Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 13 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Murphy cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .259 Powell rf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .319 Heath lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .278 Wilfong 2b 5 1 3 0 1 1 .314 Murray lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Landreaux cf 6 1 3 1 1 1 .311 Gross 3b 4 1 2 0 2 0 .231 Adams lf 5 0 2 0 1 0 .312 Revering 1b 6 0 2 0 0 2 .287 Smalley ss 4 0 0 1 1 1 .314 Essian c 6 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Goodwin dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .305 Page dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 .253 Morales ph,dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Newman ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Wynegar c 6 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Armas rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Norwood pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 Chalk 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .247 R. Jackson 1b 5 0 1 0 1 1 .270 Picciolo ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 .252 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0 3 1 .250 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Minetto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 47 2 11 2 3 12 Totals 45 3 13 2 9 7 Time of Game: 3:56 Attendance: 13,742 Left on Base: A's 13, Twins 19 DP: A's 0, Twins 2 Errors: Revering, Smalley, Erickson Doubles: Heath (6), Adams (12), Wynegar (11) Triples: Picciolo (2) Stolen Bases: Page (13), Gross (4) Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (7), Powell (5), Wilfong (19) Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (8) GIDP: Essian (8), Gross (5) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman 5 6 2 2 1 1 0 22 4.72 Minetto 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 Todd 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 6.52 Hamilton 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3.82 Norris 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 13 5.06 Heaverlo L(4-10) 1.2 3 1 1 4 1 0 12 4.16 Totals 11.2 13 3 3 9 7 0 57 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson 9 8 2 2 2 7 0 38 6.78 D. Jackson W(3-3) 3 3 0 0 1 5 0 13 4.21 Totals 12 11 2 2 3 12 0 51 Wild Pitches: Todd (4) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Rocky Roe ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Heath popped to third in foul territory; Gross singled; Revering singled [Gross to third]; Essian singled [Gross scored, Revering to second]; Page struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong singled; Landreaux lined to center; Adams lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Chalk was called out on strikes; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley flied out to left; Goodwin flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy struck out; Heath made an out to second; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage singled; Powell forced Cubbage (second to shortstop); Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled; Essian grounded out (pitcher to first) [Revering to second]; Page reached on an error by Smalley [Revering to third]; Page stole second; Armas flied out to right; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Landreaux flied out to left; Adams doubled; Smalley made an out to shortstop; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo singled; Murphy reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Picciolo to second]; Heath doubled [Picciolo scored, Murphy to third]; Gross walked; Revering popped to third in foul territory; Essian grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson flied out to center; Cubbage walked; Powell made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page flied out to left; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk walked; Picciolo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Wilfong singled; Landreaux singled [Wilfong to second]; Adams singled [Wilfong to third, Landreaux to second]; MINETTO REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Revering dropped a foul fly hit by Smalley for an error; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilfong scored, Landreaux to third, Adams to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR GOODWIN; TODD REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); Morales was walked intentionally; Todd threw a wild pitch [Landreaux scored, Adams to third, Morales to second]; Wynegar reached on a fielder's choice [Morales out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; R. Jackson flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Murphy singled; Heath forced Murphy (shortstop to second); Gross grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Heath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Cubbage walked; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cubbage to second]; Wilfong walked; HAMILTON REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Landreaux struck out; Adams walked [Cubbage to third, Wilfong to second]; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering flied out to center; Essian reached on an error by Erickson; Page struck out; Armas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: NORRIS REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Morales lined to first; Wynegar singled; R. Jackson singled [Wynegar to second]; Cubbage forced R. Jackson (second to shortstop) [Wynegar to third]; Powell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Picciolo tripled; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Heath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING LF); Wilfong singled; Landreaux singled [Wilfong to second]; Adams flied out to center; Smalley flied out to right; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 10TH: D. JACKSON REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Gross walked; Gross stole second; Revering was called out on strikes; Essian made an out to second; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. TWINS 10TH: Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; R. Jackson struck out; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 11TH: Armas flied out to center; Chalk singled; Picciolo forced Chalk (second to shortstop); Murphy singled [Picciolo to second]; Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. TWINS 11TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Powell singled; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Powell to second]; Landreaux was walked intentionally; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher) [Powell to third, Landreaux to second]; Smalley was walked intentionally; Morales forced Smalley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 12TH: Gross singled; Revering struck out; Essian popped to first in foul territory; NEWMAN BATTED FOR PAGE; Newman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. TWINS 12TH: NEWMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar doubled; NORWOOD RAN FOR WYNEGAR; R. Jackson was walked intentionally; Cubbage walked [Norwood to third, R. Jackson to second]; Powell flied out to center; Wilfong struck out; Landreaux singled [Norwood scored, R. Jackson to third, Cubbage to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 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