Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
April 10, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1980 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 9, Oakland Athletics 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 1b 3 0 1 1
  Jackson ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
  Norwood ph 1 0 1 2
  Butera c 1 0 0 0
Smalley ss 6 1 1 1
Landreaux lf 5 1 1 0
Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph,dh 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Sofield cf 6 3 3 1
Wynegar c 4 0 2 0
  Rivera pr,rf 2 1 0 0
Powell rf 2 2 2 2
  Mackanin ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Castino 3b 4 0 2 2
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 9 14 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 1 3
Murphy cf 5 1 2 0
Heath c 4 0 0 0
  Revering ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Newman 1b,c 4 0 0 0
Essian dh 5 1 2 1
Armas rf 3 1 2 1
  Davis ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 5 1 1 0
Klutts 3b 2 0 1 0
  Gross ph 0 0 0 0
  Edwards pr,2b 2 1 0 0
Picciolo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Page ph 1 1 1 2
  McKay 3b 2 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  McCatty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 10 7
Minnesota 030 200 002 0029140
Oakland 000 000 700 0007100
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   6.2 7 4 4 1 4
  Marshall   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Corbett  W (1-0) 5.0 1 0 0 0 6
Totals
12.0
10
7
7
2
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford   3.2 8 5 5 1 3
  Hamilton   4.1 2 2 2 1 3
  Jones   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lacey   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  McCatty  L (0-1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
12.0
14
9
9
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 3.  2B–Minnesota Castino (1,off Lacey), Oakland Essian (1,off Koosman).  3B–Minnesota Castino (1,off Langford).  HR–Minnesota Smalley (1,12th inning off McCatty 0 on, 0 out); Sofield (1,12th inning off McCatty 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Henderson (1,7th inning off Marshall 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Castino (1,off Jones).  HBP–R Jackson (1,by McCatty).  CS–Landreaux (1,2nd base by Langford/Heath).  WP–Koosman (1).  HBP–McCatty (1,R Jackson).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:14.  A–24,415.
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