Starting with a two-run homer by Butch Wynegar in the fourth inning, the Twins batted their way to a 6-3 victory over the A's. Singles by Rod Carew and Dan Ford, an error by Dell Alston in handling Ford's hit and a single by Jose Morales added a pair in the fifth. Roy Smalley homered for the Twins' final run in the sixth. Mike Marshall relieved Stan Perzanowski in the ninth and picked up his 16th save. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  7  2
Twins        0  0  0    2  2  1    0  1  x  -   6 14  4


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Norwood lf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .271
Alston rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Smalley ss            4   1   1   1     0   1   .285
Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .334
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Ford cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .290
  Woodard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .295
Horton dh             3   0   1   1     1   1   .274      Morales dh            3   0   1   1     0   1   .319
  Burke pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Adams ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Wynegar c             4   1   2   2     0   1   .245
Duncan 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Powell rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Wallis cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .280        Rivera ph,rf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Randall 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perzanowski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   2     2   3             Totals               35   6  14   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 11,740
Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 10
DP: A's 0, Twins 2
Errors: Alston, Essian, Carew, Rivera, Randall 2
Doubles: Alston (1), Duncan (11)
Home Runs: Wynegar (4), Smalley (16)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (22), Powell (4), Cubbage (2)
Caught Stealing: Alston (6), Norwood (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (17), Randall (8)
GIDP: Duncan (5), Essian (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(6-7)            4.1   8   4   4   2   2   1  22   3.44
Lacey                   1.2   3   1   1   0   1   1   8   2.68
Heaverlo                2     3   1   1   1   1   0  10   3.13
Totals                  8    14   6   6   3   4   2  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perzanowski W(2-3)      8.1   7   3   1   2   3   0  32   4.78
Marshall SV(16)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.82
Totals                  9     7   3   1   2   3   0  34

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards reached on an error by Carew; Edwards
stole second; Alston singled to shortstop [Edwards out at third
(shortstop to pitcher)]; Alston was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Norwood to second]; Carew singled
[Norwood to third]; Norwood was caught stealing home (catcher to
second to catcher) [Carew to second]; Ford walked; Cubbage flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Horton grounded out (third to first); Revering flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morales flied out to right; Wynegar flied out to
right; Powell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan made an out to second; Wallis singled to
center; Essian forced Wallis (third to second) [Essian to second
(error by Randall)]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall singled to third; Norwood forced Randall
(first to shortstop); Smalley flied out to center; Carew forced
Norwood (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alston grounded out (first to pitcher); Page
flied out to center; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Cubbage singled
to center; Morales struck out; Wynegar homered [Cubbage scored];
Powell singled to center; Powell stole second; Randall walked;
Norwood forced Randall (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Horton walked; Revering flied out to right;
Duncan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley struck out; Carew singled to shortstop; Ford
singled to right [Carew scored (error by Alston), Ford to
second]; LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Cubbage grounded out
(second to first) [Ford to third]; Morales singled to left [Ford
scored]; Wynegar singled to right [Morales to third]; RIVERA
BATTED FOR POWELL; Rivera forced Wynegar (shortstop to second);
2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wallis
singled to right; Essian grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Wallis out at second]; Edwards walked;
Alston doubled to right [Edwards scored]; Page grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Norwood flied
out to left; Smalley homered; Carew struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Horton struck out; Revering popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Ford grounded out
(first unassisted); Cubbage singled to shortstop; ADAMS BATTED
FOR MORALES; Adams lined to left; Cubbage stole second [Cubbage
to third (error by Essian)]; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Duncan doubled
to left; Wallis flied out to right [Duncan to third]; Essian
grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera singled to center; Randall out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rivera to second]; Norwood singled to
left [Rivera scored, Norwood to second (on throw to home)];
Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher) [Norwood to third];
Carew was walked intentionally; Ford lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Alston singled to second; Page grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Alston to second]; Guerrero reached on an
error by Randall [Alston to third]; WOODARD RAN FOR GUERRERO;
Horton singled to right [Alston scored (unearned), Woodard
scored (error by Rivera) (unearned)]; MARSHALL REPLACED
PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); BURKE RAN FOR HORTON; Revering popped to
first in foul territory; Duncan flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 6.