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Athletics 6 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
April 19, 1978

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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 19, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 19, 1978 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 6 H: 14 E: 3 LOB: 15
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherElias Sosa  
Losing PitcherTom Johnson  
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Game Winning RBITony Armas 

Game Info

DateApril 19, 1978 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherRick Langford  
Home Starting PitcherGeoff Zahn  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance1,935 
Time of Game3 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Don Denkinger
1B: Dave Phillips
2B: Larry McCoy
3B: Steve Palermo

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Miguel Dilone  Left Fielder 
Mike Edwards  Second Baseman 
Mario Guerrero  Shortstop 
Gary Alexander  DH 
Dave Revering  First Baseman 
Jim Essian  Catcher 
Wayne Gross  Third Baseman 
Tony Armas  Center Fielder 
Gary Thomasson  Right Fielder 
Bobby Winkles  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mike Cubbage  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Dan Ford  Center Fielder 
Glenn Adams  DH 
Hosken Powell  Right Fielder 
Willie Norwood  Left Fielder 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Athletics 6 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
April 19, 1978

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         Game of 4/19/1978 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Dilone M, lf          4  1  0  0   Cubbage M, 3b         2  0  1  0   
Edwards M, 2b         3  0  1  0   Morales J, ph         1  0  0  0   
North B, ph           0  1  0  0   Wolfe L, 3b           0  0  0  0   
Staggs S, 2b          2  0  1  0   Chiles R, ph          1  0  1  2   
Guerrero M, ss        6  1  4  2   Johnson T, p-p        0  0  0  0   
Alexander G, dh       2  1  0  0   Rivera B, lf          1  0  0  0   
Adams M, pr           0  1  0  0   Smalley R, ss         4  0  0  0   
Revering D, 1b        5  0  1  1   Carew R, 1b-2b        6  0  1  0   
Essian J, c           5  0  4  2   Wynegar B, c          4  2  2  1   
Gross W, 3b           4  0  0  0   Ford D, cf            5  1  2  2   
Armas T, cf           6  1  3  1   Adams G, dh           3  0  0  0   
Thomasson G, rf       4  0  0  0   Kusick C, ph-1b       2  0  0  0   
Murphy D, rf          2  0  0  0   Powell H, rf          5  1  1  0   
                                   Norwood W, lf         4  1  0  0   
                                   Serum G, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Randall B, 2b-3b      4  0  2  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  6 14  6                        42  5 10  5

Oakland          000 100 301 01 --  6
Minnesota        010 001 012 00 --  5

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Langford R            6.1  5  2  2  2  1
Lacey B               1.1  2  1  1  0  0
Heaverlo D            0.2  2  2  1  0  0
Sosa E (W)            2.2  1  0  0  2  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zahn G                6.1  7  4  4  3  3
Johnson T (L)*        3.2  5  2  2  4  3
Serum G               1.0  2  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 11th

E -- Smalley R, Revering D, Gross W, Guerrero M
DP -- Oakland 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 15, Minnesota 10
2B -- Edwards M, Wynegar B, Essian J
3B -- Guerrero M
HR -- Ford D, Wynegar B
SB -- Dilone M, Norwood W
CS -- Dilone M 2
SH -- Smalley R, Alexander G, Randall B
SF -- Revering D
HBP -- by Zahn G (North B), by Johnson T (Dilone M)
T -- 3:20
A -- 1935

    

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