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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 9, 1977
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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 9, 1977 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,562 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Dale Ford |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Dick Allen | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Earl Williams | DH |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 9, 1977
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Torrez
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Torrez
Smalley bunts towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Torrez
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Torrez
There goes Carew. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Torrez
Bostock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Torrez
There goes Hisle. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Hisle steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Torrez
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Goltz
North strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Goltz
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Goltz
There goes Scott. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Goltz
Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Goltz
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smalley. Scott scores. Page goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Goltz
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Torrez
Kusick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Torrez
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Torrez
Randall hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Torrez
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Goltz
Gross hits a line drive into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Goltz
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Goltz
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Torrez
Smalley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Torrez
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bostock vs. Torrez
Bostock hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smalley tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Torrez
Ford hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Goltz
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Goltz
North hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. North reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Goltz
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hisle. Scott reaches second base with a double. North scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Goltz
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Goltz
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanguillen vs. Goltz
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Goltz's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Torrez
Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Torrez
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Torrez
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kusick moves to third. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynegar vs. Torrez
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kusick tags and scores. Cubbage tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Torrez
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Goltz
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Goltz
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Goltz
Armas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Goltz
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Torrez
Bostock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Goltz
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 -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Goltz
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Goltz
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. Page moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allen vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to third for the out. Scott scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Schueler
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Torrez
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Torrez
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Torrez
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Torrez
Randall hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Schueler
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Schueler
Armas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Schueler
There goes Armas. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Schueler
Picciolo hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Torrez
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Torrez
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Torrez
Carew hits a line drive towards third. Gross catches it and throws to first to double up Smalley. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Schueler
North hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Schueler
Scott 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 -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Schueler
Page 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
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Torrez
Bostock hits a line drive into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Torrez
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Schueler
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Schueler
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Dick Allen.
Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching. Larry Lintz pinch runs for Manny Sanguillen.
There goes Lintz. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Lintz steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Johnson
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Lintz scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams strikes out. There goes Gross. The throw from Wynegar to second, and Gross is out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Johnson
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Johnson
Picciolo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Torrez
Jerry Tabb now playing first base. Jeff Newman now catching.
Kusick hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 7
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 -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Torrez
Rich Chiles pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. North 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 4/9/1977 -- Minnesota at Oakland (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Wynegar B, c 3 1 1 1 North B, cf 4 1 1 0
Smalley R, ss 3 1 2 0 Scott R, 2b 2 2 1 1
Carew R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Page M, lf 3 1 2 0
Bostock L, cf 3 0 1 1 Allen D, 1b 4 0 2 2
Hisle L, lf 3 0 0 1 Alexander M, pr 0 1 0 0
Ford D, rf 4 0 0 0 Tabb J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Kusick C, dh 3 1 1 0 Sanguillen M, c 4 0 1 0
Cubbage M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Lintz L, pr 0 1 0 0
Randall B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Newman J, c 0 0 0 0
Chiles R, ph 1 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 4 0 1 2
Williams E, dh 3 1 1 1
Armas T, rf 3 0 1 0
Picciolo R, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 7 4 31 7 10 6
Minnesota 201 100 000 -- 4
Oakland 201 011 02x -- 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz D 4.1 5 4 3 4 3
Schueler R (L)* 2.2 3 3 3 1 0
Johnson T 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (W) 9.0 7 4 4 3 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Smalley R
DP -- Minnesota 2, Oakland 1
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Oakland 5
2B -- Smalley R, North B, Scott R
HR -- Williams E
SB -- Carew R, Hisle L, Scott R, Lintz L
CS -- Armas T, Gross W
SH -- Smalley R
SF -- Bostock L, Wynegar B
T -- 2:37
A -- 12562
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