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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Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dilone lf 4 1 0 0
Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0
  North ph 0 1 0 0
  Staggs 2b 2 0 1 0
Guerrero ss 6 1 4 2
Alexander dh 2 1 0 0
  Adams pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Revering 1b 5 0 1 1
Essian c 5 0 4 2
Gross 3b 4 0 0 0
Armas cf 6 1 3 1
Thomasson rf 4 0 0 0
  Murphy rf 2 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 14 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 2 0 1 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Wolfe 3b 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 1 2
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera lf 1 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b,2b 6 0 1 0
Wynegar c 4 2 2 1
Ford cf 5 1 2 2
Adams dh 3 0 0 0
  Kusick ph,dh,1b 2 0 0 0
Powell rf 5 1 1 0
Norwood lf 4 1 0 0
  Serum p 0 0 0 0
Randall 2b,3b 4 0 2 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 10 5
Oakland 000 100 301 016143
Minnesota 010 001 012 005101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford   6.1 5 2 2 2 1
  Lacey   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Heaverlo   0.2 2 2 1 0 0
  Sosa  W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
11.0
10
5
4
4
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn   6.1 7 4 4 3 3
  Johnson  L (1-2) 3.2 5 2 2 4 3
  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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