Mike Norris, who turned in only three complete games last season, went the route in pitching the A's to a 4-1 victory over the Twins. The A's clinched the decision early, scoring three runs in the first inning. Singles by Rickey Henderson and Dave Revering and a walk to Mitchell Page loaded the bases before Wayne Gross delivered two tallies with a double. The third run came in on a squeeze bunt by Mike Davis. The A's added another marker in the eighth on an RBI single by Gross. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 13, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 A's 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 7 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubbage 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Henderson lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .188 Landreaux lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .353 Murphy cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .267 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .176 Page dh 2 1 0 0 2 1 .333 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Revering 1b 2 1 2 0 1 0 .222 Sofield cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .235 Gross 3b 4 0 2 3 0 0 .429 Wynegar c 4 1 0 0 0 1 .188 Klutts pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Powell rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Davis rf 2 0 1 1 0 1 .167 Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .077 Armas rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Castino 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .333 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .071 D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 3 1 1 11 Totals 26 4 7 4 5 3 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 6,300 Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 5 DP: Twins 1, A's 0 Errors: Revering, Gross Doubles: Landreaux (3), Gross (1) Triples: Castino (2) Stolen Bases: Henderson (1) Caught Stealing: Wilfong (1), Murphy (1), Davis (1) Sacrifice Hits: Davis (2), Revering (1) Hit by Pitch: Smalley (1,by Norris) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(0-1) 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 11 13.50 D. Jackson 5.2 4 1 1 2 2 0 21 1.59 Verhoeven 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Totals 8 7 4 4 5 3 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris W(1-0) 9 3 1 0 1 11 0 33 0.00 Totals 9 3 1 0 1 11 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Norris (1) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dale Ford TWINS 1ST: Cubbage struck out; Landreaux walked; Smalley was hit by a pitch [Landreaux to second]; Adams struck out; Sofield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to right; Murphy lined to left; Page walked [Henderson to second]; Revering singled to shortstop [Henderson to third, Page to second]; Gross doubled to center [Henderson scored, Page scored, Revering to third]; Davis sacrifice bunted into a double play (third to first) [Revering scored (RBI), Gross out at home (first to catcher)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar reached on an error by Gross [Wynegar to second]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted) [Wynegar to third]; Wilfong reached on an error by Revering [Wynegar scored (unearned) (RBI), Wilfong to first]; Castino struck out; Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian made an out to second; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 3RD: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy walked; D. JACKSON REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Page struck out; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop) [Henderson to third]; Revering walked; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 4TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Sofield lined to center; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Davis singled to left; Davis was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Essian grounded out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 5TH: Powell lined to right; Wilfong struck out; Castino tripled to right; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 6TH: Landreaux doubled to right; Smalley struck out; Adams grounded out (second to first) [Landreaux to third]; Sofield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page walked; Revering out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Page to second]; Gross flied out to right; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 7TH: ARMAS REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING RF); Wynegar struck out; Powell struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian flied out to center; Guerrero flied out to right; Picciolo made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 8TH: Castino singled to third; Cubbage forced Castino (first to shortstop); Landreaux flied out to center; Smalley popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy singled to center; Page flied out to left; Revering singled to right [Murphy to second]; Gross singled to right [Murphy scored, Revering to third, Gross to second (on throw)]; KLUTTS RAN FOR GROSS; VERHOEVEN REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Armas struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 4. TWINS 9TH: KLUTTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Sofield struck out; Wynegar made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 4.

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