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Athletics 11 @ Twins 20
Metropolitan Stadium
April 27, 1980

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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 27, 1980 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 20 to 11.

Game Summary

DateApril 27, 1980 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 11 H: 22 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 11
Hits: 22
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 20 H: 20 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 20
Hits: 20
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherDoug Corbett  
Losing PitcherBrian Kingman  
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Game Winning RBIGlenn Adams 

Game Info

DateApril 27, 1980 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherBrian Kingman  
Home Starting PitcherGeoff Zahn  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance19,859 
Time of Game3 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Clark
1B: Steve Palermo
2B: Dave Phillips
3B: Lou DiMuro

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rickey Henderson  Left Fielder 
Dwayne Murphy  Center Fielder 
Jim Essian  DH 
Jeff Newman  First Baseman 
Tony Armas  Right Fielder 
Mario Guerrero  Shortstop 
Mike Heath  Catcher 
Mickey Klutts  Third Baseman 
Rob Picciolo  Second Baseman 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hosken Powell  Right Fielder 
Rob Wilfong  Second Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Ken Landreaux  Left Fielder 
Glenn Adams  DH 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Mike Cubbage  First Baseman 
Rick Sofield  Center Fielder 
John Castino  Third Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Athletics 11 @ Twins 20
Metropolitan Stadium
April 27, 1980

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         Game of 4/27/1980 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, lf       6  1  3  1   Powell H, rf          5  2  3  2   
Murphy D, cf          6  2  3  0   Wilfong R, 2b         4  3  2  0   
Essian J, dh          2  1  0  0   Smalley R, ss         4  4  2  1   
Page M, ph            3  0  0  0   Landreaux K, lf       4  1  3  2   
Newman J, 1b-2b       5  2  4  2   Rivera B, ph-lf       1  1  1  0   
Armas T, rf           4  1  1  1   Adams G, dh           1  1  1  2   
Guerrero M, ss        2  1  2  0   Morales J, ph         1  0  1  2   
Edwards M, pr-2b      2  1  1  1   Goodwin D, ph         3  1  1  1   
Revering D, ph-1b     1  0  1  0   Mackanin P, ph        1  1  1  0   
Heath M, c            5  0  3  4   Wynegar B, c          3  2  0  2   
Klutts M, 3b-ss       3  0  2  1   Cubbage M, 1b         0  0  0  0   
Cosey R, ph           1  0  0  0   Jackson R, ph-1b      5  2  1  2   
McKay D, ss           1  1  1  1   Sofield R, cf         4  1  0  1   
Picciolo R, 2b-ss     2  1  1  0   Castino J, 3b         5  1  4  4   
Gross W, ph-3b        3  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46 11 22 11                        41 20 20 19

Oakland          012 142 001 -- 11
Minnesota        (10)05 200 12x -- 20

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kingman B (L)         0.1  1  5  2  3  1
Hamilton D            0.1  4  5  5  2  0
Souza M*              1.1  3  2  2  1  1
Lysander R            4.1  9  6  5  2  3
Lacey B               1.2  3  2  1  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zahn G                4.1 14  8  8  2  2
Corbett D (W)         4.2  8  3  3  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

E -- Guerrero M, Newman J, Heath M
DP -- Oakland 2, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Oakland 10, Minnesota 8
2B -- Heath M, Guerrero M, Newman J, Rivera B
3B -- Castino J, Picciolo R, Landreaux K
HR -- McKay D
SB -- Henderson R
CS -- Landreaux K
SF -- Sofield R, Wynegar B
HBP -- by Hamilton D (Landreaux K)
T -- 3:17
A -- 19859

    

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