Starting with a two-run homer by Butch Wynegar in the fourth inning, the Twins batted their way to a 6-3 victory over the A's. Singles by Rod Carew and Dan Ford, an error by Dell Alston in handling Ford's hit and a single by Jose Morales added a pair in the fifth. Roy Smalley homered for the Twins' final run in the sixth. Mike Marshall relieved Stan Perzanowski in the ninth and picked up his 16th save. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 7 2 Twins 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 x - 6 14 4 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Edwards 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .263 Norwood lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .271 Alston rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .286 Smalley ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .285 Page lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Carew 1b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .334 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Ford cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .290 Woodard pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Cubbage 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Horton dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 .274 Morales dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .319 Burke pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Adams ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Wynegar c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .245 Duncan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Powell rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Wallis cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Rivera ph,rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Randall 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .277 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 2 2 3 Totals 35 6 14 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 11,740 Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 10 DP: A's 0, Twins 2 Errors: Alston, Essian, Carew, Rivera, Randall 2 Doubles: Alston (1), Duncan (11) Home Runs: Wynegar (4), Smalley (16) Stolen Bases: Edwards (22), Powell (4), Cubbage (2) Caught Stealing: Alston (6), Norwood (9) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (17), Randall (8) GIDP: Duncan (5), Essian (10) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(6-7) 4.1 8 4 4 2 2 1 22 3.44 Lacey 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 8 2.68 Heaverlo 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 10 3.13 Totals 8 14 6 6 3 4 2 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perzanowski W(2-3) 8.1 7 3 1 2 3 0 32 4.78 Marshall SV(16) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.82 Totals 9 7 3 1 2 3 0 34 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards reached on an error by Carew; Edwards stole second; Alston singled to shortstop [Edwards out at third (shortstop to pitcher)]; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Norwood to second]; Carew singled [Norwood to third]; Norwood was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher) [Carew to second]; Ford walked; Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out (third to first); Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Morales flied out to right; Wynegar flied out to right; Powell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan made an out to second; Wallis singled to center; Essian forced Wallis (third to second) [Essian to second (error by Randall)]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall singled to third; Norwood forced Randall (first to shortstop); Smalley flied out to center; Carew forced Norwood (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alston grounded out (first to pitcher); Page flied out to center; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Cubbage singled to center; Morales struck out; Wynegar homered [Cubbage scored]; Powell singled to center; Powell stole second; Randall walked; Norwood forced Randall (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Horton walked; Revering flied out to right; Duncan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Smalley struck out; Carew singled to shortstop; Ford singled to right [Carew scored (error by Alston), Ford to second]; LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Cubbage grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third]; Morales singled to left [Ford scored]; Wynegar singled to right [Morales to third]; RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Rivera forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wallis singled to right; Essian grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wallis out at second]; Edwards walked; Alston doubled to right [Edwards scored]; Page grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Norwood flied out to left; Smalley homered; Carew struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton struck out; Revering popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Ford grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage singled to shortstop; ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams lined to left; Cubbage stole second [Cubbage to third (error by Essian)]; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Duncan doubled to left; Wallis flied out to right [Duncan to third]; Essian grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: Rivera singled to center; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rivera to second]; Norwood singled to left [Rivera scored, Norwood to second (on throw to home)]; Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher) [Norwood to third]; Carew was walked intentionally; Ford lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 6. ATHLETICS 9TH: Alston singled to second; Page grounded out (pitcher to first) [Alston to second]; Guerrero reached on an error by Randall [Alston to third]; WOODARD RAN FOR GUERRERO; Horton singled to right [Alston scored (unearned), Woodard scored (error by Rivera) (unearned)]; MARSHALL REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); BURKE RAN FOR HORTON; Revering popped to first in foul territory; Duncan flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

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