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Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins April 19, 1978 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Wednesday, April 19, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium |
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| Oakland |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Minnesota |
0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 10 | 1 |
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| Oakland Athletics |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Langford |
6.1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Lacey |
1.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Heaverlo |
0.2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Sosa W (1-0) |
2.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Totals |
11.0 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
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| Minnesota Twins |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Zahn |
6.1 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
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Johnson L (1-2) |
3.2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
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Serum |
1.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
11.0 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
E–Guerrero (2), Revering (1), Gross (3), Smalley (3). DP–Oakland 2, Minnesota 1. 2B–Oakland Edwards (1,off Zahn); Essian (2,off T Johnson), Minnesota Wynegar (3,off Lacey). 3B–Oakland Guerrero (2,off Zahn). HR–Minnesota Ford (2,2nd inning off Langford 0 on, 0 out); Wynegar (1,6th inning off Langford 0 on, 0 out). SH–Alexander (1,off T Johnson); Smalley (1,off Langford); Randall (1,off Heaverlo). SF–Revering (1,off T Johnson). HBP–North (2,by Zahn); Dilone (1,by T Johnson). IBB–Gross (2,by T Johnson); Wynegar (1,by Sosa). SB–Dilone (5,2nd base off Zahn/Wynegar); Norwood (6,2nd base off Sosa/Essian). CS–Dilone 2 (4,3rd base by Zahn/Wynegar,2nd base by T Johnson/Wynegar). HBP–Zahn (1,North); T Johnson (1,Dilone). IBB–Sosa (1,Wynegar); T Johnson (1,Gross). U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo. T–3:20. A–1,935. |
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| Game played on Wednesday, April 19, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium |
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