Continuing his hot batting streak, Ken Landreaux went 4-for-4, giving him 12 hits in his last 19 trips, as the Twins defeated the A's, 9-7. Landreaux drove in three runs, including a pair with a single in the seventh inning for the Twins' winning margin.

Jeff Newman and Dave Revering batted in six of the A's runs between them. Newman accounted for four RBIs with a homer, double and single, while Revering produced two with a homer and single. Mike Marshall gained his 25th save for the Twins. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Oakland Athletics 7
Game Played on Saturday, August    11, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  1  2    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  2
Twins        0  3  0    2  0  2    2  0  x  -   9 16  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson cf          3   2   1   0     2   1   .246      Powell rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .323
Heath lf              5   0   0   1     0   0   .268        Edwards ph,rf       0   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Newman 1b             4   2   3   4     0   1   .233      Wilfong 2b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .317
Revering dh           4   1   2   2     0   2   .290      Landreaux cf          4   2   4   3     1   0   .317
Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Adams lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .239        Rivera ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Essian c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Smalley ss            5   0   1   2     0   1   .313
Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .266
Picciolo ss           4   2   3   0     0   0   .262      Goodwin dh            4   1   2   1     1   0   .317
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. Jackson 1b         5   1   2   0     0   0   .271
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .272
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  11   7     3   7             Totals               39   9  16   8     4   3

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  9,535
Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 12
DP: A's 0, Twins 2
Errors: Gross 2, Adams
Doubles: Picciolo (7), Newman (11), Goodwin (4), R. Jackson (28)
Home Runs: Revering (14), Newman (20)
Caught Stealing: Newman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Wilfong (9)
GIDP: Heath (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(7-7)          5.1  13   7   5   1   1   0  30   4.24
Hamilton                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.79
Todd                    0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   2   6.62
Minetto                 1.2   1   1   1   3   0   0   9   6.08
Totals                  8    16   9   7   4   3   0  45

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum                   4.2   7   6   6   2   4   1  21   6.54
Bacsik W(3-1)           2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.94
Marshall SV(25)         2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9   2.41
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   7   2  38

Wild Pitches: Bacsik (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Ron Luciano


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Heath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Newman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
singled; Landreaux singled [Wilfong to third]; Adams popped to
third in foul territory; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering homered; Gross struck out; Armas flied
out to center; Essian walked; Edwards forced Essian (third to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled; Goodwin doubled [Wynegar to third];
R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; Castino singled [Wynegar
scored, Goodwin stayed at second]; Powell singled [Goodwin to
third, Castino to second]; Wilfong hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Goodwin scored]; Landreaux singled [Castino scored, Powell to
second]; Adams singled [Powell to third, Landreaux to second];
Smalley flied out to right; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled; Henderson singled [Picciolo to
third (error by Adams), Henderson to second]; Heath grounded out
(second to first) [Picciolo scored, Henderson to third]; Newman
singled [Henderson scored]; Revering struck out while Newman was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar flied out to left; Goodwin grounded out
(second to first); R. Jackson singled; Castino made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian singled to left
[Essian out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Powell popped to third in foul territory; Wilfong
singled; Landreaux singled [Wilfong to second]; Adams grounded
out (second to first) [Wilfong to third, Landreaux to second];
Smalley singled [Wilfong scored, Landreaux scored]; Wynegar
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Picciolo doubled; Henderson walked; Heath flied out to left;
Newman doubled [Picciolo scored, Henderson scored]; BACSIK
REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Bacsik threw a wild pitch [Newman to
third]; Revering singled [Newman scored]; Gross struck out; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Goodwin flied out to center; R. Jackson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Castino flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas struck out; Essian lined to third; Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Powell singled; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Powell to second]; Landreaux walked; HAMILTON
REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); RIVERA BATTED FOR ADAMS; Rivera
struck out; Smalley reached on an error by Gross [Powell to
third, Landreaux to second]; Wynegar reached on an error by
Gross [Powell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Landreaux to third,
Smalley to second]; Goodwin singled to right [Landreaux scored
(unearned), Smalley out at home (right to catcher), Wynegar to
second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Picciolo
singled; Henderson forced Picciolo (first to shortstop); Heath
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: TODD REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); R. Jackson
doubled; Castino struck out (catcher to first); MINETTO REPLACED
TODD (PITCHING); EDWARDS BATTED FOR POWELL; Edwards walked;
Wilfong grounded out (second to first) [R. Jackson to third,
Edwards to second]; Landreaux singled [R. Jackson scored,
Edwards scored]; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARSHALL
REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Newman homered; Revering was called
out on strikes; Gross singled; Armas flied out to right; Essian
forced Gross (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Twins 9.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to left; Wynegar walked; Goodwin
walked [Wynegar to second]; R. Jackson popped to first in foul
territory; Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 9.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Edwards flied out to left; Picciolo grounded out
(second to first); Henderson walked; Heath grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 9.