Overcoming early shakiness, Rick Langford went the route on a five-hitter as the A's won their second straight game over the Twins, 6-3. The game was tied, 3-3, in the fourth inning when Rickey Henderson walked and registered on a triple by Dwayne Murphy. Tony Armas drilled a solo homer in the fifth to make it 5-3 and Mike Heath stroked a run-scoring single in the seventh to complete the scoring.

Minnesota threatened in the sixth with runners on first and second and no outs. But second baseman Brian Doyle employed the hidden ball trick and tagged out Glenn Adams at second base. A double play then ended the inning. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Friday, April     10, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          1  2  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  2
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   3   2   1     1   0   .286      Powell rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Murphy cf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .250      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Revering 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Castino 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .375
Gross 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Smalley ss            3   1   1   1     1   0   .167
Armas rf              3   2   2   1     1   0   .625      Adams dh              3   0   1   1     1   1   .167
Page dh               2   0   0   0     2   0   .000      Ward lf               4   0   0   1     0   1   .000
Heath c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Hatcher 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnston cf           2   0   0   0     1   2   .167
Stanley ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .750      Smith c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   5     4   2             Totals               31   3   5   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  4,552
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 4
DP: A's 1, Twins 2
Errors: Gross, Langford, Ward, Hatcher
Doubles: Adams (1)
Triples: Henderson (1), Murphy (1)
Home Runs: Armas (2)
Caught Stealing: Page (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (2)
GIDP: Gross (1), Hatcher (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(1-0)         9     5   3   3   3   4   0  34   3.00
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   4   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(0-1)         6.2   8   6   5   4   2   1  33   6.75
Arroyo                  2.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   2   1  40

Balks: Erickson (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Erickson balked
[Henderson to second]; Murphy flied to left; Revering reached on
an error by Hatcher [Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Gross flied to center; Armas singled to left [Revering to
second]; Page walked [Revering to third, Armas to second]; Heath
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to third; Wilfong flied to right;
Castino singled to shortstop [Powell to second]; Smalley singled
to right [Powell scored, Castino to second]; Adams doubled to
right [Castino scored, Smalley to third]; Ward grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smalley scored]; Hatcher grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins
3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Doyle flied to left; Stanley singled to center;
Henderson tripled to center [Stanley scored]; Murphy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Henderson scored]; Revering
singled to center; Gross struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Johnston struck out; Smith flied to left; Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
flied to center; Heath flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Castino lined
to center; Smalley walked; Adams grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley
flied to right; Henderson walked; Murphy tripled to right
[Henderson scored]; Revering flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Ward struck out; Hatcher grounded out (third to
first); Johnston walked; Smith flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Armas
homered; Page popped to third in foul territory; Heath flied to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Powell popped to third; Wilfong flied to right;
Castino singled to left; Castino was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Langford [Castino to second]; Smalley flied
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Stanley
singled to center; Henderson popped to first; Murphy grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Adams walked; Ward reached on an error by Gross
[Adams to second]; Adams was out trying to advance to third
(second unassisted); Brian Doyle caught Glenn Adams with the
hidden ball trick; Hatcher grounded into a double play
(shortstop to shortstop to first) [Ward out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering popped to shortstop; Gross grounded out
(first to pitcher); Armas walked; Page walked [Armas to second];
ARROYO REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Heath singled to left
[Armas scored, Page to third, Heath to second (error by Ward)];
Page was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Johnston struck out; Smith grounded out (third to
first); Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
singled to shortstop; Henderson lined into a double play (center
to center to first) [Stanley out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong flied to right; Castino grounded out (pitcher
to first); Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy singled to left; Revering popped to
second; Gross grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Adams was called out on strikes; Ward grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hatcher flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 3.