Allowing only three hits, Geoff Zahn hurled the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the A's. The Twins scored two runs in the first inning without the benefit of a hit, taking advantage of four walks, a hit batsman and an error by first baseman Dave Revering. An infield out by Glenn Adams drove in the first run and the second came across on a bases-loaded walk to Rick Sofield. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .071      Burke lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Castino 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wallis rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Smalley ss            4   1   2   1     0   1   .455      Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Landreaux lf          3   0   0   0     2   0   .273      Newman c,1b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .182
R. Jackson 1b         5   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Klutts 3b,ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Adams dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .364      Armas cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Wynegar c             2   0   1   0     2   1   .455      Revering 1b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .333
Sofield rf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .333        Gross 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norwood cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .273      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Essian ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     7   6             Totals               29   1   3   1     0   7

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  3,326
Left on Base: Twins 10, A's 2
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Errors: Revering, Essian
Doubles: Adams (2), Sofield (1)
Caught Stealing: Adams (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Revering (1)
Hit by Pitch: Smalley (1,by Norris)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(1-0)             9     3   1   1   0   7   0  30   1.00
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   7   0  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(0-1)           7.2   5   2   1   7   6   0  34   1.17
Heaverlo                1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.25
Totals                  9     7   3   2   7   6   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Norris (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Cuneo, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tony Patch, 3B - Roy Roth


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage walked; Smalley was hit by a pitch [Cubbage
to second]; Landreaux walked [Cubbage to third, Smalley to
second]; R. Jackson flied to center; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cubbage scored, Smalley to third, Landreaux to
second]; Revering dropped a foul fly hit by Wynegar for an
error; Wynegar walked; Sofield walked [Smalley scored
(unearned), Landreaux to third, Wynegar to second]; Norwood
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Burke lined to center; Wallis grounded out (first
unassisted); Page flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong struck out; Cubbage popped to third in foul
territory; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to center; Klutts grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Newman to second]; Armas singled to left
[Newman to third]; Revering hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Newman scored]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux walked; R. Jackson struck out; Adams
doubled to left [Landreaux to third]; Wynegar walked; Sofield
popped to third; Norwood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo popped to first in foul territory; Burke
struck out; Wallis flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong popped to first in foul territory; Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page struck out; Newman struck out; Klutts struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams walked; Adams was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering
grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar struck out; Sofield doubled to right; Norwood
lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Sofield out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong struck out; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); Smalley singled to right; Landreaux popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page popped to second; Newman flied to right;
Klutts flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics
1.

TWINS 8TH: R. Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; Adams
flied to center; Wynegar singled to right; Sofield singled to
left [Wynegar to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING);
Norwood popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas popped to first in foul territory; Revering
flied to center; Edwards singled to left; ESSIAN BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; Essian forced Edwards (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 9TH: ESSIAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GROSS REPLACED
REVERING (PLAYING 3B); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
KLUTTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Wilfong singled to
center; Cubbage grounded out (second to first) [Wilfong to
second]; Smalley singled to center [Wilfong scored, Smalley to
third (error by Essian)]; Landreaux flied to left; R. Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CASTINO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); Burke
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis was called out on
strikes; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 1.