With a paltry crowd of 5,494 on hand, the Athletics profited from six unearned runs and won the first game of a doubleheader, 9-6, before the Twins came back to take the second game. 7-1. Wayne Gross, A's rookie third baseman, drove in three runs in the opener with his first major league homer and a double. Dick Allen accounted for two RBIs with a double and single.

Paul Thormodsgard, rookie righthander from Reno in the Class A California League, won the nightcap for the Twins with the help of Tom Burgmeier, who relieved with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and put down the A's threat. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, Minnesota Twins 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     10, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  2  1    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   6 11  2
A's          0  4  0    0  4  0    1  0  x  -   9 10  4


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynegar c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .143      North cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Scott 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .200
  Terrell ss          1   1   1   2     0   0  1.000      Page lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .571
Carew 1b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .444      Allen 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .500
Bostock cf            4   1   2   0     1   1   .429      Sanguillen c          4   2   2   1     0   0   .375
Hisle lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .167      Gross 3b              3   2   2   3     1   0   .429
Ford rf               3   0   1   0     2   0   .143      E. Williams dh        3   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Kusick dh             4   0   1   0     1   2   .286      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Cubbage 3b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .429      Picciolo ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilfong 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gorinski ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   4     7   5             Totals               34   9  10   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:57
Left on Base: Twins 12, A's 5
DP: Twins 0, A's 2
Errors: Smalley 2, North, Scott, Gross, Armas
Doubles: Ford (1), Bostock (1), Carew (1), Cubbage (1), Sanguillen (1), Gross (1), Allen (1)
Home Runs: Terrell (1), Gross (1)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (1), Page (1)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (1), Scott (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hisle (1), Wynegar (2)
GIDP: Carew (1), Ford (1)
Hit by Pitch: E. Williams (1,by Carrithers)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(0-1)          4.2   8   8   2   2   1   1  24   3.86
Carrithers              2.1   2   1   1   1   0   0  11   3.86
Hughes                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10   9   3   3   2   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(1-0)           7.2  10   6   4   6   4   1  39   4.70
Torrealba SV(1)         1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    11   6   4   7   5   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Carrithers (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Wynegar lined to third; Smalley walked; Carew
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North lined to center; Scott walked; Page singled
to left [Scott out at third (left to third), Page to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock singled to left; Bostock stole second; Hisle
singled to right [Bostock scored (error by Armas)]; Ford doubled
to right [Hisle to third]; Hisle was caught stealing home but
was safe at home (error by Gross); Kusick struck out; Cubbage
was walked intentionally; Randall struck out; Wynegar flied out
to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen doubled to left; Gross doubled to
right [Sanguillen scored]; E. Williams singled to center [Gross
scored]; Armas struck out; Picciolo popped to first in foul
territory; North singled to center [E. Williams to second];
Scott walked [E. Williams to third, North to second]; Page
reached on an error by Smalley [E. Williams scored (unearned)
(no RBI), North scored (unearned) (no RBI), Scott to second];
Scott was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 4 R (2 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 4.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley flied out to right; Carew singled to left;
Bostock doubled to right [Carew to third]; Hisle hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Carew scored, Bostock to third]; Ford walked;
Kusick walked [Ford to second]; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Allen popped to second; Sanguillen flied out to
left; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

TWINS 4TH: Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar
flied out to center; Smalley lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: E. Williams popped to second; Armas popped to
second; Picciolo lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 4.

TWINS 5TH: Carew doubled to right; Bostock walked; Hisle struck
out; Ford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North flied out to left; Scott reached on an
error by Smalley [Scott to second]; Page flied out to left;
Allen doubled to right [Scott scored (unearned)]; Sanguillen
singled to left [Allen scored (unearned)]; Gross homered
(unearned) [Sanguillen scored (unearned)]; CARRITHERS REPLACED
REDFERN (PITCHING); E. Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 8.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage
singled to second; Randall reached on a fielder's choice
[Cubbage to third (error by Scott)]; Wynegar reached on an error
by North on a sacrifice fly [Cubbage scored (unearned), Randall
to third]; Smalley flied out to center; Carew flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: TERRELL REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING SS); Armas
popped to third; Picciolo flied out to left; North grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 8.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock lined to center; Hisle popped to third; Ford
walked; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
singled to right; Page stole second; Allen singled [Page
scored]; Sanguillen flied out to left; Gross walked [Allen to
second]; E. Williams was hit by a pitch [Allen to third, Gross
to second]; Armas flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 4, Athletics 9.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage doubled to right; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL;
Chiles popped to first in foul territory; Wynegar lined to right
[Cubbage to third]; Terrell homered [Cubbage scored]; Carew
singled to right; TORREALBA REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Bostock
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WILFONG REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 2B); HUGHES
REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Picciolo struck out; Debut
game for Rob Wilfong; North popped to third in foul
territory; Scott flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 9.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle walked; Ford lined to center; Kusick singled
[Hisle to second]; Cubbage forced Kusick (first to shortstop)
[Hisle to third]; GORINSKI BATTED FOR WILFONG; Gorinski grounded
out (second to first); Debut game for Bob Gorinski; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 9.