Ron Jackson and Jose Morales each had three hits, including a homer apiece, as the Twins pounded out a 13-2 victory over the A's. Jackson drove in four runs.

Rick Langford, who started for the A's, left the game because of a muscle pull in the first inning after yielding a single by Hosken Powell and issuing a walk to Butch Wynegar. When both runners scored after Dave Hamilton relieved, Langford became the loser. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 13, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       31, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  2
Twins        2  3  0    4  2  0    0  2  x  -  13 13  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murphy cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .288      Powell rf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .463
Page dh               5   1   3   0     0   0   .242      Wynegar c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .291
Gross 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .273      Smalley ss            3   1   1   1     2   0   .388
Newman c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .234      Landreaux cf          2   0   0   1     0   0   .311
Revering 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .285        Edwards cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Adams lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Burke lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .243        Rivera ph,lf        2   1   0   1     3   0   .229
Ramirez 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      R. Jackson 1b         5   2   3   4     0   1   .280
Murray rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .164      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .319
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morales dh            4   3   3   2     0   0   .304
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            3   3   2   1     1   1   .286
  Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2  12   2     0   2             Totals               31  13  13  12     7   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  4,345
Left on Base: A's 9, Twins 6
DP: A's 1, Twins 1
Errors: Gross, Newman
Doubles: Page (4), Murphy (3), Powell (4)
Triples: Castino (2)
Home Runs: Morales (2), R. Jackson (8)
Stolen Bases: Burke (3)
Caught Stealing: Rivera (1), Wynegar (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (7), Landreaux (4), Powell (2), Wynegar (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Landreaux (1)
GIDP: Guerrero (2), Landreaux (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(1-8)         0     1   2   0   1   0   0   2   5.46
Hamilton                2.1   4   3   3   1   0   0  11   3.22
Norris                  4.2   7   6   6   4   4   1  25   5.43
Todd                    1     1   2   2   1   0   1   5   9.20
Totals                  8    13  13  11   7   4   2  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell W(2-3)         9    12   2   2   0   2   0  38   5.45
Totals                  9    12   2   2   0   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: Norris (4)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Derryl Cousins


ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
singled to center; Gross flied out to center; Newman grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Wynegar walked [Powell to
second]; HAMILTON REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Smalley reached
on an error by Gross [Powell to third, Wynegar to second];
Powell was picked off third but was safe on an error by Newman
[Powell scored (unearned), Wynegar to third]; Landreaux popped
to catcher in foul territory; RIVERA BATTED FOR ADAMS; Rivera
forced Smalley (second to shortstop) [Wynegar scored
(unearned)]; Rivera was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Revering
lined to first; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Burke
singled to left; Ramirez singled to left [Burke to second];
Murray lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson singled to center; Wilfong out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [R. Jackson to second];
Morales singled to right [R. Jackson scored]; Castino tripled to
left [Morales scored]; Powell singled to left [Castino scored];
Wynegar forced Powell (third to second); Wynegar was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy singled to right; Page singled to right
[Murphy to third, Page to second (on throw to 3b)]; Gross
grounded out (second to first) [Murphy scored, Page to third];
Newman singled to center [Page scored]; Revering struck out;
Guerrero grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley walked; Landreaux out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Smalley to second]; NORRIS REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Norris threw a wild pitch [Smalley to third]; Rivera
walked; R. Jackson struck out; Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Burke singled to left; Burke stole second;
Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Burke to third];
Murray lined to third; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Morales homered; Castino walked; Powell reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Castino to second];
Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Castino to
third, Powell to second]; Smalley was walked intentionally;
Landreaux hit a sacrifice fly to center [Castino scored, Powell
to third]; Rivera walked [Smalley to second]; R. Jackson singled
to center [Powell scored, Smalley scored, Rivera to third];
Wilfong struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 9.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page lined to center; Gross lined to second;
Newman singled to left; Revering singled to right [Newman to
third]; Guerrero lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 9.

TWINS 5TH: Morales singled to center; Castino singled [Morales
to second]; Powell flied out to center [Morales to third];
Wynegar singled to right [Morales scored, Castino to third];
Smalley singled to right [Castino scored, Wynegar to second];
Landreaux grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Smalley out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Twins 11.

ATHLETICS 6TH: EDWARDS REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING CF); Burke
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ramirez flied out to left;
Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Twins 11.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 11.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Page
doubled to right; Gross made an out to second; Newman flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 11.

TWINS 7TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
struck out; Powell doubled to right; Wynegar flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 11.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering singled to right; Guerrero grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Revering out at second];
Burke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 11.

TWINS 8TH: TODD REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Smalley made an out
to third; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera
walked; R. Jackson homered [Rivera scored]; Wilfong flied out to
left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 13.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Ramirez was called out on strikes; Murray
grounded out (second to first); Murphy doubled to left; Page
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Twins 13.