Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
August 11, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 5 0 0 0
Alston rf 4 0 1 0
Wallis cf 4 0 0 0
Page lf 3 1 2 0
Horton dh 3 0 1 1
  Dilone pr,dh 1 1 0 0
Guerrero ss 3 0 2 1
  Woodard pr 0 0 0 0
  Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 0 1 0
Duncan 3b 4 0 2 0
  Burke pr 0 0 0 0
Essian c 2 0 0 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood lf 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 2 2 0
Carew 1b 3 0 1 1
Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 1
Adams dh 4 0 0 0
Ford cf 3 0 0 0
Powell rf 3 1 1 0
Borgmann c 3 0 1 1
  Rivera pr 0 0 0 0
  Wynegar c 0 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
Oakland 000 002 000291
Minnesota 101 000 10x362
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (9-10) 6.0 6 3 2 2 3
  Sosa   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
2
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (4-4) 7.0 7 2 1 3 3
  Marshall  SV (15) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
3
4

  E–Essian (7), Smalley (23), Jackson (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Oakland Guerrero (16,off Jackson); Duncan (10,off Marshall), Minnesota Smalley (22,off Broberg); Powell (13,off Broberg).  3B–Oakland Page (6,off Jackson).  SH–Essian (14,off Marshall); Wilfong (12,off Sosa).  SB–Alston (4,2nd base off Jackson/Borgmann); Page (19,2nd base off Jackson/Borgmann); Edwards (21,2nd base off Jackson/Borgmann); Smalley (1,2nd base off Broberg/Essian); Carew (20,2nd base off Broberg/Essian); Norwood (23,2nd base off Broberg/Essian).  CS–Woodard (2,2nd base by Marshall/Wynegar).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:13.  A–13,795.
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