Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
August 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1979 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 0, Minnesota Twins 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 2 0
Heath lf 4 0 0 0
Newman c 4 0 2 0
Revering 1b 4 0 1 0
Essian 3b 4 0 2 0
  Murray pr 0 0 0 0
Armas rf 4 0 1 0
Page dh 4 0 0 0
Chalk 2b 3 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 3 0 2 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 10 0
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 3 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 3 1 3 0
  Castino 3b 0 0 0 0
Goodwin dh 2 0 1 1
Adams lf 3 0 0 0
  Edwards lf 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 5 1
Oakland 000 000 000–0100
Minnesota 000 000 10x–151
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (7-13) 8.0 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
5
1
1
2
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (14-10) 9.0 10 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
0
4
  E–Powell (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Oakland Picciolo (8,off Koosman), Minnesota Cubbage (7,off Langford); Goodwin (5,off Langford).  SH–Goodwin (1,off Langford).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–1:43.  A–14,500.
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