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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 11, 1981
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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 11, 1981 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Albert Williams |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 5,536 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Jim McKean |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Brian Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Rick Sofield | Left Fielder |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Greg Johnston | Center Fielder |
| Ray Smith | Catcher |
| Johnny Goryl | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 11, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Williams
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Williams
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Williams
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Williams
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Williams
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Keough
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Keough
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Keough
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Keough
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Keough covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Williams
Page hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Williams
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Williams
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Keough
Castino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas who is chasing the ball. Castino reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sofield vs. Keough
Sofield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Keough
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnston vs. Keough
Johnston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Keough
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Williams
Picciolo hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Williams
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Williams
There goes Henderson. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Williams
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Williams
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. Henderson moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Williams
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Murphy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Williams
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Keough
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Keough
Wilfong hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Keough
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Williams
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Williams
Newman hits a line drive into center field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Williams
Doyle 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, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Williams
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Keough
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Keough
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sofield vs. Keough
Sofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castino moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Keough
There's a wild pitch. Castino moves to third. Sofield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Keough
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnston vs. Keough
Johnston strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Williams
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Williams
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Williams
Revering strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Keough
Smith hits a line drive towards first. Revering reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Keough
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Keough
Wilfong hits a line drive into center field. Murphy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murphy. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Keough
Smalley hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Williams
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Williams
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Williams
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Williams
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 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Keough
Adams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Keough
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sofield vs. Keough
Sofield strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Williams
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Williams
Picciolo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Williams
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Williams
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Williams
Revering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picciolo scores. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. O'Connor
Jack O'Connor now pitching.
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Keough
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Keough
Johnston strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Keough
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Keough
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilfong vs. Keough
Wilfong hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. O'Connor
Gross 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, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. O'Connor
Armas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. O'Connor
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Mitchell Page.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Keough
Dave McKay now playing third base.
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Keough
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Keough
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sofield vs. Keough
Sofield is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Corbett
Doug Corbett now pitching.
Newman hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Corbett
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Corbett
Picciolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Corbett
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Keough
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Keough
Pete Mackanin pinch hits for Greg Johnston.
Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mackanin for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Keough
Danny Goodwin pinch hits for Ray Smith.
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/1981 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 3 1 0 0 Powell H, rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy D, cf 3 1 1 0 Wilfong R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 4 0 2 2 Adams G, dh 3 0 1 0
McKay D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Castino J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Armas T, rf 4 0 2 0 Sofield R, lf 4 0 1 0
Page M, dh 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnston G, cf 2 0 0 0
Newman J, c 4 0 0 0 Mackanin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Doyle B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Smith R, c 3 0 1 0
Picciolo R, ss 4 1 2 0 Goodwin D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 32 0 6 0
Oakland 002 000 100 -- 3
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (W) 9.0 6 0 0 4 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Williams A (L) 6.2 7 3 3 3 3
O'Connor J 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Corbett D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Murphy D
DP -- Oakland 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Minnesota 9
3B -- Castino J
SB -- Henderson R
WP -- Keough M
T -- 2:34
A -- 5536
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