Scattering 10 hits, Jerry Koosman hurled the Twins to a 1-0 victory over the A's. The lone run of the game came when Mike Cubbage led off the seventh inning with a single and scored on a double by Danny Goodwin. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    12, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   1  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .251      Powell rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .318
Heath lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Wilfong 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .318
Newman c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Cubbage 3b            3   1   3   0     0   0   .262
Essian 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .280        Castino 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Murray pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Goodwin dh            2   0   1   1     0   0   .323
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Adams lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .251        Edwards lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Chalk 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Picciolo ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .268      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                          Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0  10   0     0   4             Totals               27   1   5   1     2   3

Time of Game: 1:43   Attendance: 14,500
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 5
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Powell
Doubles: Picciolo (8), Cubbage (7), Goodwin (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Goodwin (1)
GIDP: Heath (11)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(7-13)        8     5   1   1   2   3   0  30   4.30
Totals                  8     5   1   1   2   3   0  30

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(14-10)        9    10   0   0   0   4   0  34   3.63
Totals                  9    10   0   0   0   4   0  34

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled; Heath grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second];
Newman made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Wilfong
struck out; Landreaux lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering struck out; Essian made an out to
second; Armas singled; Page forced Armas (shortstop unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled; Goodwin out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Cubbage to second]; Adams grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Cubbage to third]; Smalley made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Picciolo
grounded out (third to first); Henderson singled [Henderson to
third (error by Powell)]; Heath was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson lined to second; Wynegar lined to right;
Powell walked; Wilfong singled to right [Powell out at third
(right to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman singled; Revering singled [Newman to
second]; Essian forced Newman (third unassisted) [Revering to
second]; Essian was picked off first (catcher to first); Armas
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux flied out to center; Cubbage doubled;
Goodwin lined to left; Adams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Chalk
grounded out (second to first); Picciolo singled; Henderson
forced Picciolo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley struck out; R. Jackson flied out to left;
Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Heath made an out to second; Newman singled;
Revering forced Newman (second to shortstop); Essian singled
[Revering to second]; Armas forced Essian (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong flied
out to right; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Chalk flied
out to left; Picciolo doubled; Henderson flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage singled; Goodwin doubled [Cubbage scored];
Adams lined to first; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first);
R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CASTINO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); Heath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman grounded out (pitcher
to first); Revering made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilfong walked; Landreaux flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: EDWARDS REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); Essian
singled; MURRAY RAN FOR ESSIAN; Murray was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Armas struck out; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.