The winning run scored on a wild pitch in the ninth inning as the A's shaded the Twins, 2-1. The score was 1-1 when Jeff Newman smashed a one-out triple. Jim Essian received an intentional walk before Twin hurler Geoff Zahn uncorked a pitch that bounced off catcher Butch Wynegar, enabling pinch-runner Larry Murray to race across the plate with the decisive tally. Steve McCatty went the route for the third time this season in registering his seventh victory. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .324      Henderson cf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .280
Wilfong 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Page dh               4   0   2   0     0   1   .251
Landreaux cf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .293      Heath lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .287
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Newman 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Adams lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .318        Murray pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .187
  Randall lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Essian c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .323      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .219
Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Picciolo ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     2   2             Totals               30   2   8   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  1,763
Left on Base: Twins 6, A's 5
DP: Twins 2, A's 1
Doubles: Essian (13)
Triples: Newman (2)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (11)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (15), Smalley (14)
GIDP: Goodwin (2), Heath (9)
Hit by Pitch: Adams (3,by McCatty)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(9-3)             8.1   8   2   2   2   6   0  32   3.24
Totals                  8.1   8   2   2   2   6   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(7-5)          9     5   1   1   2   2   0  34   3.78
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   2   0  34

Hit by Pitch: McCatty (6)
Wild Pitches: Zahn (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Powell to second]; Landreaux grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Powell to third]; Smalley flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled; Henderson was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher
to second to first); Page singled; Heath grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Goodwin
walked; Wynegar flied out to left; R. Jackson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman lined to right; Essian grounded out (third
to first); Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino struck out; Powell grounded out (first to
pitcher); Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas made an out to second; Gross struck out;
Picciolo lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Adams made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson singled; Page singled [Henderson to
second]; Heath walked [Henderson to third, Page to second];
Newman forced Heath (shortstop to second) [Henderson scored,
Page to third]; Essian made an out to catcher; Edwards struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Goodwin made an out to second; Wynegar walked; R.
Jackson struck out; Castino flied to right in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Gross struck
out; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: Powell singled; Wilfong singled [Powell to third];
Landreaux singled [Powell scored, Wilfong to second]; Smalley
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilfong to third,
Landreaux to second]; Adams was hit by a pitch; Goodwin grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Adams out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson singled; Henderson stole second; Page
struck out; Heath flied out to center; Newman grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to right; R. Jackson made an out to
second; Castino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian doubled; Edwards reached on a fielder's
choice [Essian out at third (first to third to shortstop to
catcher), Edwards to second]; Armas lined into a double play
(third to second) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 8TH: Powell lined to center; Wilfong grounded out (second
to first); Landreaux singled; Smalley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Picciolo
singled; Henderson flied out to center; Page flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 9TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Goodwin
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: RANDALL REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); Heath was
called out on strikes; Newman tripled; MURRAY RAN FOR NEWMAN;
Essian was walked intentionally; Zahn threw a wild pitch [Murray
scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 2.