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.

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