A ninth-inning homer by Glenn Adams lifted the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the A's. The designated hitter's smash came with one out and broke a 2-2 tie. The A's had deadlocked the contest in the top of the eighth on a solo homer by Wayne Gross. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    12, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2 10  1
Twins        0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Murphy cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .275      Wilfong cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .230
Gross 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .291      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Revering dh           4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Adams dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .308
Armas rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Castino 3b            2   1   1   1     0   0   .296
Gonzalez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Guerrero ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .244      Sofield lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .258
Cox 2b                2   0   0   0     0   0   .262      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
  Page ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McKay 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  10   2     1   4             Totals               30   3   7   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 13,181
Left on Base: A's 8, Twins 3
DP: A's 2, Twins 0
Errors: Gross
Doubles: Armas (8), Essian (7), Sofield (13)
Home Runs: Gross (11), Castino (9), Adams (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (13)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(7-12)         8.1   7   3   3   0   4   2  31   3.34
Totals                  8.1   7   3   3   0   4   2  31

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                8.1   9   2   2   1   4   1  34   3.46
Corbett W(8-3)          0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.88
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Larry Barnett


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell lined to center; Wilfong was called out on
strikes; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to shortstop; Armas grounded out
(third to first) [Revering to second]; Gonzalez struck out;
Essian grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to center; Castino out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Adams to second]; Wynegar grounded out
(first unassisted) [Adams to third]; Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero singled to center; Cox flied to right;
Henderson forced Guerrero (third to second); Murphy grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield doubled to left; R. Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (second to first)
[Sofield to third]; Wilfong singled to right [Sofield scored];
Smalley flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross singled to right; Revering flied to center;
Armas flied to center; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams popped to shortstop; Castino homered; Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); Mackanin reached on an error by
Gross; Sofield struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian struck out; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cox popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson singled to left; Powell hit into a double
play (third to third to second) [R. Jackson out at second];
Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson struck out; Murphy walked; Gross
singled to right [Murphy to second]; Revering forced Gross (left
to second) [Murphy to third]; Armas doubled to center [Murphy
scored, Revering out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley singled to right; Adams hit into a double
play (left to left to first) [Smalley out at second]; Castino
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Essian
grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to left;
PAGE BATTED FOR COX; Page lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: MCKAY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING 2B); Wynegar lined to
first; Mackanin flied to left; Sofield grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson flied to left; Murphy struck out; Gross
homered; Revering singled to right; Armas flied to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Essian doubled to left; CORBETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING);
Guerrero singled to center [Essian to third, Guerrero to second
(on throw)]; McKay grounded out (second to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley flied to right; Adams homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 3.