The largest A's crowd in three years -- 24,415 -- went home disappointed as the Twins came from behind to register a 12-inning, 9-7 victory and spoil Billy Martin's debut as Oakland manager. With the score 7-7, Roy Smalley led off the Twins' 12th with a homer. Two outs later, Rick Sofield also connected for a circuit clout to provide an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Oakland Athletics 7
Game Played on Thursday, April     10, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  3  0    2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   9 14  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    7  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Henderson lf          5   1   1   3     0   1   .200
  R. Jackson ph,1b    2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Murphy cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .400
Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Norwood ph          1   0   1   2     0   0  1.000        Revering ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Butera c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Newman 1b,c           4   0   0   0     1   2   .000
Smalley ss            6   1   1   1     0   2   .167      Essian dh             5   1   2   1     0   0   .400
Landreaux lf          5   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Armas rf              3   1   2   1     0   1   .667
Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Davis ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Morales ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .200
  Adams ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Klutts 3b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Sofield cf            6   3   3   1     0   1   .500        Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Wynegar c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .500        Edwards pr,2b       2   1   0   0     0   1   .000
  Rivera pr,rf        2   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Powell rf             2   2   2   2     1   0  1.000        Page ph             1   1   1   2     0   0  1.000
  Mackanin ph,2b      2   1   1   0     0   0   .500        McKay 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Castino 3b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .500      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCatty p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   9  14   9     2   8             Totals               43   7  10   7     2  10

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 24,415
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 2
DP: Twins 3, A's 0
Doubles: Castino (1), Essian (1)
Triples: Castino (1)
Home Runs: Smalley (1), Sofield (1), Henderson (1)
Caught Stealing: Landreaux (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (1)
GIDP: Heath (1), Essian (1), Picciolo (1)
Hit by Pitch: R. Jackson (1,by McCatty)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 6.2   7   4   4   1   4   0  25   5.40
Marshall                0.1   2   3   3   1   0   1   4  81.00
Corbett W(1-0)          5     1   0   0   0   6   0  16   0.00
Totals                 12    10   7   7   2  10   1  45

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford                3.2   8   5   5   1   3   0  19  12.27
Hamilton                4.1   2   2   2   1   3   0  16   4.15
Jones                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Lacey                   2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
McCatty L(0-1)          1.1   2   2   2   0   1   2   7  13.50
Totals                 12    14   9   9   2   8   2  52

Hit by Pitch: McCatty (1)
Wild Pitches: Koosman (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilfong
struck out; Smalley lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy singled to
center; Heath grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Landreaux walked; Goodwin flied out to center;
Sofield singled to first [Landreaux to second]; Wynegar was
called out on strikes; Powell singled to right [Landreaux
scored, Sofield to third]; Castino tripled to right [Sofield
scored, Powell scored]; Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman flied out to center; Essian grounded out
(second to first); Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; Smalley
struck out; Landreaux singled to center; Landreaux was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero flied to right in foul territory; Klutts
flied out to right; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Goodwin flied out to right; Sofield singled to right;
Wynegar singled to center [Sofield to second]; Powell singled to
center [Sofield scored, Wynegar to third, Powell to second (on
throw)]; Castino reached on a fielder's choice [Wynegar out at
home (shortstop to catcher), Powell to third]; Cubbage singled
to right [Powell scored, Castino to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED
LANGFORD (PITCHING); Wilfong lined to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson flied out to left; Murphy made an out
to shortstop; Heath grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley struck out; Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman walked; Essian grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Newman out at second]; Armas singled
to left; Guerrero forced Armas (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Sofield flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out
(third to first); Powell walked; Castino flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Klutts singled to left; Picciolo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Klutts out at
second]; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 0.

TWINS 7TH: R. JACKSON BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; R. Jackson made an out
to second; Wilfong flied out to right; Smalley made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: R. JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Murphy
singled to first; Heath grounded out (third to first) [Murphy to
second]; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Murphy to third]; Newman
struck out; Essian doubled to left [Murphy scored]; Armas
singled to center [Essian scored]; Guerrero singled to right
[Armas to third]; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); GROSS
BATTED FOR KLUTTS; Gross walked [Guerrero to second]; EDWARDS
RAN FOR GROSS; PAGE BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Page singled to center
[Armas scored, Guerrero scored, Edwards to second]; Henderson
homered [Edwards scored, Page scored]; Murphy grounded out
(first to pitcher); 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 7.

TWINS 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCKAY REPLACED
PAGE (PLAYING 3B); Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first);
MORALES BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Morales made an out to first;
Sofield struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CORBETT
REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Heath struck out; Debut game
for Doug Corbett; Newman grounded out (second to first);
Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Athletics 7.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar singled to center; RIVERA RAN FOR WYNEGAR;
MACKANIN BATTED FOR POWELL; Mackanin singled to center [Rivera
to second]; JONES REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Castino out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rivera to third, Mackanin to
second]; Debut game for Jeff Jones; R. Jackson struck
out; LACEY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); NORWOOD BATTED FOR
WILFONG; Norwood singled to left [Rivera scored, Mackanin
scored]; Smalley flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
7, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BUTERA REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING C ); RIVERA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); DAVIS BATTED FOR ARMAS; Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); Debut game for Sal Butera Debut game for Mike
Davis; Guerrero was called out on strikes; Edwards struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Athletics 7.

TWINS 10TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Landreaux flied
out to left; Morales flied out to center; Sofield flied to left
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 10TH: McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Athletics 7.

TWINS 11TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Mackanin made
an out to shortstop; Castino doubled to center; MCCATTY REPLACED
LACEY (PITCHING); R. Jackson was hit by a pitch; Butera was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Athletics
7.

ATHLETICS 11TH: REVERING BATTED FOR HEATH; Revering struck out;
Newman was called out on strikes; Essian singled to pitcher;
Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Athletics 7.

TWINS 12TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NEWMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Smalley homered; Landreaux grounded out
(second to first); ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams grounded out
(second to first); Sofield homered; Rivera flied out to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 12TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Guerrero
grounded out (second to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to
first); McKay grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 9, Athletics 7.