August 12, 1979 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 4
SEA 3 CHW 7
TOR 0 TOR 7
@CHW 5 KCR 7
DET 1 MIN 1
OAK 0 CLE 6
@TEX 3 ATL 3
HOU 2 CIN 9
@SDP 2 SDP 5
CIN 4 SFG 4
LAD 1 CHC 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 14,500

Sunday, August 12, 1979
Time of Game: 1:43

Athletics

35-83

Lost 3

7th, 32 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 10  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    1  5  1

W: J Koosman (14-10), L: R Langford (7-13)

Twins

62-53

Won 3

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson CF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .251  .600    0    3   0   
M Heath LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .649    0    3   0   GDP
J Newman C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .703    0    4   0   
D Revering 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .814    0    6   1   
J Essian 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .768    0    1   1   
  L Murray PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .546         0   0   
T Armas RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .683    0    2   1   
M Page DH                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .678    0    0   0   
D Chalk 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .644    0    2   1   
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .615    0    1   2   2B

R Langford P                                                             2   1
Totals                       34   0  10   0    0   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: R Picciolo (8, off J Koosman).

TB: R Picciolo 3; R Henderson 2; J Newman 2; J Essian 2; D Revering; T Armas.

GIDP: M Heath (11).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Essian (1st base by B Wynegar); L Murray (1st base by J Koosman).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .825    0    2   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .318  .816    0    6   5   
K Landreaux CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .787    0    0   0   
M Cubbage 3B                  3   1   3   0    0   0  .262  .683    0    1   4   2B
  J Castino 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .719         0   0   
D Goodwin DH                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .323  .974    0    0   0   2B,SH
G Adams LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .794    0    1   0   
  D Edwards LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .784         0   0   
R Smalley SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .900    0    3   2   
R Jackson 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .756    0   10   0   
B Wynegar C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .707    0    4   1   

J Koosman P                                                              0   2
Totals                       27   1   5   1    2   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D Goodwin (5, off R Langford); M Cubbage (7, off R Langford).

SH: D Goodwin (1, off R Langford).

TB: M Cubbage 4; D Goodwin 2; R Wilfong.

RBI: D Goodwin (14).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Smalley-R Wilfong-R Jackson.

E: H Powell (3).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Langford, L (7-13)           8     5   1   1    2   3   0   4.30   30     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 5· 5     69    -     0.98   0.26
Totals                         8     5   1   1    2   3   0          30     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 5· 5           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Koosman, W (14-10)           9    10   0   0    0   4   0   3.63   34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·10     71    -     1.42   0.76
Totals                         9    10   0   0    0   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Koosman (9; L Murray, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 1:43.

Attendance: 14,500.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Henderson          CF    1. H Powell             RF 
2. M Heath              LF    2. R Wilfong            2B 
3. J Newman             C     3. K Landreaux          CF 
4. D Revering           1B    4. M Cubbage            3B 
5. J Essian             3B    5. D Goodwin            DH 
6. T Armas              RF    6. G Adams              LF 
7. M Page               DH    7. R Smalley            SS 
8. D Chalk              2B    8. R Jackson            1B 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. B Wynegar            C  

   R Langford           P        J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  1-0  1--      19%  90% T Armas         J Koosman       Murray Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   b 7   0  0-0  1--      19%  84% D Goodwin       R Langford      Double; Cubbage Scores
   t 9   0  1-0  ---     -12%  71% J Essian        J Koosman       Single
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% M Heath         J Koosman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   1  0-0  12-       7%  52% T Armas         J Koosman       Essian Picked off 1B (C-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  R Henderson     Single
   OO     1--      54%  M Heath         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Newman        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  H Powell        Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      51%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  K Landreaux     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Revering      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Essian        Flyball: 2B
          ---      53%  T Armas         Single
   O      1--      55%  M Page          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  M Cubbage       Single
   O      1--      57%  D Goodwin       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Cubbage to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  G Adams         Groundout: 1B-P; Cubbage to 3B
   O      --3      50%  R Smalley       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  D Chalk         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  R Henderson     Single; Henderson to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3      56%  M Heath         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Jackson       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      51%  B Wynegar       Lineout: RF
          ---      53%  H Powell        Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Wilfong       Single to RF; Powell out at 3B/RF-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
          ---      46%  J Newman        Single
          1--      39%  D Revering      Single; Newman to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Essian        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Revering to 2B
   O      12-      52%  T Armas         Essian Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  M Cubbage       Double
   O      -2-      54%  D Goodwin       Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      50%  G Adams         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Chalk         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      54%  R Picciolo      Single
   O      1--      57%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  R Smalley       Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Wynegar       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  M Heath         Flyball: 2B
          ---      50%  J Newman        Single
   O      1--      54%  D Revering      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      51%  J Essian        Single; Revering to 2B
   O      12-      58%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  H Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      52%  R Wilfong       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  D Chalk         Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  R Picciolo      Double
   O      -2-      59%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
          ---      65%  M Cubbage       Single
   R      1--      84%  D Goodwin       Double; Cubbage Scores
   O      -2-      80%  G Adams         Lineout: 1B
   O      -2-      77%  R Smalley       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      74%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
                  John Castino replaces Mike Cubbage playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---      79%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Newman        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      86%  D Revering      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  H Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      84%  R Wilfong       Walk
   O      1--      83%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Edwards replaces Glenn Adams playing LF batting 6th
          ---      71%  J Essian        Single
                  Larry Murray pinch runs for Jim Essian batting 5th
   O      1--      90%  T Armas         Murray Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      96%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Page          Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197908120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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