A two-out single by Tony Armas in the 11th inning was the deciding blow as the A's triumphed over the Twins, 6-5. The winning rally began when Gary Alexander drew a leadoff walk. Mike Adams ran for Alexander and advanced to second on Jim Essian's single after Dave Revering struck out. One out later, Armas knocked in the winning run.

The Twins had tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on Hosken Powell's single, an error by shortstop Mario Guerrero on Willie Norwood's grounder, a sacrifice bunt and pinch-hitter Rich Chiles' single. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 19, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 - 6 14 3 Twins 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 - 5 10 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .186 Cubbage 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .425 Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 North ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 Wolfe 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Staggs 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Chiles ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .625 Guerrero ss 6 1 4 2 0 0 .419 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander dh 2 1 0 0 3 0 .273 Rivera lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Adams pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .258 Revering 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .237 Carew 1b,2b 6 0 1 0 0 0 .391 Essian c 5 0 4 2 1 0 .229 Wynegar c 4 2 2 1 1 0 .229 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 2 1 .162 Ford cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .300 Armas cf 6 1 3 1 0 1 .273 Adams dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .132 Thomasson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .108 Kusick ph,dh,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Murphy rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Powell rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .176 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norwood lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .244 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b,3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .244 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 6 14 6 7 7 Totals 42 5 10 5 4 2 Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 1,935 Left on Base: A's 15, Twins 10 DP: A's 2, Twins 1 Errors: Guerrero, Revering, Gross, Smalley Doubles: Edwards (1), Essian (2), Wynegar (3) Triples: Guerrero (2) Home Runs: Ford (2), Wynegar (1) Stolen Bases: Dilone (5), Norwood (6) Caught Stealing: Dilone 2 (4) Sacrifice Hits: Alexander (1), Smalley (1), Randall (1) Sacrifice Flies: Revering (1) GIDP: Armas (2), Carew (2), Morales (1) Hit by Pitch: North (2,by Zahn), Dilone (1,by T. Johnson) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford 6.1 5 2 2 2 1 2 27 2.37 Lacey 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 2.00 Heaverlo 0.2 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 0.75 Sosa W(1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 0.00 Totals 11 10 5 4 4 2 2 48 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 6.1 7 4 4 3 3 0 29 5.59 T. Johnson L(1-2) 3.2 5 2 2 4 3 0 20 2.92 Serum 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.40 Totals 11 14 6 6 7 7 0 54 Hit by Pitch: Zahn (1), T. Johnson (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone reached on an error by Smalley; Edwards popped to catcher; Dilone stole second; Dilone was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Guerrero singled to center; Alexander lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cubbage to second]; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to center; Essian singled to right [Revering to second]; Gross struck out; Armas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Essian out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford homered; Adams grounded out (second to first); Powell reached on an error by Revering; Norwood flied to center; Randall singled to right [Powell to third]; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson flied to right; Dilone flied to center; Edwards grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew flied to left; Wynegar flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero tripled to center; Alexander walked; Revering reached on a fielder's choice [Guerrero out at home (first to catcher), Alexander to second]; Essian singled to center [Alexander scored, Revering to second]; Gross flied to center [Revering to third]; Armas popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams flied to center; Powell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Dilone struck out; Edwards doubled to left; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); Randall reached on an error by Gross [Randall to second]; Cubbage walked; Smalley walked [Randall to third, Cubbage to second]; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Alexander flied to left; Revering grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian walked; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar homered; Ford popped to catcher; Adams lined to right; Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas singled to right; Thomasson struck out; Dilone walked [Armas to second]; NORTH BATTED FOR EDWARDS; North was hit by a pitch [Armas to third, Dilone to second]; T. JOHNSON REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Guerrero singled to center [Armas scored, Dilone scored, North to second]; Alexander walked [North to third, Guerrero to second]; Revering lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [North scored, Guerrero to third]; Essian popped to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 2B); Norwood struck out; Randall singled to center; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: WOLFE REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 3B); Gross walked; Armas singled to second [Gross to second]; Thomasson struck out; Dilone popped to third; Staggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING RF); Smalley grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (catcher to first); Wynegar doubled to left; Ford singled to left [Wynegar scored]; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Kusick grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Guerrero singled to left; Alexander out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Guerrero to second]; Revering grounded out (first unassisted) [Guerrero to third]; Essian doubled to right [Guerrero scored]; Gross was walked intentionally; Armas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 3. TWINS 9TH: Powell singled to right; Norwood reached on an error by Guerrero [Powell to second]; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Powell to third, Norwood to second]; CHILES BATTED FOR WOLFE; Chiles singled to center [Powell scored, Norwood scored (unearned)]; SOSA REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Smalley struck out; Carew singled to right [Chiles to third]; Wynegar was walked intentionally [Carew to second]; Ford flied to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 10TH: RANDALL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); KUSICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CAREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); T. JOHNSON REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Murphy lined to left; Dilone was hit by a pitch; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Staggs singled to left; Guerrero forced Staggs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 5. TWINS 10TH: Kusick flied to center; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Norwood walked; Norwood stole second; Randall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 11TH: Alexander walked; RIVERA REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); SERUM REPLACED NORWOOD (PITCHING); ADAMS RAN FOR ALEXANDER; Revering struck out; Essian singled to left [Adams to second]; Gross lined to right; Armas singled to center [Adams scored, Essian to second]; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5. TWINS 11TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley flied to left; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5.

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