Scattering six hits, Dave Goltz pitched the Twins to a 3-0 whitewashing of the A's. The Twins scored their first run in the fourth inning when Rob Wilfong beat out a bunt, took third on a single by Ken Landreaux and scored when Oakland first baseman Wayne Gross misplayed a grounder by Roy Smalley. A two-run double by Ken Landreaux in the fifth inning closed out the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Monday, July      30, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .320      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Wilfong 2b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .318      Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .248
Landreaux cf          4   0   2   2     0   0   .290      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Smalley ss            4   0   0   1     0   0   .330      Heath 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Adams lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .322        Murray pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .187
  Rivera pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Gross 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .357      Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   2   0     0   2   .273      Armas rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Castino 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Revering ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                            Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
                                                          Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   3             Totals               32   0   6   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  5,857
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 5
DP: Twins 1, A's 1
Errors: Gross
Doubles: Landreaux (18), R. Jackson (24), Henderson (5)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (4)
GIDP: Goodwin (1), Essian (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(10-7)           9     6   0   0   0   5   0  32   4.11
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   5   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(1-4)          9     8   3   3   2   3   0  37   5.08
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Wynegar (4)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong flied
out to left; Landreaux lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Page
flied out to center; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley made an out to shortstop; Adams flied out to
right; Goodwin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath lined to second; Gross singled; Edwards
forced Gross (shortstop to second); Edwards stole second;
Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Edwards to third]; Essian popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar flied out to center; R. Jackson was called
out on strikes; Castino popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas singled; Picciolo grounded out (first
unassisted) [Armas to second]; Henderson lined to right [Armas
to third]; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Powell made an out to first; Wilfong singled;
Landreaux singled [Wilfong to third]; Smalley reached on an
error by Gross [Wilfong scored (RBI), Landreaux to second];
Adams flied out to center; Goodwin walked [Landreaux to third,
Smalley to second]; Wynegar made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy flied out to left; Heath lined to right;
Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson was called out on strikes; Castino
singled; Powell forced Castino (shortstop to second); Wilfong
singled [Powell to third]; Landreaux doubled [Powell scored,
Wilfong scored]; Smalley lined to right in foul territory; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards singled; Essian grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; Armas
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (second to pitcher); Goodwin
struck out; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Page was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

TWINS 7TH: R. Jackson singled; Castino walked [R. Jackson to
second]; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [R.
Jackson to third, Castino to second]; Wilfong reached on a
fielder's choice [R. Jackson out at home (second to catcher),
Castino to third]; Landreaux grounded out (second to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Heath was
called out on strikes; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley lined to right; Adams singled; RIVERA RAN FOR
ADAMS; Goodwin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Edwards
grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian flied out to center;
Armas singled; REVERING BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Revering grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics
0.

TWINS 9TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING SS); Wynegar
grounded out (second to pitcher); R. Jackson doubled; Castino
grounded out (third to first); Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Henderson doubled; Page lined to left; Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Heath singled [Henderson to
third]; MURRAY RAN FOR HEATH; Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.