Sunday August 13, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 2 7 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Powell rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .230 Alston lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .330 Duncan 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Cubbage 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .299 Revering 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Adams dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .252 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Wynegar c 2 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Wallis rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Chiles lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .270 Armas cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Rivera lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Dilone ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Norwood cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Essian c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .234 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 1 3 Totals 29 2 7 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 18,577 Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 8 DP: A's 0, Twins 0 Errors: Chiles Doubles: Chiles 2 (11), Wynegar (17) Stolen Bases: Powell (5) Caught Stealing: Alston (7) Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (7) Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (4,by Norris) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris L(0-1) 8 7 2 2 3 3 0 34 3.86 Totals 8 7 2 2 3 3 0 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson W(12-7) 9 5 1 1 1 3 0 32 4.38 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 3 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Norris (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston struck out; Page grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell lined to second; Smalley flied out to center; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering walked; Guerrero lined to right; Wallis lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Adams walked; Wynegar was hit by a pitch [Adams to second]; Chiles doubled to right [Adams scored, Wynegar to third]; Norwood reached on a fielder's choice [Wynegar out at home (second to catcher), Chiles to third]; Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas lined to second; Essian singled to right; Edwards singled to right [Essian to third]; Alston forced Edwards (third to second) [Essian scored]; Alston was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Powell singled to right; Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew flied out to left; Powell stole second; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page flied out to right; Duncan grounded out (second to first); Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Adams singled to right; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Adams to second]; Chiles doubled to left [Adams to third]; Norwood flied out to center; Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis singled to center; Armas struck out; Essian singled to left [Wallis to second]; Edwards lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Powell struck out; Smalley made an out to second; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Alston flied out to center; Page reached on an error by Chiles [Page to second]; Duncan grounded out (third to first); Revering grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Adams flied out to left; Wynegar doubled to right; Chiles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero lined to third; Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); DILONE BATTED FOR ARMAS; Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Norwood struck out; Wilfong walked; Powell singled to center [Wilfong to third]; Smalley popped to third in foul territory; Powell was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston singled to center; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage walked; Adams grounded out (first to second) [Cubbage to second]; Wynegar singled to left [Cubbage scored, Wynegar to second (on throw to home)]; Chiles flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); Page lined to left; Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; Revering struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

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