Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
August 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 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 1, Minnesota Twins 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0
  Newman ph 1 0 0 0
  Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0
Dilone cf 2 0 0 0
  Wallis cf 0 0 0 0
  Horton ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke cf 1 0 0 0
Page dh 4 0 0 0
Duncan 3b 4 0 1 0
Revering 1b 4 0 3 0
  Langford pr 0 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 3 0 1 0
  Woodard pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Alston lf 3 0 0 1
Armas rf 3 0 0 0
Essian c 3 0 1 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood lf 4 1 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 1
Carew 1b 4 1 1 0
Ford cf 4 1 2 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 3 1
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Adams dh 4 0 2 1
Powell rf 3 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 2 0 1 0
Serum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 12 3
Oakland 000 000 010171
Minnesota 011 000 10x3120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  L (7-10) 8.0 12 3 2 1 6
Totals
8.0
12
3
2
1
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Serum  W (6-5) 9.0 7 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
6

  E–Essian (9).  DP–Oakland 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Adams (11,off Keough).  3B–Oakland Guerrero (4,off Serum), Minnesota Ford (6,off Keough).  SB–Edwards (23,2nd base off Serum/Wynegar); Norwood (24,2nd base off Keough/Essian).  CS–Smalley (7,2nd base by Keough/Essian).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:18.
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