Tuesday April 25, 1978
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Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 A's 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .365 Edwards 2b 7 0 0 0 0 3 .326 Wolfe ph,3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Guerrero ss 7 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 3 1 .256 Page dh 4 0 2 0 2 0 .316 Carew 1b 7 0 1 1 0 1 .361 Alexander lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Adams dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .130 Murphy lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kusick ph,dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Essian ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 Ford cf 5 1 3 1 1 0 .316 Dilone lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .216 Wynegar c 5 0 1 0 1 0 .197 Revering 1b 5 0 0 0 1 1 .298 Powell rf 5 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Armas cf 6 1 3 0 0 0 .321 Norwood lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Gross 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .211 Chiles ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Staggs pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Randall 2b 6 1 2 0 0 0 .304 Perez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Newman c 6 0 0 0 0 0 .125 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson rf 5 2 2 3 1 1 .143 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 52 3 9 2 6 3 Totals 50 4 12 4 6 5 Time of Game: 3:41 Attendance: 4,808 Left on Base: Twins 13, A's 13 DP: Twins 2, A's 0 Errors: Cubbage, Smalley, Gross, Thomasson Doubles: Powell (3) Home Runs: Ford (3), Thomasson (2) Caught Stealing: Alexander (2) Sacrifice Hits: Perez (1) GIDP: Alexander (4), Armas (3) Hit by Pitch: Page (1,by Zahn) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 9 7 3 0 3 2 1 36 3.81 T. Johnson L(1-3) 4.2 5 1 1 3 3 0 22 2.65 Totals 13.2 12 4 1 6 5 1 58 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford 6.1 3 3 1 4 0 1 27 2.13 Lacey 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.70 Heaverlo 6.1 5 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.95 Coleman W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 14 9 3 1 6 3 1 58 Hit by Pitch: Zahn (2) Wild Pitches: Zahn (1) Balks: T. Johnson (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc TWINS 1ST: Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley walked; Carew forced Smalley (second to shortstop); Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Guerrero flied out to right; Page reached on an error by Cubbage [Page to second]; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford homered; Wynegar flied out to left; Powell flied out to left; Norwood popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering was called out on strikes; Armas reached on an error by Smalley; Gross singled to right [Armas to second]; Newman flied out to right [Armas to third]; Thomasson homered (unearned) [Armas scored (unearned), Gross scored (unearned)]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 3RD: Randall lined to shortstop; Cubbage popped to third in foul territory; Smalley popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero flied out to right; Page was hit by a pitch; Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams singled to center; Ford walked [Adams to second]; Wynegar walked [Adams to third, Ford to second]; Powell flied out to left; Norwood lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied out to left; Armas lined to third; Gross singled to center; Newman forced Gross (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (third to first); Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley walked; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Thomasson made an out to third; Edwards flied out to left; Guerrero singled to center; Page singled to right [Guerrero out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 6TH: Adams flied out to center; Ford flied out to center; Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Alexander singled to left; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to second); Revering walked; Armas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Revering out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); Powell doubled to left; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first) [Powell to third]; Randall reached on an error by Gross [Powell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Randall to second]; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randall to third]; Smalley walked; Carew singled to left [Randall scored (unearned), Smalley to second]; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Gross flied out to left; Newman made an out to first; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. TWINS 8TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Wynegar lined to right; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Edwards flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Page walked; ESSIAN BATTED FOR MURPHY; Essian walked [Page to second]; Zahn threw a wild pitch [Page to third, Essian to second]; Revering grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. TWINS 9TH: DILONE REPLACED ESSIAN (PLAYING LF); Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall singled to center; Wolfe flied out to center; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas singled to left; Gross forced Armas (third to shortstop); STAGGS RAN FOR GROSS; Newman forced Staggs (second to shortstop); Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. TWINS 10TH: PEREZ REPLACED STAGGS (PLAYING 3B); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick made an out to first; Ford singled to left; Wynegar singled to right [Ford to third (error by Thomasson), Wynegar to second]; Powell was walked intentionally; CHILES BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Chiles forced Powell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 10TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Edwards struck out; Guerrero flied out to right; Page singled to left; Dilone walked [Page to second]; Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. TWINS 11TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 11TH: Armas singled to center; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Armas to second]; Newman popped to shortstop in foul territory; Thomasson was walked intentionally; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. TWINS 12TH: Carew struck out; Kusick made an out to second; Ford singled to right; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 12TH: Guerrero made an out to first; Page flied out to center; Dilone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. TWINS 13TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Chiles grounded out (second to first); Randall singled to center; Wolfe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 13TH: Revering made an out to third; Armas singled to left; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Newman forced Armas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. TWINS 14TH: COLEMAN REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew flied out to right; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 14TH: Thomasson singled to center; Edwards struck out; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thomasson to second]; T. Johnson balked [Thomasson to third]; Page was walked intentionally; Dilone singled to left [Thomasson scored, Page to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 4.

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