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Twins 5 @ Athletics 3
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 6, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 6, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 6, 1979 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 5 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 3
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 3
Winning PitcherDave Goltz  
Losing PitcherRick Langford  
SaveMike Marshall  
Game Winning RBIGlenn Adams 

Game Info

DateApril 6, 1979 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Goltz  
Home Starting PitcherRick Langford  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance10,387 
Time of Game2 hours 9 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Derryl Cousins
1B: Tony Patch
2B: Jim Cuneo
3B: Roy Roth

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mike Cubbage  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Ken Landreaux  Left Fielder 
Ron Jackson  First Baseman 
Glenn Adams  DH 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Rick Sofield  Right Fielder 
Willie Norwood  Center Fielder 
Rob Wilfong  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Glenn Burke  Left Fielder 
Miguel Dilone  Right Fielder 
Mitchell Page  DH 
Jeff Newman  Catcher 
Dave Revering  First Baseman 
Mike Edwards  Second Baseman 
Tony Armas  Center Fielder 
Mickey Klutts  Third Baseman 
Rob Picciolo  Shortstop 
Jim Marshall  Manager 

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Twins 5 @ Athletics 3
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 6, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/6/1979 -- Minnesota at Oakland (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Cubbage M, 3b         5  1  1  1   Burke G, lf           4  0  1  0   
Castino J, 3b         0  0  0  0   Dilone M, rf          4  0  0  0   
Smalley R, ss         3  0  1  1   Page M, dh            4  1  1  0   
Landreaux K, lf       3  0  1  0   Newman J, c           3  1  1  0   
Jackson R, 1b         4  1  2  1   Murray L, pr          0  0  0  0   
Adams G, dh           4  1  1  1   Revering D, 1b        4  1  2  1   
Wynegar B, c          4  0  1  1   Edwards M, 2b         4  0  0  1   
Sofield R, rf         2  0  0  0   Armas T, cf           3  0  1  1   
Rivera B, ph-rf       2  0  0  0   Klutts M, 3b          3  0  2  0   
Norwood W, cf         4  1  1  0   Picciolo R, ss        3  0  0  0   
Wilfong R, 2b         2  0  0  0                                      
Morales J, ph         0  0  0  0                                      
Randall B, pr-2b      1  1  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  8  5                        32  3  8  3

Minnesota        000 003 200 --  5
Oakland          010 000 101 --  3

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Goltz D (W)           8.1  8  3  3  1  3
Marshall M (S)        0.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Langford R (L)        5.2  4  3  3  2  0
Lacey B               0.2  3  2  2  0  0
Hamilton D*           0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Heaverlo D            2.2  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Cubbage M
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Oakland 3
2B -- Revering D, Adams G, Klutts M
3B -- Norwood W, Page M
CS -- Burke G
SH -- Smalley R
HBP -- by Lacey B (Morales J)
T -- 2:09
A -- 10387

    

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