A two-out single by Tony Armas in the 11th inning was the deciding blow as the A's triumphed over the Twins, 6-5. The winning rally began when Gary Alexander drew a leadoff walk. Mike Adams ran for Alexander and advanced to second on Jim Essian's single after Dave Revering struck out. One out later, Armas knocked in the winning run.

The Twins had tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on Hosken Powell's single, an error by shortstop Mario Guerrero on Willie Norwood's grounder, a sacrifice bunt and pinch-hitter Rich Chiles' single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  1    0  1  -   6 14  3
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  2    0  0  -   5 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .186      Cubbage 3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .425
Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .238        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  North ph            0   1   0   0     0   0   .214        Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Staggs 2b           2   0   1   0     0   1   .308        Chiles ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .625
Guerrero ss           6   1   4   2     0   0   .419        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alexander dh          2   1   0   0     3   0   .273        Rivera lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Adams pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Revering 1b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .237      Carew 1b,2b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .391
Essian c              5   0   4   2     1   0   .229      Wynegar c             4   2   2   1     1   0   .229
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     2   1   .162      Ford cf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .300
Armas cf              6   1   3   1     0   1   .273      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .132
Thomasson rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .108        Kusick ph,dh,1b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Murphy rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Powell rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norwood lf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .244
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b,3b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .244
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   6  14   6     7   7             Totals               42   5  10   5     4   2

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance:  1,935
Left on Base: A's 15, Twins 10
DP: A's 2, Twins 1
Errors: Guerrero, Revering, Gross, Smalley
Doubles: Edwards (1), Essian (2), Wynegar (3)
Triples: Guerrero (2)
Home Runs: Ford (2), Wynegar (1)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (5), Norwood (6)
Caught Stealing: Dilone 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Alexander (1), Smalley (1), Randall (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Revering (1)
GIDP: Armas (2), Carew (2), Morales (1)
Hit by Pitch: North (2,by Zahn), Dilone (1,by T. Johnson)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford                6.1   5   2   2   2   1   2  27   2.37
Lacey                   1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.00
Heaverlo                0.2   2   2   1   0   0   0   5   0.75
Sosa W(1-0)             2.2   1   0   0   2   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                 11    10   5   4   4   2   2  48

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    6.1   7   4   4   3   3   0  29   5.59
T. Johnson L(1-2)       3.2   5   2   2   4   3   0  20   2.92
Serum                   1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.40
Totals                 11    14   6   6   7   7   0  54

Hit by Pitch: Zahn (1), T. Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone reached on an error by Smalley; Edwards
popped to catcher; Dilone stole second; Dilone was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Guerrero singled to center;
Alexander lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cubbage to second]; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynegar lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to center; Essian singled to
right [Revering to second]; Gross struck out; Armas grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Essian out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford homered; Adams grounded out (second to first);
Powell reached on an error by Revering; Norwood flied to center;
Randall singled to right [Powell to third]; Cubbage grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson flied to right; Dilone flied to center;
Edwards grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew flied
to left; Wynegar flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero tripled to center; Alexander walked;
Revering reached on a fielder's choice [Guerrero out at home
(first to catcher), Alexander to second]; Essian singled to
center [Alexander scored, Revering to second]; Gross flied to
center [Revering to third]; Armas popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams flied
to center; Powell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Dilone struck out;
Edwards doubled to left; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); Randall
reached on an error by Gross [Randall to second]; Cubbage
walked; Smalley walked [Randall to third, Cubbage to second];
Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alexander flied to left; Revering grounded out
(pitcher to first); Essian walked; Gross grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar homered; Ford popped to catcher; Adams lined
to right; Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas singled to right; Thomasson struck out;
Dilone walked [Armas to second]; NORTH BATTED FOR EDWARDS; North
was hit by a pitch [Armas to third, Dilone to second]; T.
JOHNSON REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Guerrero singled to center
[Armas scored, Dilone scored, North to second]; Alexander walked
[North to third, Guerrero to second]; Revering lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [North scored, Guerrero to third];
Essian popped to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 2B); Norwood struck
out; Randall singled to center; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randall out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WOLFE REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 3B); Gross
walked; Armas singled to second [Gross to second]; Thomasson
struck out; Dilone popped to third; Staggs was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING RF); Smalley
grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (catcher to
first); Wynegar doubled to left; Ford singled to left [Wynegar
scored]; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY
(PITCHING); Kusick grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Guerrero
singled to left; Alexander out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Guerrero to second]; Revering grounded out (first
unassisted) [Guerrero to third]; Essian doubled to right
[Guerrero scored]; Gross was walked intentionally; Armas struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Powell singled to right; Norwood reached on an error
by Guerrero [Powell to second]; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Powell to third, Norwood to second]; CHILES
BATTED FOR WOLFE; Chiles singled to center [Powell scored,
Norwood scored (unearned)]; SOSA REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING);
Smalley struck out; Carew singled to right [Chiles to third];
Wynegar was walked intentionally [Carew to second]; Ford flied
to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 10TH: RANDALL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); KUSICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CAREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); T. JOHNSON REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Murphy lined to
left; Dilone was hit by a pitch; Dilone was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Staggs singled to left; Guerrero
forced Staggs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: Kusick flied to center; Powell grounded out (pitcher
to first); Norwood walked; Norwood stole second; Randall
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
5, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Alexander walked; RIVERA REPLACED T. JOHNSON
(PLAYING LF); SERUM REPLACED NORWOOD (PITCHING); ADAMS RAN FOR
ALEXANDER; Revering struck out; Essian singled to left [Adams to
second]; Gross lined to right; Armas singled to center [Adams
scored, Essian to second]; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 11TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rivera grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smalley flied to left; Carew grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins
5.