Turning in the fourth consecutive complete game by A's starters, Rick Langford posted a 7-1 triumph over the Twins. The A's went ahead to stay in the second inning, scoring twice on an RBI single by Tony Armas and a wild pickoff throw by Twins' pitcher Paul Hartzell. They padded their margin in the eighth on an RBI triple by Milt Ramirez, an error by Twin second baseman Rob Wilfong and two-run double by MIke Edwards. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2
A's          1  2  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   7 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .324      Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .279
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .317      Murphy cf             2   1   2   0     2   0   .261
Landreaux cf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .295      Page dh               2   0   0   1     0   1   .249
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Ramirez 3b          1   1   1   1     0   0   .161
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Gross 3b,1b           3   2   1   0     1   1   .220
Goodwin dh            3   0   1   1     0   0   .324      Essian c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .247
Rivera lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Armas rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
  D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     0   5             Totals               30   7  10   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  5,711
Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 5
DP: Twins 2, A's 2
Errors: Wilfong, Hartzell
Doubles: Cubbage (6), Henderson (6), Edwards (10)
Triples: Ramirez (1)
Caught Stealing: Revering (4), Gross (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Page (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Page (3)
GIDP: Rivera (4), Powell (4), Revering (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell L(5-7)         1.2   4   3   2   1   0   0   9   5.01
D. Jackson              5.2   3   1   1   3   5   0  21   3.92
Marshall                0.2   3   3   2   0   0   0   6   2.42
Totals                  8    10   7   5   4   5   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(6-12)        9     8   1   1   0   5   0  33   4.50
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   5   0  33

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


TWINS 1ST: Smalley struck out; Wilfong struck out (catcher to
first); Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson doubled; Murphy singled [Henderson to
third]; Page hit a sacrifice fly to center [Henderson scored];
Revering grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Murphy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 1.

TWINS 2ND: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
doubled; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cubbage
to third]; Goodwin singled [Cubbage scored]; Wynegar flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross walked; Essian grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Gross to second]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Gross to third]; Armas singled [Gross scored]; Picciolo
singled [Armas scored (error by Hartzell) (unearned) (no RBI),
Picciolo to third]; D. JACKSON REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING);
Henderson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 3.

TWINS 3RD: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Smalley
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy singled; Page struck out; Revering singled
[Murphy to third]; Gross struck out while Revering was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 3.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux singled; Powell made an out to third;
Cubbage flied out to right; R. Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian made an out to first; Edwards popped to
catcher in foul territory; Armas made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

TWINS 5TH: Goodwin flied to left in foul territory; Wynegar
singled; Rivera grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Henderson
was called out on strikes; Murphy walked; Page flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley made an out to shortstop; Wilfong singled;
Landreaux singled [Wilfong to third]; Powell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Landreaux out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering popped to catcher in foul territory;
Gross singled; Gross was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Essian walked; Edwards flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

TWINS 7TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 3B); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cubbage flied out to left; R. Jackson
singled; Goodwin forced R. Jackson (second to shortstop);
Wynegar forced Goodwin (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas struck out; Picciolo flied out to right;
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 3.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera struck out; Smalley flied out to left; Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy walked; Page out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Murphy to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED D.
JACKSON (PITCHING); Ramirez tripled [Murphy scored]; Gross
reached on an error by Wilfong [Ramirez scored (no RBI)]; Essian
singled [Gross to second]; Edwards doubled [Gross scored
(unearned), Essian scored]; Armas grounded out (third to first);
Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 7.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux struck out; Powell singled; Cubbage forced
Powell (first to shortstop); R. Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 7.