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.