Mike Norris yielded only six hits and an unearned run in 11 innings in pitching the A's to a 2-1 triumph over the Twins. Dave Revering snapped a 1-1 tie in the 11th with a two-out, pinch-hit home run. The complete game was Norris' 18th. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 14, 1980 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Wilfong cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .272 Cubbage 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Essian c 4 1 2 0 1 0 .267 Castino 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Armas rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .252 Smalley ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Newman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 Morales dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .331 Revering ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .301 Edwards pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Goodwin ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Heath dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .218 Mackanin 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Sofield lf,cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .258 McKay 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 R. Jackson 1b,lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .255 Cox 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Powell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Butera c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Wynegar c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 2 7 2 3 5 Totals 37 1 6 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 13,077 Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 6 DP: A's 1, Twins 1 Errors: Guerrero, Smalley Doubles: Heath (10) Triples: Armas (4) Home Runs: Revering (13) Stolen Bases: Murphy (19), Smalley (2) Caught Stealing: Heath (2) Sacrifice Flies: Sofield (6) GIDP: Cox (2), Castino (9) Hit by Pitch: Butera (1,by Norris) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris W(16-7) 11 6 1 0 1 6 0 40 2.32 Totals 11 6 1 0 1 6 0 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Jackson 10 6 1 1 3 4 0 38 4.04 Corbett L(8-4) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 1.95 Totals 11 7 2 2 3 5 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Norris (5) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim Evans ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian singled to left; Armas forced Essian (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Wilfong struck out; Castino singled to left; Smalley singled to center [Castino to third]; Smalley stole second; Morales struck out; Mackanin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman struck out; Heath doubled to left; Guerrero flied out to center; McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Sofield made an out to third; R. Jackson singled to right [R. Jackson out at second (second to shortstop)]; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox grounded out (first to pitcher); Henderson made an out to second; Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Essian flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Butera was hit by a pitch; Wilfong singled to center [Butera to second]; Castino grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Butera to third, Wilfong out at second]; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: CUBBAGE REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING 1B); SOFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); R. JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Armas grounded out (third to first); Newman flied out to center; Heath walked; Guerrero singled to center [Heath to second]; Heath was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Mackanin flied out to left; Sofield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay lined to shortstop; Cox made an out to second; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Butera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy flied out to left; Essian walked; Armas singled to center [Essian to second]; Newman struck out; Heath forced Essian (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage flied out to right; Castino grounded out (third to first); Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); McKay reached on an error by Smalley [McKay to first]; Cox grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [McKay out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Mackanin singled to left; Sofield flied out to center; R. Jackson walked [Mackanin to second]; Powell made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy struck out; Essian singled to shortstop; Armas tripled to right [Essian scored]; Newman flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR BUTERA; Adams grounded out (second to first); Cubbage struck out; Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: WYNEGAR REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING C ); Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 9TH: Smalley singled to center; Morales forced Smalley (third to second); EDWARDS RAN FOR MORALES; Mackanin reached on an error by Guerrero [Edwards to third, Mackanin to first]; Sofield hit a sacrifice fly to right [Edwards scored (unearned)]; R. Jackson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 10TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 10TH: Powell grounded out (third to first); Wynegar made an out to third; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 11TH: CORBETT REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Essian flied out to right; Armas struck out; REVERING BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Revering homered; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1. TWINS 11TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 1B); Castino struck out; Smalley grounded out (second to first); GOODWIN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

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