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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 9, Oakland Athletics 7

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Minnesota Twins 9, Oakland Athletics 7

Day

Game Played on Saturday, August 11, 1979 (D) at Metropolitan Stadium

OAK A    0  1  2    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  2
MIN A    0  3  0    2  0  2    2  0  x  -   9 16  1
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Henderson cf                  3   2   1   0       2   1       3   0
Heath lf                      5   0   0   1       0   0       3   0
Newman 1b                     4   2   3   4       0   1       9   1
Revering dh                   4   1   2   2       0   2       0   0
Gross 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   2       2   2
Armas rf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Essian c                      3   0   1   0       1   0       4   1
Edwards 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Picciolo ss                   4   2   3   0       0   0       1   1
McCatty p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hamilton p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Todd p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Minetto p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7       3   7      24   9
FIELDING - 
E: Gross 2 (18).
BATTING - 
2B: Picciolo (7,off Serum); Newman (11,off Serum).
HR: Revering (14,2nd inning off Serum 0 on 0 out); Newman (20,8th inning off
Marshall 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Heath (10,off Bacsik).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Newman (1,2nd base by Serum/Wynegar).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Powell rf                     4   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Edwards ph,rf               0   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Wilfong 2b                    3   1   2   1       0   0       4   4
Landreaux cf                  4   2   4   3       1   0       1   0
Adams lf                      3   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Rivera ph,lf                2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Smalley ss                    5   0   1   2       0   1       2   5
Wynegar c                     4   1   1   0       1   0       7   1
Goodwin dh                    4   1   2   1       1   0       0   0
R. Jackson 1b                 5   1   2   0       0   0       9   1
Castino 3b                    5   1   1   1       0   1       1   2
Serum p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bacsik p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Marshall p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       39   9  16   8       4   3      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Wynegar-Smalley, Castino-Wilfong-R. Jackson.
E: Adams (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Goodwin (4,off McCatty); R. Jackson (28,off Todd).
SH: Wilfong (20,off McCatty).
SF: Wilfong (9,off McCatty).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McCatty L(7-7)                5.1  13   7   5   1   1   0  30
Hamilton                      0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Todd                          0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   2
Minetto                       1.2   1   1   1   3   0   0   9
Totals                        8    16   9   7   4   3   0  45
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hamilton 2-2; Minetto 1-1.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Serum                         4.2   7   6   6   2   4   1  21
Bacsik W(3-1)                 2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   8
Marshall SV(25)               2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9
Totals                        9    11   7   7   3   7   2  38
WP: Bacsik (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bacsik 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Ron Luciano
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 9535
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins          
1. Henderson           cf        Powell              rf
2. Heath               lf        Wilfong             2b
3. Newman              1b        Landreaux           cf
4. Revering            dh        Adams               lf
5. Gross               3b        Smalley             ss
6. Armas               rf        Wynegar             c
7. Essian              c         Goodwin             dh
8. Edwards             2b        R. Jackson          1b
9. Picciolo            ss        Castino             3b
   McCatty             p         Serum               p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Heath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Newman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
singled; Landreaux singled [Wilfong to third]; Adams popped to
third in foul territory; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering homered to right; Gross struck out;
Armas flied out to center; Essian walked; Edwards forced Essian
(third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled; Goodwin doubled [Wynegar to third];
R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; Castino singled [Wynegar
scored, Goodwin stayed at second]; Powell singled [Goodwin to
third, Castino to second]; Wilfong hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Goodwin scored]; Landreaux singled [Castino scored, Powell to
second]; Adams singled [Powell to third, Landreaux to second];
Smalley flied out to right; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled; Henderson singled [Picciolo to
third (error by Adams), Henderson to second]; Heath grounded out
(second to first) [Picciolo scored, Henderson to third]; Newman
singled [Henderson scored]; Revering struck out while Newman was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar flied out to left; Goodwin grounded out
(second to first); R. Jackson singled; Castino made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian singled to left
[Essian out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Powell popped to third in foul territory; Wilfong
singled; Landreaux singled [Wilfong to second]; Adams grounded
out (second to first) [Wilfong to third, Landreaux to second];
Smalley singled [Wilfong scored, Landreaux scored]; Wynegar
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Picciolo doubled; Henderson walked; Heath flied out to left;
Newman doubled [Picciolo scored, Henderson scored]; BACSIK
REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Bacsik threw a wild pitch [Newman to
third]; Revering singled [Newman scored]; Gross struck out; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Goodwin flied out to center; R. Jackson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Castino flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas struck out; Essian lined to third; Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Powell singled; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Powell to second]; Landreaux walked; HAMILTON
REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); RIVERA BATTED FOR ADAMS; Rivera
struck out; Smalley reached on an error by Gross [Powell to
third, Landreaux to second]; Wynegar reached on an error by
Gross [Powell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Landreaux to third,
Smalley to second]; Goodwin singled to right [Landreaux scored
(unearned), Smalley out at home (right to catcher), Wynegar to
second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Picciolo
singled; Henderson forced Picciolo (first to shortstop); Heath
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: TODD REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); R. Jackson
doubled; Castino struck out (catcher to first); MINETTO REPLACED
TODD (PITCHING); EDWARDS BATTED FOR POWELL; Edwards walked;
Wilfong grounded out (second to first) [R. Jackson to third,
Edwards to second]; Landreaux singled [R. Jackson scored,
Edwards scored]; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARSHALL
REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Newman homered to right; Revering
was called out on strikes; Gross singled; Armas flied out to
right; Essian forced Gross (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 9.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to left; Wynegar walked; Goodwin
walked [Wynegar to second]; R. Jackson popped to first in foul
territory; Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 9.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Edwards flied out to left; Picciolo grounded out
(second to first); Henderson walked; Heath grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        7  11   2    4
 Twins            9  16   1   12
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