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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 12, 1979
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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 12, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 14,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Russ Goetz |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Third Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Chalk | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Danny Goodwin | DH |
| Glenn Adams | Left Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 12, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Koosman
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Koosman
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Koosman
Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Langford
Powell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Langford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Langford
Wilfong strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Langford
Landreaux hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Koosman
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Koosman
Essian hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Koosman
Armas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Koosman
Page hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Langford
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Langford
Goodwin bunts towards third. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Langford
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Langford covering, for the out. Cubbage moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Langford
Smalley hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Koosman
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Koosman
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Koosman
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field. Powell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Powell. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Koosman
Heath is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Langford
Jackson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Chalk reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Langford
Wynegar hits a line drive into right 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: ---
Powell vs. Langford
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Langford
Wilfong hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Powell trying to get to third. Armas throws the ball in to Essian, who tags Powell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Koosman
Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Koosman
Revering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Koosman
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Koosman
Wynegar fires to first and picks off Essian. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Koosman
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Langford
Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Langford
Cubbage hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Cubbage reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Langford
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Langford
Adams strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Koosman
Page 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Koosman
Chalk 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Koosman
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Koosman
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Langford
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Langford
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Langford
Wynegar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Koosman
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Koosman
Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Koosman
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Koosman
Essian hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Koosman
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Langford
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Langford
Wilfong hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Landreaux vs. Langford
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Koosman
Page 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Koosman
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Koosman
Picciolo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Picciolo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Koosman
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Langford
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Langford
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. Cubbage goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Langford
Adams hits a line drive towards first. Revering reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Langford
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Langford
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Koosman
John Castino now playing third base.
Heath 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: ---
Newman vs. Koosman
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Koosman
Revering hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Langford
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Langford
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Langford
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Langford
Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Koosman
Dave Edwards now playing left field.
Essian hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Koosman
Larry Murray pinch runs for Jim Essian.
Koosman fires to first and picks off Murray. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Koosman
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Koosman
Page strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1979 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Henderson R, cf 4 0 2 0 Powell H, rf 3 0 0 0
Heath M, lf 4 0 0 0 Wilfong R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Newman J, c 4 0 2 0 Landreaux K, cf 4 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cubbage M, 3b 3 1 3 0
Essian J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Castino J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Murray L, pr 0 0 0 0 Goodwin D, dh 2 0 1 1
Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0 Adams G, lf 3 0 0 0
Page M, dh 4 0 0 0 Edwards D, lf 0 0 0 0
Chalk D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 3 0 2 0 Jackson R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 0 10 0 27 1 5 1
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota 000 000 10x -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Langford R (L) 8.0 5 1 1 2 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (W) 9.0 10 0 0 0 4
E -- Powell H
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Minnesota 5
2B -- Cubbage M, Picciolo R, Goodwin D
SH -- Goodwin D
T -- 1:43
A -- 14500
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