A single by Tony Armas in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the A's to a 4-3 decision over the Twins. Rickey Henderson began the A's 10th with a single and stole second as Dwayne Murphy struck out. After Dave Revering was intentionally walked, Wayne Gross coaxed a base on balls to load the bases for Armas, who lined a single to center. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     21, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   3  6  2
A's          0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   4  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .219      Henderson lf          5   2   2   0     0   0   .351
Wilfong 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .280
Castino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Revering 1b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .286
Smalley ss            4   1   1   1     0   1   .194      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     2   0   .161
Adams dh              4   2   2   1     0   0   .259      Armas rf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .351
Goodwin 1b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .167      Page dh               4   1   1   2     0   2   .111
  R. Jackson 1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Heath c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Sofield lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .136      Babitt 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .324
Hatcher cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Stanley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .130
Smith c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   6   3     3   4             Totals               35   4   9   4     4   8

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 10,939
Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 9
DP: Twins 0, A's 0
Errors: Wilfong, Smalley, Babitt
Doubles: Goodwin (1)
Home Runs: Adams (1), Smalley (4), Page (1)
Stolen Bases: Babitt (3), Henderson (8)
Caught Stealing: Goodwin (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Revering (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                8     7   3   3   2   5   1  33   4.91
Corbett L(0-1)          1.1   2   1   1   2   3   0   8   1.64
Totals                  9.1   9   4   4   4   8   1  41

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(3-0)         10     6   3   3   3   4   2  38   1.29
Totals                 10     6   3   3   3   4   2  38

Balks: Erickson (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Larry Barnett


TWINS 1ST: Powell made an out to shortstop; Wilfong flied out to
center; Castino singled to center; Smalley grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy
walked; Revering singled to center [Murphy to second]; Gross
flied out to right [Murphy to third]; Armas lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams homered; Goodwin walked; Sofield struck out;
Goodwin was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Hatcher walked; Smith flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page was called out on strikes; Heath grounded
out (third to first); Babitt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell lined to center; Wilfong grounded out
(shortstop to first); Castino flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Stanley flied out to left; Henderson reached on
an error by Smalley; Henderson was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley homered; Adams popped to catcher in foul
territory; Goodwin flied out to center; Sofield singled to
center; Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled to first; Gross flied out to
center; Armas was called out on strikes; Page homered [Revering
scored]; Heath singled to left; Babitt singled to center [Heath
to second]; Erickson balked [Heath to third, Babitt to second];
Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 2, Athletics 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson singled to right; Murphy out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Henderson to third]; Revering
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Henderson scored]; Gross walked;
Armas struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 3.

TWINS 6TH: Castino grounded out (second to first); Smalley
struck out; Adams singled to center; Goodwin doubled to center
[Adams scored, Goodwin to third (error by Babitt)]; Sofield
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Heath
reached on an error by Wilfong [Heath out at third (second to
third)]; Babitt singled to center; Babitt stole second; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 7TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
lined to shortstop; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson lined to center; Murphy was called out
on strikes; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

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

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross popped to catcher in foul territory; Armas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Page was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 9TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Goodwin struck
out; Sofield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CORBETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); R. JACKSON
REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING 1B); Heath struck out; Babitt grounded
out (second to first); Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 10TH: Hatcher flied to right in foul territory; Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell walked; Wilfong flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Murphy struck out; Revering was walked intentionally;
Gross walked [Henderson to third, Revering to second]; Armas
singled to center [Henderson scored, Revering to third, Gross to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.