Athletics 6-5 Twins (Apr 18, 1978)

OAK

MIN

1

0

2

0

1

3

0

4

1

0

5

0

6

0

1

7

3

0

8

0

1

9

1

2

10

0

11

1

0

R

6

5

H

14

10

E

3

1

W: E. Sosa

L: T. Johnson

OAK

Team Stats

MIN

0

HR

2

6

R

5

14

H

10

1

SB

1

LOB

.326

AVG

.238

.434

OBP

.304

.419

SLG

.405

3.27

ERA

4.91

2

K

7

4

BB

7

Current Series

Athletics

7

Twins

2

Game 1

Final

Athletics

6

Twins

5

Game 2

Final

1978 AL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Royals	92	70	.568
Angels	87	75	.537	5.0
Rangers	87	75	.537	5.0
Twins	73	89	.451	19.0
White Sox	71	90	.441	20.5
Athletics	69	93	.426	23.0
Mariners	56	104	.350	35.0

Game Summary

The Minnesota Twins couldn't pull it off against the Oakland Athletics, 6 to 5, on April 19, 1978.

Game Info

April 18, 1978

OAK

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Miguel Dilone M. Dilone LF	4	1	0	0	1	1	1
Mike Edwards M. Edwards 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bill North B. North PH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Staggs S. Staggs 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
Mario Guerrero M. Guerrero SS	6	1	4	2	0	0	0
Gary Alexander G. Alexander DH	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
Mike Adams M. Adams PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Revering D. Revering 1B	5	0	1	1	0	0	1
Jim Essian J. Essian C	5	0	4	2	0	1	0
Wayne Gross W. Gross 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1
Tony Armas T. Armas CF	6	1	3	1	0	0	1
Gary Thomasson G. Thomasson RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Dwayne Murphy D. Murphy RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	43	6	14	6	1	7	7

MIN

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Mike Cubbage M. Cubbage 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Morales J. Morales PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Wolfe L. Wolfe 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Chiles R. Chiles PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Tom Johnson T. Johnson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bombo Rivera B. Rivera LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Smalley R. Smalley SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Rod Carew R. Carew 1B-2B	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar C	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
Dan Ford D. Ford CF	5	1	2	2	1	0	0	0
Glenn Adams G. Adams DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Kusick C. Kusick PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hosken Powell H. Powell RF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Norwood W. Norwood LF	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Gary Serum G. Serum P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Randall B. Randall 2B-3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	42	5	10	5	2	1	4	2

Batting

2B: M. Edwards, J. Essian

3B: M. Guerrero

TB: T. Armas 3, M. Edwards 2, J. Essian 5, M. Guerrero 6, D. Revering, S. Staggs

RBI: T. Armas, J. Essian 2, M. Guerrero 2, D. Revering

IBB: W. Gross

HBP: M. Dilone, B. North

SAC: G. Alexander

SF: D. Revering

GIDP: T. Armas

Baserunning

SB: M. Dilone

CS: M. Dilone 2

Batting

2B: B. Wynegar

HR: D. Ford, B. Wynegar

TB: R. Carew, R. Chiles, M. Cubbage, D. Ford 5, H. Powell, B. Randall 2, B. Wynegar 6

RBI: R. Chiles 2, D. Ford 2, B. Wynegar

IBB: B. Wynegar

SAC: B. Randall, R. Smalley

GIDP: R. Carew, J. Morales

Baserunning

SB: W. Norwood

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Rick Langford R. Langford	6.1	5	2	2	2	1	2	2.84
Bob Lacey B. Lacey	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.75
Dave Heaverlo D. Heaverlo	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	13.50
Elias Sosa E. Sosa (W)	2.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0.00
Totals	11.0	10	5	4	4	2	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Geoff Zahn G. Zahn	6.1	7	4	4	3	3	5.68
Tom Johnson T. Johnson (L)	3.2	5	2	2	4	3	4.91
Gary Serum G. Serum	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	11.0	14	6	6	7	7

Batters faced: D. Heaverlo 5, B. Lacey 5, R. Langford 27, E. Sosa 11

Batters faced: T. Johnson 20, G. Serum 5, G. Zahn 29

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Miguel Dilone M. Dilone LF	4	1	0	0	1	1	1
Mike Edwards M. Edwards 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bill North B. North PH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Staggs S. Staggs 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
Mario Guerrero M. Guerrero SS	6	1	4	2	0	0	0
Gary Alexander G. Alexander DH	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
Mike Adams M. Adams PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Revering D. Revering 1B	5	0	1	1	0	0	1
Jim Essian J. Essian C	5	0	4	2	0	1	0
Wayne Gross W. Gross 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1
Tony Armas T. Armas CF	6	1	3	1	0	0	1
Gary Thomasson G. Thomasson RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Dwayne Murphy D. Murphy RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	43	6	14	6	1	7	7

Batting

2B: M. Edwards, J. Essian

3B: M. Guerrero

TB: T. Armas 3, M. Edwards 2, J. Essian 5, M. Guerrero 6, D. Revering, S. Staggs

RBI: T. Armas, J. Essian 2, M. Guerrero 2, D. Revering

IBB: W. Gross

HBP: M. Dilone, B. North

SAC: G. Alexander

SF: D. Revering

GIDP: T. Armas

Baserunning

SB: M. Dilone

CS: M. Dilone 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Rick Langford R. Langford	6.1	5	2	2	2	1	2	2.84
Bob Lacey B. Lacey	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.75
Dave Heaverlo D. Heaverlo	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	13.50
Elias Sosa E. Sosa (W)	2.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0.00
Totals	11.0	10	5	4	4	2	2

Batters faced: D. Heaverlo 5, B. Lacey 5, R. Langford 27, E. Sosa 11

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Mike Cubbage M. Cubbage 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Morales J. Morales PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Wolfe L. Wolfe 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Chiles R. Chiles PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Tom Johnson T. Johnson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bombo Rivera B. Rivera LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Smalley R. Smalley SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Rod Carew R. Carew 1B-2B	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar C	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
Dan Ford D. Ford CF	5	1	2	2	1	0	0	0
Glenn Adams G. Adams DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Kusick C. Kusick PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hosken Powell H. Powell RF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Norwood W. Norwood LF	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Gary Serum G. Serum P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Randall B. Randall 2B-3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	42	5	10	5	2	1	4	2

Batting

2B: B. Wynegar

HR: D. Ford, B. Wynegar

TB: R. Carew, R. Chiles, M. Cubbage, D. Ford 5, H. Powell, B. Randall 2, B. Wynegar 6

RBI: R. Chiles 2, D. Ford 2, B. Wynegar

IBB: B. Wynegar

SAC: B. Randall, R. Smalley

GIDP: R. Carew, J. Morales

Baserunning

SB: W. Norwood

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Geoff Zahn G. Zahn	6.1	7	4	4	3	3	5.68
Tom Johnson T. Johnson (L)	3.2	5	2	2	4	3	4.91
Gary Serum G. Serum	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	11.0	14	6	6	7	7

Batters faced: T. Johnson 20, G. Serum 5, G. Zahn 29

8-3 OAK

MIN 6-9

Team Stats

Current Series

1978 AL West

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