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 3
Game Played on Friday, April     6, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        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.