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Friday August 11, 1978
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Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Twins        1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  6  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Norwood lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Alston rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Smalley ss            3   2   2   0     1   0   .285
Wallis cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Carew 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .333
Page lf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .306      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .292
Horton dh             3   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
  Dilone pr,dh        1   1   0   0     0   0   .247      Ford cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Guerrero ss           3   0   2   1     1   0   .290      Powell rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .227
  Woodard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .205
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Rivera pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .266        Wynegar c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Duncan 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .280
  Burke pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Essian c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .230        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   9   2     3   4             Totals               29   3   6   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 13,795
Left on Base: A's 8, Twins 5
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Essian, Smalley, Jackson
Doubles: Guerrero (16), Duncan (10), Smalley (22), Powell (13)
Triples: Page (6)
Stolen Bases: Alston (4), Page (19), Edwards (21), Smalley (1), Carew (20), Norwood (23)
Caught Stealing: Woodard (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Essian (14), Wilfong (12)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(9-10)         6     6   3   2   2   3   0  26   4.52
Sosa                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.69
Totals                  8     6   3   2   2   4   0  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson W(4-4)          7     7   2   1   3   3   0  31   3.93
Marshall SV(15)         2     2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.85
Totals                  9     9   2   1   3   4   0  37

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards flied out to right; Alston singled to
center; Alston stole second; Wallis reached on a fielder's
choice [Alston out at third (third to second to shortstop to
second to pitcher), Wallis to second]; Page walked; Horton
forced Page (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to center; Smalley singled to
right; Smalley stole second [Smalley to third (error by
Essian)]; Carew walked; Carew stole second; Cubbage grounded out
(second to first) [Smalley scored (unearned), Carew to third];
Adams flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering singled to left; Revering was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Duncan singled to left; Essian forced Duncan (third
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; Powell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Borgmann flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards flied out to left; Alston flied out to
center; Wallis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong struck out; Norwood grounded out (third to
first); Smalley doubled to right; Carew singled to center
[Smalley scored]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to left; Page stole second; Horton
struck out; Guerrero walked; Revering flied out to right; Duncan
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to center; Ford flied out to center;
Powell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian walked; Edwards forced Essian (second to
shortstop); Edwards stole second; Alston made an out to
shortstop; Wallis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann lined to shortstop; Wilfong lined to second;
Norwood singled to center; Norwood stole second; Smalley walked;
Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page tripled to center; Horton singled to pitcher
[Page scored, Horton to third (error by Jackson)]; DILONE RAN
FOR HORTON; Guerrero doubled to right [Dilone scored
(unearned)]; Revering lined to second; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); Essian reached on an error by Smalley
[Guerrero to third]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cubbage struck
out; Adams flied out to left; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Alston was called out on strikes; Wallis popped
to first in foul territory; Page grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Powell doubled to right; Borgmann singled to right
[Powell scored]; SOSA REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); RIVERA RAN
FOR BORGMANN; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Rivera to second]; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Rivera to third]; Smalley flied to right in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WYNEGAR REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Dilone grounded out (shortstop to
first); Guerrero singled to right; WOODARD RAN FOR GUERRERO;
Woodard was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first); Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING SS); Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage lined to third; Adams
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Duncan doubled to right; BURKE RAN FOR DUNCAN;
Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Burke to
third]; Edwards flied into a double play (center to catcher)
[Burke out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 3.



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