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.

The Twins tied the score in the eighth on a single by Rob Wilfong and triple by Roy Smalley. After each club picked up a run in the 10th, Rivera walked in the 11th, took third on a single by Jose Morales and scored on Norwood's hit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Oakland Athletics 8
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        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.