Rob Wilfong hit a double and single, scoring one run and driving in another, to lead the Twins to a 5-1 victory over the A's. After his double in the third inning, Wilfong scored on a wild pitch by Steve McCatty and throwing error by catcher Jeff Newman. Wilfong then broke a 1-1 tie with a single in the fifth for the game-winning RBI. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 26, 1980 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Twins 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 x - 5 8 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 Powell rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .326 Murphy cf 2 0 2 0 2 0 .310 Wilfong 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .236 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Smalley ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 Revering 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .304 Landreaux lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Adams dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Newman c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Armas rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Wynegar c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Guerrero ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Cubbage 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .306 Picciolo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 R. Jackson ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Cosey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Sofield cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .154 McKay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Castino 3b 2 1 2 1 1 0 .216 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 7 Totals 30 5 8 4 4 2 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 6,325 Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 6 DP: A's 1, Twins 1 Errors: Newman Doubles: Wilfong (4) Stolen Bases: Powell (3) Sacrifice Hits: Adams (1) GIDP: Powell (3) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty L(2-3) 5.1 8 5 4 4 1 0 27 5.61 Lacey 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.12 Totals 8 8 5 4 4 2 0 35 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern W(2-1) 7 3 1 1 2 6 0 25 1.29 Verhoeven 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.45 Marshall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8.59 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 7 0 32 Wild Pitches: McCatty (3), Redfern (1) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Redfern threw a wild pitch [Henderson to second]; Murphy walked; Page forced Murphy (first to shortstop) [Henderson to third, Page to first]; Revering grounded out (shortstop to first) [Henderson scored, Page to second]; Gross struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Powell stole second; Wilfong flied out to right; Smalley walked; Landreaux flied out to center [Powell to third]; Adams flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman flied out to left; Armas grounded out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar struck out; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Sofield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy walked; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Castino singled to center; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Castino out at second]; Wilfong doubled to right; Smalley walked; McCatty threw a wild pitch [Wilfong scored (error by Newman) (unearned), Smalley to third]; Landreaux flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied out to right; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to right; Wynegar lined to second; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas flied out to right; Guerrero singled to left; Picciolo flied out to center; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Sofield flied out to right; Castino walked; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Castino to second]; Wilfong singled to center [Castino scored]; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy singled to left; Page struck out; Revering lined into a double play (second to first) [Murphy out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Landreaux singled to left; Adams out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landreaux to second]; Wynegar singled to right [Landreaux to third, Wynegar to second (on throw to home)]; Cubbage was walked intentionally; Sofield singled to right [Landreaux scored, Wynegar to third, Cubbage to second]; Castino singled to shortstop [Wynegar scored, Cubbage to third, Sofield to second]; LACEY REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Powell forced Castino (shortstop to second) [Cubbage scored, Sofield to third, Powell to second]; Wilfong struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross lined to second; Newman flied out to left; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Landreaux flied out to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VERHOEVEN REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Guerrero flied out to right; COSEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Cosey grounded out (second to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: MCKAY REPLACED COSEY (PLAYING 2B); Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); R. JACKSON BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; R. Jackson flied out to center; Sofield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: R. JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MARSHALL REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Murphy singled to right; Page flied out to center; Revering flied out to right; Gross lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5.

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