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Twins 2 @ Athletics 3
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 5, 1980

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 5, 1980 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Twins with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 5, 1980 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 2 H: 3 E: 1 LOB: 1
Runs: 2
Hits: 3
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 1
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherRick Langford  
Losing PitcherJerry Koosman  
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Game Winning RBIJim Essian 

Game Info

DateAugust 5, 1980 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherJerry Koosman  
Home Starting PitcherRick Langford  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance4,651 
Time of Game2 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ted Hendry
1B: John Shulock
2B: Terry Cooney
3B: Bill Kunkel

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
John Castino  Third Baseman 
Hosken Powell  Right Fielder 
Ken Landreaux  Center Fielder 
Rick Sofield  Left Fielder 
Rob Wilfong  Second Baseman 
Danny Goodwin  DH 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Ron Jackson  First Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rickey Henderson  Left Fielder 
Jim Essian  Catcher 
Tony Armas  Center Fielder 
Jeff Newman  First Baseman 
Mike Heath  Right Fielder 
Mario Guerrero  Shortstop 
Mike Edwards  DH 
Dave McKay  Third Baseman 
Jeff Cox  Second Baseman 
Billy Martin  Manager 

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Twins 2 @ Athletics 3
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 5, 1980

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/5/1980 -- Minnesota at Oakland (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Smalley R, ss         4  0  0  0   Henderson R, lf       3  0  1  0   
Castino J, 3b         4  0  0  0   Essian J, c           4  0  3  1   
Powell H, rf          4  0  1  0   Armas T, cf-rf        4  0  0  0   
Landreaux K, cf       3  0  0  0   Newman J, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Sofield R, lf         2  1  0  0   Heath M, rf           3  1  1  0   
Wilfong R, 2b         3  0  0  0   Murphy D, cf          1  0  0  0   
Goodwin D, dh         3  1  1  0   Guerrero M, ss        1  1  0  0   
Wynegar B, c          3  0  0  1   Edwards M, dh         1  0  0  0   
Jackson R, 1b         3  0  1  1   McKay D, 3b           2  1  2  1   
                                   Cox J, 2b             2  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  2  3  2                        25  3  8  3

Minnesota        000 020 000 --  2
Oakland          010 000 20x --  3

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L)         6.2  8  3  3  4  3
Corbett D             1.1  0  0  0  0  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Langford R (W)        9.0  3  2  2  1  3

E -- Castino J
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 1, Oakland 6
2B -- Goodwin D
SB -- Henderson R
CS -- Jackson R, McKay D
SH -- Guerrero M, Edwards M, Cox J
HBP -- by Koosman J (Henderson R)
T -- 2:12
A -- 4651

    

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