A four-run uprising in the sixth inning propelled the A's to a 6-2 victory over the Twins. Trailing, 1-0, the A's tied the score when Rickey Henderson singled, stole second and came home on a single by Dwayne Murphy. Mitchell Page then singled and Wayne Gross followed with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 13, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 - 6 8 1 Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .308 Powell rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Murphy cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .275 Wilfong cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Page dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 .239 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Gross 3b 3 1 1 3 1 0 .291 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 McKay 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Landreaux pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Castino 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Essian c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Gonzalez 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .190 Mackanin 2b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .292 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Sofield lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .261 Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 R. Jackson 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .254 Cox 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .254 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kinnunen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 8 5 5 2 Totals 35 2 9 1 2 5 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 11,615 Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 8 DP: A's 0, Twins 0 Errors: Guerrero, Smalley 2 Doubles: Essian (8) Home Runs: Gross (12), Mackanin (2) Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (60) Caught Stealing: Page (5), Gross (3), Castino (3) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(13-11) 9 9 2 1 2 5 1 37 2.95 Totals 9 9 2 1 2 5 1 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arroyo L(2-5) 5.1 6 4 4 2 1 1 22 5.19 Verhoeven 3.1 2 2 1 3 1 0 15 4.21 Kinnunen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91 Totals 9 8 6 5 5 2 1 37 Passed Balls: Essian (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Bremigan ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (second to first); Page singled to left; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to right; Wilfong flied out to right; Smalley singled to right; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian doubled to left; Gonzalez walked; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Castino struck out; Wynegar flied out to right; Mackanin homered; Sofield was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson walked; Essian allowed a passed ball [R. Jackson to second]; Powell struck out; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page walked; Gross forced Page (second to shortstop) [Gross to second (error by Smalley)]; Armas flied out to right [Gross to third]; Gross was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Adams was called out on strikes; Castino singled to center; Castino was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez flied out to left; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Mackanin singled to left; Sofield was called out on strikes; R. Jackson forced Mackanin (shortstop to second); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Cox struck out; Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole second; Murphy singled to center [Henderson scored]; Page singled to center [Murphy to second]; Gross homered [Murphy scored, Page scored]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Armas struck out; Essian lined to pitcher; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Wilfong flied to right in foul territory; Smalley flied out to center; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Guerrero lined to right; Cox lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Castino flied out to right; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Mackanin singled to left; Sofield singled to shortstop [Mackanin scored (error by Guerrero) (unearned) (no RBI)]; R. Jackson walked [Sofield to second]; Powell flied to left in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy grounded out (catcher unassisted); Page made an out to third; Gross was walked intentionally; Armas forced Gross (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: MCKAY REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Wilfong singled to right; Smalley forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); Adams forced Smalley (second to shortstop); LANDREAUX RAN FOR ADAMS; Castino flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: LANDREAUX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Essian grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez walked; Guerrero singled to left [Gonzalez to second]; Cox forced Guerrero (second to shortstop) [Gonzalez scored (error by Smalley), Cox to second]; Henderson singled to center [Cox scored (unearned)]; KINNUNEN REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Henderson was picked off first (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); Wynegar singled to right; Mackanin flied out to center; Sofield singled to right [Wynegar to third]; R. Jackson flied out to right; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

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