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Only 10,387 were in the stands when the A's opened their season with a 5-3 loss to the Twins. Last year's opener in Oakland drew 17,283. The Twins combined singles by Mike Cubbage and Ron Jackson, a double by Glenn Adams and a single by Butch Wynegar for three runs in the sixth inning and added the deciding pair in the seventh on a groundout by Cubbage and a single by Roy Smalley. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 3Game Played on Friday, April 6, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTwins 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 - 5 8 1 A's 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 8 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubbage 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Burke lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Castino 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dilone rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smalley ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Page dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Landreaux lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Newman c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 R. Jackson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Murray pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Adams dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Revering 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Wynegar c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Edwards 2b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .000 Sofield rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armas cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .333 Rivera ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Klutts 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 Norwood cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall pr,2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 8 5 2 0 Totals 32 3 8 3 1 4 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 10,387 Left on Base: Twins 6, A's 3 DP: Twins 2, A's 0 Errors: Cubbage Doubles: Adams (1), Revering (1), Klutts (1) Triples: Norwood (1), Page (1) Caught Stealing: Burke (1) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (1) GIDP: Page (1), Armas (1) Hit by Pitch: Morales (1,by Lacey) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(1-0) 8.1 8 3 3 1 3 0 31 3.24 Marshall SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 4 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(0-1) 5.2 4 3 3 2 0 0 23 4.76 Lacey 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 27.00 Hamilton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Heaverlo 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 0 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Lacey (1) Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tony Patch, 2B - Jim Cuneo, 3B - Roy Roth TWINS 1ST: Debut for umpire Derryl Cousins; Cubbage flied to center; Smalley popped to shortstop; Landreaux walked; R. Jackson singled to center [Landreaux to second]; Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Burke reached on an error by Cubbage; Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Page grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar popped to second; Sofield flied to center; Debut game for Rick Sofield; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman popped to first; Revering doubled to left; Edwards was called out on strikes; Armas singled to center [Revering scored]; Klutts singled to center [Armas to third]; Picciolo struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage lined to first; Smalley walked; Landreaux lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone grounded out (second to first); Page flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Adams flied to center; Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman popped to first in foul territory; Revering grounded out (second to pitcher); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. TWINS 5TH: Sofield flied to center; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas struck out; Klutts grounded out (catcher unassisted); Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cubbage to second]; Landreaux grounded out (second to first) [Cubbage to third]; R. Jackson singled to center [Cubbage scored]; Adams doubled to center [R. Jackson scored]; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Wynegar singled to left [Adams scored, Wynegar out at second (left to second)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Burke singled to left; Dilone forced Burke (first to shortstop); Page grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dilone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1. TWINS 7TH: RIVERA BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Rivera grounded out (third to first); Norwood tripled to right; MORALES BATTED FOR WILFONG; Morales was hit by a pitch; RANDALL RAN FOR MORALES; Cubbage reached on a fielder's choice [Norwood scored, Randall to second]; Smalley singled to left [Randall scored, Cubbage to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Landreaux singled to center [Cubbage to third, Smalley to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); R. Jackson forced Cubbage (third to catcher) [Smalley to third, Landreaux to second]; Adams flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Newman singled to center; Revering singled to right [Newman to third]; Edwards forced Revering (second to shortstop) [Newman scored]; Armas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 2. TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied to right; Rivera grounded out (second to first); Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Klutts doubled to right [Klutts out at third (right to second to third)]; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 2. TWINS 9TH: Randall lined to shortstop; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: CASTINO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); Debut game for John Castino; Page tripled to right; Newman walked; MURRAY RAN FOR NEWMAN; MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Revering forced Murray (shortstop to second) [Page scored]; Edwards struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 3. |
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