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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 13, 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 August 13, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 13, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Erickson |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,577 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Russ Goetz |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Dell Alston | Left Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
| Willie Norwood | Center Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 13, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Erickson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Erickson
Alston strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Erickson
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson 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: ---
Powell vs. Norris
Powell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Edwards reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Norris
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Norris
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Erickson
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Erickson
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Erickson
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Erickson
Wallis hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Norris
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Norris
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Norris
Wynegar is hit by the pitch. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiles vs. Norris
Chiles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wallis. Chiles reaches second base with a double. Adams scores. Wynegar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Norwood vs. Norris
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to home to get Wynegar. Chiles moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilfong vs. Norris
Wilfong hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Erickson
Armas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Erickson
Essian hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Erickson
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Essian moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alston vs. Erickson
Alston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. Essian scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Erickson
Erickson fires to first and picks off Alston. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Norris
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Norris
Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Norris
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Norris
There goes Powell. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Powell steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cubbage vs. Norris
Cubbage strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Erickson
Page hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Erickson
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Erickson
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Norris
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Norris
Wynegar bunts between the mound and first base. Norris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiles vs. Norris
Chiles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alston. Chiles reaches second base with a double. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Norwood vs. Norris
Norwood hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilfong vs. Norris
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Erickson
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Erickson
Wallis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Erickson
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Erickson
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wallis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Erickson
Edwards hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Norris
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Norris
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Norris
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Erickson
Alston hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Erickson
Page hits a fly ball towards left. Chiles settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chiles. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Erickson
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Erickson
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Norris
Cubbage hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Norris
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Norris
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wallis. Wynegar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiles vs. Norris
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Erickson
Guerrero hits a line drive towards third. Cubbage reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Erickson
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Erickson
Miguel Dilone pinch hits for Tony Armas.
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Norris
Miguel Dilone now playing center field.
Norwood strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Norris
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Norris
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilfong moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Norris
Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Norris
Essian fires to first and picks off Powell. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Erickson
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Erickson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Erickson
Alston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Erickson
There goes Alston. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Norris
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Norris
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Norris
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Edwards covering, for the out. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Norris
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cubbage scores. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiles vs. Norris
Chiles hits a fly ball into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Erickson
Bombo Rivera now playing left field.
Page hits a line drive into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Erickson
Duncan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Erickson
Revering strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1978, game 2 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Powell H, rf 4 0 2 0
Alston D, lf 4 0 1 1 Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0
Page M, dh 4 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Duncan T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 3 1 0 0
Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Adams G, dh 3 1 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 2 0 2 1
Wallis J, rf 3 0 1 0 Chiles R, lf 4 0 2 1
Armas T, cf 2 0 0 0 Rivera B, lf 0 0 0 0
Dilone M, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Norwood W, cf 3 0 0 0
Essian J, c 3 1 2 0 Wilfong R, 2b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 29 2 7 2
Oakland 001 000 000 -- 1
Minnesota 010 000 01x -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M (L) 8.0 7 2 2 3 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson R (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
E -- Chiles R
LOB -- Oakland 4, Minnesota 8
2B -- Chiles R 2, Wynegar B
SB -- Powell H
CS -- Alston D
SH -- Wynegar B
HBP -- by Norris M (Wynegar B)
T -- 2:06
A -- 18577
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