Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
April 25, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 5 1 1 0
Smalley ss 4 1 2 0
Carew 1b 5 1 2 2
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Adams dh 2 0 0 0
  Kusick ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Ford cf 3 0 2 0
Powell rf 3 0 1 1
Norwood lf 4 0 1 0
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
  Thayer p 0 0 0 0
  Serum p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 4 2 4 0
Guerrero ss 3 0 1 1
Page lf 3 0 2 0
  Murphy lf 1 0 0 0
Alexander dh 4 1 1 2
Revering 1b 3 1 3 0
Essian c 3 0 0 0
Gross 3b 4 0 1 1
Armas cf 4 0 1 0
Thomasson rf 4 1 1 1
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 14 5
Minnesota 000 003 000390
Oakland 000 021 20x5143
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Thormodsgard   5.0 9 2 2 0 3
  Scarce   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Thayer  L (0-1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2
  Serum   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Johnson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
5
5
1
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg   5.0 6 3 1 0 1
  Lacey   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sosa  W (2-0) 4.0 3 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
2
3

  E–Edwards (1), Revering (2), Gross (4).  DP–Minnesota 2, Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Carew (4,off Broberg), Oakland Edwards (3,off Thormodsgard); Gross (1,off Scarce).  HR–Oakland Thomasson (1,5th inning off Thormodsgard 0 on, 1 out); Alexander (5,7th inning off Thayer 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Powell (1,off Sosa).  SH–Essian (2,off Scarce); Guerrero (4,off Thayer).  SB–Carew (3,2nd base off Broberg/Essian).  CS–Smalley (2,2nd base by Sosa/Essian); Edwards (2,2nd base by Thormodsgard/Wynegar).  BK–Sosa (1).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:36.
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