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.

Butch Wynegar set up the Twins' winning run in the second game, hitting a double to open the 12th. Willie Norwood ran for Wynegar. After an intentional pass to Ron Jackson, Mike Cubbage also walked to load the bases and Ken Landreaux ended the long night of baseball action with a game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    10, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A'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.