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Although piling up 23 hits, the Twins had to go 11 innings before Willie Norwood's fourth single of the game drove in Bombo Rivera to beat the A's, 9-8. The Twins took an early 6-0 lead but fell behind when the A's erupted for three runs in the fourth and four in the fifth. Minnesota Twins 9, Oakland Athletics 8Game Played on Saturday, July 8, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTwins 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 9 23 0
A's 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 8 12 0
Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Powell rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .234 Wallis cf 6 1 1 0 0 0 .320
Smalley ss 5 0 4 3 0 0 .275 Murphy lf 6 2 4 0 0 1 .200
Carew 1b 5 0 2 0 1 0 .344 Burke pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Wynegar c 6 1 1 0 0 1 .265 Guerrero ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Cubbage 3b 2 1 2 0 0 0 .328 Picciolo pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190
Wolfe ph,3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Adams ph,2b,3b 3 1 0 1 1 0 .091
Chiles lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274 Page dh 4 1 2 3 0 1 .285
Rivera ph,lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .288 Duncan 3b 4 0 2 0 1 1 .266
Adams dh 2 2 2 1 0 0 .225 Dilone pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
Kusick ph,dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Fuentes 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146
Morales ph,dh 2 0 1 0 0 1 .339 Revering 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .259
Norwood cf 6 1 4 2 0 1 .271 Newman c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270
Wilfong 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .257 Essian c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .241
Randall ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Armas rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .222
Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards 2b,ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .255
Holly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Minetto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 48 9 23 9 3 6 Totals 43 8 12 6 3 8
Time of Game: 3:35 Attendance: 12,201
Left on Base: Twins 13, A's 7
DP: Twins 0, A's 3
Doubles: Chiles (6), Adams (8), Page (12), Murphy (1)
Triples: Smalley (1), Powell (1)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (3), Chiles (3), Smalley (5), Page (2)
GIDP: Carew (8)
Hit by Pitch: Guerrero (3,by Erickson)
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Erickson 4 7 7 7 1 5 0 21 4.97
Holly 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.00
Serum 3.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 13 3.38
Marshall W(4-6) 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 11 2.63
Totals 11 12 8 8 3 8 0 48
A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Broberg 1.1 6 4 4 0 0 0 9 3.87
McCatty 1.1 5 2 2 0 0 0 8 4.60
Johnson 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 14 2.53
Sosa 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 2.90
Heaverlo L(3-4) 3 6 2 2 1 2 0 14 3.00
Minetto 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50
Totals 11 23 9 9 3 6 0 55
Passed Balls: Wynegar (2)
Hit by Pitch: Erickson (6)
Wild Pitches: Serum 2 (2)
Balks: Holly (1)
Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman
TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Smalley singled to right;
Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis flied out to left; Murphy struck out;
Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.
TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to right; Cubbage singled to left;
Chiles doubled to right [Cubbage to third]; Adams singled to
center [Cubbage scored, Chiles to third, Adams to second (on
throw to home)]; Norwood singled to shortstop [Chiles stayed at
third, Adams stayed at second]; Wilfong singled to center
[Chiles scored, Adams to third, Norwood to second]; MCCATTY
REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Powell hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Adams scored, Norwood to third]; Smalley singled to right
[Norwood scored, Wilfong to third]; Carew grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Page struck out; Duncan singled to center;
Revering flied out to left; Newman was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0.
TWINS 3RD: Wynegar singled to second; Cubbage singled to right
[Wynegar to third]; Chiles hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Wynegar scored]; Adams doubled to right [Cubbage out at home
(right to second to catcher)]; Norwood singled to right [Adams
scored, Norwood to second (on throw to home)]; JOHNSON REPLACED
MCCATTY (PITCHING); Wilfong walked; Powell struck out; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wallis flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.
TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew flied out to left;
Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy singled to center; Guerrero was hit by a
pitch [Murphy to second]; PICCIOLO RAN FOR GUERRERO; Page
doubled to left [Murphy scored, Picciolo scored]; Duncan struck
out; Revering singled to center [Page scored]; Newman popped to
first; Armas struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6,
Athletics 3.
TWINS 5TH: PICCIOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WOLFE BATTED
FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe flied out to left; RIVERA BATTED FOR CHILES;
Rivera singled to left; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick singled
to left [Rivera to second]; Norwood forced Kusick (third to
second) [Rivera to third]; Wilfong grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 3.
ATHLETICS 5TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOLFE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Edwards singled to center; Wallis singled to center [Edwards to
second]; Murphy singled to right [Edwards to third, Wallis to
second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Adams walked [Edwards
scored, Wallis to third, Murphy to second]; HOLLY REPLACED
ERICKSON (PITCHING); Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Wallis
scored, Murphy to third, Adams to second]; Page hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Murphy scored]; Duncan walked; Holly balked [Adams
to third, Duncan to second]; Revering grounded out (pitcher to
first); SERUM REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Serum threw a wild
pitch [Adams scored, Duncan to third]; Newman walked; Armas
struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 7.
TWINS 6TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Powell grounded out (second to first);
Smalley singled to left; Carew singled to left [Smalley to
second]; Wynegar flied out to left; SOSA REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Wolfe popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 7.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards struck out; Wallis grounded out (first
unassisted); Murphy doubled to center; Adams grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics
7.
TWINS 7TH: Rivera struck out; Kusick flied out to center;
Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 7.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Page singled to right; Duncan forced Page (first
to shortstop); Revering popped to shortstop; Serum threw a wild
pitch [Duncan to second]; Newman made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 7.
TWINS 8TH: Wilfong singled to left; Powell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilfong to second]; Smalley tripled to
right [Wilfong scored]; Carew was walked intentionally; HEAVERLO
REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted) [Carew to second]; Wolfe flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 7.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas lined to shortstop; Edwards grounded out
(third to first); Wallis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 7.
TWINS 9TH: ESSIAN REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING C ); Rivera singled
to right; MORALES BATTED FOR KUSICK; Morales struck out; Norwood
singled to right [Rivera to third]; Wilfong flied into a double
play (center to catcher) [Rivera out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 7.
ATHLETICS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MARSHALL
REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Murphy flied out to left; Adams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Page flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 7.
TWINS 10TH: Powell tripled to right; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Powell scored]; Carew singled to left; Wynegar flied
into a double play (left to second) [Carew out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Athletics 7.
ATHLETICS 10TH: Duncan singled to center; DILONE RAN FOR DUNCAN;
Dilone stole second; Revering grounded out (third to first)
[Dilone to third]; Essian singled to left [Dilone scored, Essian
out at second (left to second)]; Armas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Athletics 8.
TWINS 11TH: FUENTES REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 2B); ADAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Wolfe struck out; Rivera walked; Morales
singled to right [Rivera to third]; Norwood singled to center
[Rivera scored, Morales to second]; MINETTO REPLACED HEAVERLO
(PITCHING); RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall popped to
shortstop; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Athletics 8.
ATHLETICS 11TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Edwards
grounded out (third to first); Wallis flied out to right; Murphy
singled to left; BURKE RAN FOR MURPHY; Adams flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Athletics 8.
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