Splitting a pair of overtime games, the A's won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-5, in 11 innings and the Twins carne back to take the nightcap, 3-2, in 12 innings. In the lidlifter, the A's rallied against Mike Marshall in the ninth with a triple by Tony Armas and single by Mike Heath that sent home pinch-runner Larr yMurray to tie the score, and then beat the Twins' ace reliever in the 11th when Mitchell Page and Dave Chalk singled and Heath hit a sacrifice fly. Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumA's 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 - 6 12 0 Twins 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 13 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Powell rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .324 Edwards ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Rivera ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Murphy cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .256 Wilfong 2b 5 0 1 0 1 1 .309 Gross 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .227 Landreaux cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .308 Revering 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .286 Goodwin dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Newman c 5 1 1 2 0 2 .228 Morales ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Page dh 5 1 2 1 0 1 .256 Adams lf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .311 Armas rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Edwards lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Murray pr,rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .186 Smalley ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .317 Chalk 2b 3 0 3 0 2 0 .247 Wynegar c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .265 Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 R. Jackson 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .271 Heath ph,lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 .281 Cubbage 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Morgan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norwood ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castino 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 6 12 6 3 8 Totals 40 5 13 5 6 3 Time of Game: 3:14 Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 12 DP: A's 1, Twins 2 Doubles: Revering (19), Gross (17), Newman (10), Smalley 2 (22), Landreaux (19), Adams (11), Wynegar (10) Triples: Armas (2), Landreaux (4) Stolen Bases: Wilfong (8) Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (8), Cubbage (5), Landreaux (8) Sacrifice Flies: Heath (1) GIDP: Picciolo (5), Armas (6), Edwards (3) Hit by Pitch: R. Jackson (8,by Morgan), Morales (2,by Heaverlo) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morgan 7.2 10 5 5 3 2 0 35 4.98 Hamilton 1.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 3.86 Heaverlo W(4-9) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.14 Totals 11 13 5 5 6 3 0 50 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern 5.1 7 4 4 1 3 0 23 3.10 D. Jackson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 Serum 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6.06 Marshall L(10-10) 4.2 4 2 2 1 5 0 19 2.37 Totals 11 12 6 6 3 8 0 46 Hit by Pitch: Morgan (2), Heaverlo (3) Wild Pitches: D. Jackson (3) Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy struck out; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong walked; Wilfong stole second; Landreaux singled [Wilfong to third]; Landreaux was picked off first (pitcher to first); Goodwin flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering doubled; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Revering to third]; Page grounded out (second to first); Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams walked; Smalley doubled [Adams to third]; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first) [Adams scored]; R. Jackson was hit by a pitch; Cubbage singled [Smalley to third, R. Jackson to second]; Powell singled [Smalley scored, R. Jackson scored, Cubbage to second]; Wilfong struck out; Landreaux lined to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Chalk singled; Picciolo grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Chalk out at second]; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 3. TWINS 3RD: Goodwin flied out to left; Adams singled; Smalley forced Adams (first to shortstop); Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross doubled; Revering grounded out (second to first) [Gross to third]; Newman lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 3. TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson singled; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [R. Jackson to second]; R. Jackson was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Page grounded out (pitcher to first); Armas lined to center; Chalk singled; Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Landreaux doubled; Goodwin grounded out (first unassisted) [Landreaux to third]; Adams doubled [Landreaux scored]; Smalley lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson struck out; Murphy walked; Gross singled [Murphy to third]; Revering singled [Murphy scored, Gross to second]; Newman doubled [Gross scored, Revering scored]; D. JACKSON REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); D. Jackson threw a wild pitch [Newman to third]; Page singled [Newman scored]; SERUM REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Armas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Page out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson walked; Cubbage flied out to center; Powell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Chalk walked; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chalk to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross made an out to second; Revering struck out; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: Adams struck out (catcher to first); Smalley flied out to left; Wynegar doubled; R. Jackson singled [Wynegar scored]; HAMILTON REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); NORWOOD BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Norwood walked [R. Jackson to second]; RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Rivera popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); EDWARDS REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); CASTINO REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING 3B); Page was called out on strikes; Armas tripled; MURRAY RAN FOR ARMAS; Chalk walked; HEATH BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Heath singled [Murray scored, Chalk to second]; Henderson made an out to pitcher; Murphy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 5. TWINS 9TH: EDWARDS REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING SS); MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HEATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wilfong singled; Landreaux out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilfong to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Morales was walked intentionally; Edwards grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 10TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Gross popped to catcher in foul territory; Revering lined to first; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 5. TWINS 10TH: Smalley doubled; Wynegar was walked intentionally; HEAVERLO REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Smalley was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); R. Jackson forced Wynegar (second to shortstop); Castino lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 11TH: Page singled; Murray flied to left in foul territory [Page to second]; Chalk singled [Page to third]; Heath hit a sacrifice fly to left [Page scored, Chalk to second]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5. TWINS 11TH: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong made an out to third; Landreaux tripled; Morales was hit by a pitch; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5. |
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