Homers by Joe Rudi and Jeff Newman keyed a five-run fourth inning that lifted the A's to a 5-2 decision over the Twins as Tom Underwood went the route, scattering eight hits. The score was 0-0 in the fourth when Tony Armas doubled, Mickey Klutts walked and Rudi followed with a three-run circuit clout. After Dave McKay singled, Newman homered to cap the surge. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     21, 1982 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
A's          0  0  0    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .200      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Hatcher cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .345      Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .117
Engle rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .205      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .129
Hrbek 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Armas rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .279
Vega dh               4   0   2   0     0   0   .364      Klutts 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .214
Gaetti 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Rudi 1b               4   1   2   3     0   1   .241
Castino 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .154      McKay 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .208
Butera c              2   1   0   0     2   1   .200      Newman c              3   1   1   2     0   0   .259
Faedo ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .043
Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Felton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   3             Totals               28   5   6   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 18,118
Left on Base: Twins 8, A's 4
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Doubles: Hatcher (1), Armas (5)
Home Runs: Rudi (1), Newman (2)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (15)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ward (2)
GIDP: Gaetti (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson L(0-2)          4     6   5   5   2   2   2  19   7.04
Felton                  4     0   0   0   2   5   0  14   4.32
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   7   2  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(1-1)        9     8   2   2   3   3   0  37   1.37
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dale Ford


TWINS 1ST: Ward grounded out (pitcher to first); Hatcher
grounded out (third to first); Engle singled; Hrbek lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Henderson stole third;
Johnson struck out; Henderson was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Vega grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaetti
singled; Castino struck out; Butera struck out [Butera out at
first (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Klutts
singled; Rudi singled [Klutts to second]; McKay popped to
catcher in foul territory; Newman made an out to first; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Faedo flied out to right; Ward grounded out (second
to first); Hatcher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Henderson
struck out; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Engle grounded out (first unassisted); Hrbek singled;
Vega singled [Hrbek to second]; Gaetti grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Vega out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Armas doubled; Klutts
walked; Rudi homered [Armas scored, Klutts scored]; McKay
singled; Newman homered [McKay scored]; Stanley lined to third;
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 5.

TWINS 5TH: Castino singled; Butera walked [Castino to second];
Faedo singled [Castino to third, Butera to second]; Ward hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Castino scored]; Hatcher doubled [Butera
scored, Faedo to third]; Engle struck out; Hrbek grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics
5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: FELTON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Murphy was
called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Armas made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Athletics 5.

TWINS 6TH: Vega lined to left; Gaetti walked; Castino forced
Gaetti (second to shortstop); Butera flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Klutts was called out on strikes; Rudi was called
out on strikes; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.

TWINS 7TH: Faedo grounded out (third to first); Ward grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hatcher lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
walked; Henderson flied out to right; Murphy walked [Stanley to
second]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Athletics 5.

TWINS 8TH: Engle grounded out (third to first); Hrbek flied out
to right; Vega singled; Gaetti forced Vega (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas struck out; Klutts grounded out (third to
first); Rudi made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: Castino grounded out (second to first); Butera
walked; Faedo made an out to third; Ward grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.