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Sunday August 13, 1978
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Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Powell rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .230
Alston lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .274      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Duncan 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Cubbage 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .299
Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Adams dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .252
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Wynegar c             2   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Wallis rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Chiles lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .270
Armas cf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .218        Rivera lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Dilone ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Norwood cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Essian c              3   1   2   0     0   0   .234      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   3             Totals               29   2   7   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 18,577
Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 8
DP: A's 0, Twins 0
Errors: Chiles
Doubles: Chiles 2 (11), Wynegar (17)
Stolen Bases: Powell (5)
Caught Stealing: Alston (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (7)
Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (4,by Norris)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(0-1)           8     7   2   2   3   3   0  34   3.86
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   3   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(12-7)        9     5   1   1   1   3   0  32   4.38
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Norris (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston
struck out; Page grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell lined to second; Smalley flied out to center;
Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering walked; Guerrero lined to right; Wallis lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Adams walked;
Wynegar was hit by a pitch [Adams to second]; Chiles doubled to
right [Adams scored, Wynegar to third]; Norwood reached on a
fielder's choice [Wynegar out at home (second to catcher),
Chiles to third]; Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas lined to second; Essian singled to right;
Edwards singled to right [Essian to third]; Alston forced
Edwards (third to second) [Essian scored]; Alston was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Powell singled to right; Smalley popped to catcher in
foul territory; Carew flied out to left; Powell stole second;
Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page flied out to right; Duncan grounded out
(second to first); Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams singled to right; Wynegar out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Adams to second]; Chiles doubled to
left [Adams to third]; Norwood flied out to center; Wilfong
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wallis singled to center; Armas struck out; Essian singled to
left [Wallis to second]; Edwards lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Powell struck out; Smalley made an out to second;
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alston flied out to center; Page reached on an
error by Chiles [Page to second]; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); Revering grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Adams flied out to left;
Wynegar doubled to right; Chiles grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero lined to third; Wallis grounded out
(shortstop to first); DILONE BATTED FOR ARMAS; Dilone grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Norwood struck
out; Wilfong walked; Powell singled to center [Wilfong to
third]; Smalley popped to third in foul territory; Powell was
picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston singled to center;
Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
walked; Adams grounded out (first to second) [Cubbage to
second]; Wynegar singled to left [Cubbage scored, Wynegar to
second (on throw to home)]; Chiles flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); Page lined
to left; Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; Revering
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.



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