfern Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Grich Scores/unER
t7 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 CAL R. Miller P. Redfern Strikeout
t7 2 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 CAL C. Lansford P. Redfern Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-6 MIN G. Adams N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
b7 1 --- -1% 97% 0-6 MIN B. Wynegar N. Ryan Double to RF
b7 1 -2- O 1% 98% 0-6 MIN R. Wilfong N. Ryan Groundout: 1B-P; Wynegar to 3B
b7 2 --3 O 1% 99% 0-6 MIN W. Norwood N. Ryan Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 0.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Twins' Pete Redfern facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- 0% 99% 6-0 CAL R. Carew P. Redfern Single to LF
t8 0 1-- O -0% 99% 6-0 CAL D. Baylor P. Redfern Groundout: SS-1B; Carew to 2B
t8 1 -2- O -0% 99% 6-0 CAL J. Rudi P. Redfern Strikeout
t8 2 -2- O -0% 99% 6-0 CAL W. Aikens P. Redfern Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
b8 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 MIN R. Sofield N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MIN M. Cubbage N. Ryan Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MIN R. Smalley N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 0.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Twins' Pete Redfern facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 CAL B. Downing P. Redfern Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O -0% 100% 6-0 CAL B. Grich P. Redfern Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 CAL R. Mulliniks P. Redfern Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MIN K. Landreaux N. Ryan Flyball: CF
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MIN R. Jackson N. Ryan Flyball: CF
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 MIN G. Adams N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 0.

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