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.

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