Matt Keough, who lost his first 14 decisions last year, got off to a winning start in the new season, pitching the A's to a 1-0 victory over the Twins. Keough came out ahead in a four-hit duel with Pete Redfern when Rob Picciolo singled and Rickey Henderson tripled in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 1, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Friday, April 11, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubbage 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Henderson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Smalley ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .300 Page dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Landreaux lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Revering 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Gross 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Goodwin dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Edwards pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sofield cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Klutts 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Powell rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 Davis rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castino 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Newman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Picciolo 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 4 0 2 6 Totals 27 1 4 1 0 5 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 5,729 Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 3 DP: Twins 0, A's 0 Errors: Smalley, Revering Triples: Henderson (1) Stolen Bases: Wynegar (1) Caught Stealing: Page (1) Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern L(0-1) 8 4 1 1 0 5 0 28 1.13 Totals 8 4 1 1 0 5 0 28 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(1-0) 9 4 0 0 2 6 0 34 0.00 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 6 0 34 Passed Balls: Newman (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger TWINS 1ST: Cubbage flied out to center; Wilfong struck out; Smalley singled to right; Landreaux popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy flied out to center; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Goodwin reached on an error by Revering [Goodwin to first]; Sofield forced Goodwin (second unassisted) [Sofield to first]; Powell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering lined to center; Gross lined to first; Davis lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage singled to right; Wilfong struck out; Smalley singled to center [Cubbage to third]; Landreaux grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Goodwin struck out; Sofield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Page singled to left; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 5TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Castino walked; Newman allowed a passed ball [Castino to second]; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering flied out to center; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis reached on an error by Smalley [Davis to first]; Newman forced Davis (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to left; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 7TH: Goodwin grounded out (first to pitcher); Sofield grounded out (first unassisted); Powell walked; Castino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy struck out; Page grounded out (second to first); Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 8TH: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilfong struck out; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross singled to right; EDWARDS RAN FOR GROSS; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Edwards to second]; Newman struck out; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 9TH: KLUTTS REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING 3B); Landreaux flied out to center; Wynegar singled to center; Wynegar stole second; Goodwin struck out; Sofield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Picciolo singled to right; Henderson tripled to center [Picciolo scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

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