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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 15, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 15, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Thormodsgard |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 14,788 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Larry Lintz | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Dick Allen | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Rich McKinney | DH |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Rich Chiles | Right Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 15, 1977
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Thormodsgard
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lintz vs. Thormodsgard
Lintz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Thormodsgard
There goes Lintz. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Lintz steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Thormodsgard
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out. Lintz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allen vs. Thormodsgard
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Torrez
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Torrez
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Torrez
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Thormodsgard
Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Thormodsgard
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Thormodsgard
McKinney strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Thormodsgard
Armas hits a fly ball towards right. Chiles settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chiles. Gross moves to third. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Picciolo vs. Thormodsgard
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Torrez
Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Torrez
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Thormodsgard
North hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lintz vs. Thormodsgard
Lintz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Thormodsgard
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Thormodsgard
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Torrez
Kusick hits a fly ball towards left. Page settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Page. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Torrez
Randall is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borgmann vs. Torrez
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Torrez
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randall scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Torrez
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Thormodsgard
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Thormodsgard
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Thormodsgard
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Torrez
Bostock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Torrez
There goes Bostock. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Bostock steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cubbage vs. Torrez
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cubbage for the out. Bostock moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chiles vs. Torrez
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Thormodsgard
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Thormodsgard
Picciolo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Thormodsgard
North hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chiles who is chasing the ball. North reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lintz vs. Thormodsgard
Lintz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Thormodsgard
There goes Lintz. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Lintz steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Thormodsgard
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North scores. Lintz scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Thormodsgard
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Torrez
Sheldon Mallory now playing center field.
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Torrez
Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Torrez
Borgmann hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Thormodsgard
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormodsgard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Thormodsgard
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormodsgard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Thormodsgard
McKinney hits a line drive into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Torrez
Smalley hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Torrez
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Torrez
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bostock moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cubbage vs. Torrez
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Thormodsgard
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Thormodsgard
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mallory vs. Thormodsgard
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lintz vs. Thormodsgard
There goes Mallory. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Mallory steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lintz vs. Thormodsgard
Lintz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Torrez
Chiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Torrez
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Torrez
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Chiles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borgmann vs. Torrez
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Torrez
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Borgmann trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Page hits a line drive into right field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Schueler
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Schueler
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Dick Allen.
There goes Alexander. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Schueler
Sanguillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Schueler
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Torrez
Earl Williams now playing first base.
Carew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Torrealba
Pablo Torrealba now pitching.
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrealba covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Torrealba
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Torrealba
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terrell vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching. Jerry Terrell pinch hits for Rich Chiles.
Terrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kusick vs. Giusti
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Schueler
Jerry Terrell now playing right field.
McKinney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Schueler
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Schueler
Picciolo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Giusti
Randall strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Giusti
Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Giusti
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1977 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
North B, cf 3 1 1 0 Smalley R, ss 5 0 2 1
Mallory S, cf 1 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 4 1 2 1
Lintz L, 2b 2 1 0 0 Bostock L, cf 3 0 0 0
Page M, lf 4 0 2 2 Hisle L, lf 4 0 2 0
Allen D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Alexander M, pr 0 0 0 0 Chiles R, rf 2 0 0 0
Williams E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Terrell J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0 Kusick C, dh 4 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Randall B, 2b 3 1 0 0
McKinney R, dh 4 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 3 0 0 0
Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0
Picciolo R, ss 4 1 1 1
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33 3 6 3 33 2 7 2
Oakland 000 030 000 -- 3
Minnesota 001 000 010 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (W)* 7.0 5 2 1 3 2
Torrealba P 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Giusti D (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Thormodsgard P (L) 7.0 6 3 3 2 4
Schueler R 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Chiles R, Page M
DP -- Oakland 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Minnesota 8
3B -- North B
HR -- Picciolo R, Carew R
SB -- Lintz L 2, Bostock L, Mallory S, Alexander M
HBP -- by Torrez M (Randall B)
T -- 2:50
A -- 14788
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