A three-run outburst in the seventh inning lifted the A's to a 3-1 triumph over the Twins. The A's trailed, 1-0, when Wayne Gross began the seventh with a single. Orlando Gonzalez sacrificed and after a walk to Tony Armas, Jim Essian singled to plate Gross. Mario Guerrero followed with a single to put the A's ahead, 2-1. An error by first baseman Ron Jackson then allowed the final run to score. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 6, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 x - 3 6 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynegar c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .278 Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Adams lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Gross 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .288 Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 McKay 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Powell rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .260 Gonzalez dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Goodwin dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .194 Armas rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .255 Castino 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .305 Essian c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .255 R. Jackson 1b 3 1 0 0 0 1 .253 Guerrero ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .231 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 0 2 6 Totals 28 3 6 2 4 5 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 6,697 Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 6 DP: Twins 0, A's 0 Errors: R. Jackson Stolen Bases: R. Jackson (1), Henderson 2 (57) Caught Stealing: Wilfong (5) Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(3-9) 6.1 6 3 3 3 4 0 27 3.55 Corbett 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2.05 Totals 8 6 3 3 4 5 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman W(7-11) 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 35 3.34 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 35 Passed Balls: Essian (1) Wild Pitches: Kingman (4) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ted Hendry TWINS 1ST: Wynegar popped to second; Smalley lined to right; Landreaux popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole second; Murphy struck out; Revering struck out; Gross walked; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams flied to left; On a bunt Wilfong singled to third; Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas lined to right; Essian grounded out (third to first); Guerrero lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 3RD: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Castino singled to center; R. Jackson forced Castino (third to second); R. Jackson stole second; Wynegar walked; Kingman threw a wild pitch [R. Jackson to third, Wynegar to second]; Essian allowed a passed ball [R. Jackson scored]; Smalley singled to center [Wynegar to third]; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox flied to right; Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. TWINS 4TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell singled to left; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (third to first); Gross was called out on strikes; Gonzalez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. TWINS 5TH: Castino was called out on strikes; R. Jackson struck out; Wynegar singled to right; Smalley flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas flied to right in foul territory; Essian singled to center; Guerrero singled to right [Essian to third, Guerrero out at second (right to shortstop)]; Cox popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. TWINS 6TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilfong flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy flied to center; Revering flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. TWINS 7TH: Powell singled to center; Goodwin was called out on strikes; Castino walked [Powell to second]; R. Jackson flied to left; Wynegar lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross singled to right; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gross to second]; Armas walked; Essian singled to left [Gross scored, Armas to second]; Guerrero singled to left [Armas scored, Essian to second]; Cox walked [Essian to third, Guerrero to second]; CORBETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Henderson forced Essian (third to first) [Guerrero to third, Cox to second]; Henderson was picked off first but was safe on an error by R. Jackson [Guerrero scored, Cox to third]; Henderson stole second; Murphy walked; Revering grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied to right; Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams singled to left; Wilfong flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 9TH: MCKAY REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Castino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3.

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