Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
July 30, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 1 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 2 2 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 2 2
Smalley ss 4 0 0 1
Adams lf 4 0 1 0
  Rivera pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 2 0
Castino 3b 3 0 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Page dh 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Heath 3b 4 0 1 0
  Murray pr 0 0 0 0
Gross 1b 4 0 1 0
Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0
Essian c 3 0 0 0
Armas rf 3 0 2 0
Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0
  Revering ph 1 0 0 0
  Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0
Kingman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Minnesota 000 120 000380
Oakland 000 000 000061
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (10-7) 9.0 6 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kingman  L (1-4) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
3

  E–Gross (15).  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 1.  PB–Wynegar (4).  2B–Minnesota Landreaux (18,off Kingman); R Jackson (24,off Kingman), Oakland Henderson (5,off Goltz).  SH–Powell (4,off Kingman).  SB–Edwards (6,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:25.  A–5,857.
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