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BAL  5
KCR  3
 CHW  5
@BOS  3
 OAK  6
@MIN  3
 SEA 10
CAL  2
 ATL  5
CIN  3
 SDP  4
@SFG  2
Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 4,552

 Friday, April 10, 1981, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:27
Athletics
6
2-0
Won 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  2  0   1  1  0   1  0  0    6 11  2
Twins           3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  5  2
W: Rick Langford (1-0), L: Roger Erickson (0-1)
 Twins
3
0-2
Lost 2
7th, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   3   2   1    1   0  .286 1.071              2   0   3B
D Murphy CF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .250  .750              2   0   3B,SH
D Revering 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400             11   1   
W Gross 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   2   GDP
T Armas RF                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .625 2.042              4   0   HR
M Page DH                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500              0   0   CS
M Heath C                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .286 1.089              4   0   
B Doyle 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   2   
F Stanley SS                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .750 1.500              1   5   

R Langford P                                                                  1   2
Totals                       35   6  11   0    4   2                         27  12
Batting Events
3B: D Murphy (1, off R Erickson); R Henderson (1, off R Erickson).
HR: T Armas (2, off R Erickson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: D Murphy (2, off R Erickson).
TB: T Armas 5; R Henderson 4; D Murphy 4; F Stanley 3; D Revering; M Heath.
GIDP: W Gross (1).
RBI: D Murphy 2 (2); R Henderson (1); T Armas (3); M Heath (2).
2-out RBI: D Murphy; M Heath.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Stanley-D Revering.
E: W Gross (1); R Langford ().
Baserunning Events
CS: M Page (1, Home by F Arroyo/R Smith).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .583              2   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125              1   2   
J Castino 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .750              1   0   
R Smalley SS                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .167  .542              2   2   
G Adams DH                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .167  .708              0   0   2B
G Ward LF                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000              4   0   
M Hatcher 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              7   4   GDP
G Johnston CF                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .452              3   1   
R Smith C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              3   0   

R Erickson P                                                                  3   2
  F Arroyo P                                                                  1   0
Totals                       31   3   5   0    3   4                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: G Adams (1, off R Langford).
TB: G Adams 2; J Castino 2; R Smalley; H Powell.
GIDP: M Hatcher (1).
RBI: G Ward (1); G Adams (1); R Smalley (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Wilfong-R Smalley-M Hatcher; G Johnston-M Hatcher.
E: G Ward (1); M Hatcher (1).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: J Castino (1st base by R Langford).

Pitching Stats

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, W (1-0)            9     5   3   3    3   4   0   3.00   34     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 3     66    -     1.07   0.19
Totals                         9     5   3   3    3   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 3           -  
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Erickson, L (0-1)            6.2   8   6   5    4   2   1   6.75   33     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 8     34    -     0.89  -0.27
F Arroyo                       2.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 2          2-1    0.46  -0.04
Totals                         9    11   6   5    4   2   1          40     -       ·  ·     11·13· 1·10          2-1
Balks: R Erickson (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: R Langford (0; J Castino, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 4,552.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Minnesota Twins                              
1. Rickey Henderson             LF       1. Hosken Powell                RF
2. Dwayne Murphy                CF       2. Rob Wilfong                  2B
3. Dave Revering                1B       3. John Castino                 3B
4. Wayne Gross                  3B       4. Roy Smalley                  SS
5. Tony Armas                   RF       5. Glenn Adams                  DH
6. Mitchell Page                DH       6. Gary Ward                    LF
7. Mike Heath                    C       7. Mickey Hatcher               1B
8. Brian Doyle                  2B       8. Greg Johnston                CF
9. Fred Stanley                 SS       9. Ray Smith                     C

   Rick Langford                 P          Roger Erickson                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 2 1-- R 15% 62% 3-3 OAK D. Murphy R. Erickson Triple to RF; Henderson Scores
b6 0 12- O 15% 75% 3-5 MIN M. Hatcher R. Langford Baserunner Out Advancing; Adams out at 2B/2B
t2 1 1-- R 14% 44% 1-3 OAK R. Henderson R. Erickson Triple to CF; Stanley Scores
b1 1 12- R -14% 28% 1-1 MIN G. Adams R. Langford Double to RF; Castino Scores; Smalley to 3B
t5 1 --- R 12% 74% 4-3 OAK T. Armas R. Erickson Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 OAK R. Henderson R. Erickson Single to LF
t1 0 1-- 3% 56% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy R. Erickson Balk; Henderson to 2B
t1 0 -2- O -4% 52% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy R. Erickson Flyball: LF
t1 1 -2- R 8% 60% 0-0 OAK D. Revering R. Erickson Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/No RBI/unER
t1 1 1-- O -3% 58% 1-0 OAK W. Gross R. Erickson Flyball: CF
t1 2 1-- 2% 59% 1-0 OAK T. Armas R. Erickson Single to LF; Revering to 2B
t1 2 12- 3% 62% 1-0 OAK M. Page R. Erickson Walk; Revering to 3B; Armas to 2B
t1 2 123 O -6% 56% 1-0 OAK M. Heath R. Erickson Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 52% 0-1 MIN H. Powell R. Langford Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b1 0 1-- O 3% 55% 0-1 MIN R. Wilfong R. Langford Flyball: RF
b1 1 1-- -4% 52% 0-1 MIN J. Castino R. Langford Single to SS (Ground Ball); Powell to 2B
b1 1 12- R -10% 42% 0-1 MIN R. Smalley R. Langford Single to RF; Powell Scores; Castino to 2B
b1 1 12- R -14% 28% 1-1 MIN G. Adams R. Langford Double to RF; Castino Scores; Smalley to 3B
b1 1 -23 RO -0% 27% 2-1 MIN G. Ward R. Langford Groundout: SS-1B; Smalley Scores
b1 2 -2- O 2% 30% 3-1 MIN M. Hatcher R. Langford Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 8-9-1
t2 0 --- O -2% 27% 1-3 OAK B. Doyle R. Erickson Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- 3% 30% 1-3 OAK F. Stanley R. Erickson Single to CF
t2 1 1-- R 14% 44% 1-3 OAK R. Henderson R. Erickson Triple to CF; Stanley Scores
t2 1 --3 RO 2% 46% 2-3 OAK D. Murphy R. Erickson Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Henderson Scores
t2 2 --- 1% 47% 3-3 OAK D. Revering R. Erickson Single to CF
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 3-3 OAK W. Gross R. Erickson Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 3-3 MIN G. Johnston R. Langford Strikeout
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 3-3 MIN R. Smith R. Langford Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 3-3 MIN H. Powell R. Langford Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 3.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 5-6-7
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 3-3 OAK T. Armas R. Erickson Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 3-3 OAK M. Page R. Erickson Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 3-3 OAK M. Heath R. Erickson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 3-3 MIN R. Wilfong R. Langford Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 3-3 MIN J. Castino R. Langford Lineout: CF
b3 2 --- -1% 47% 3-3 MIN R. Smalley R. Langford Walk
b3 2 1-- O 3% 50% 3-3 MIN G. Adams R. Langford Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 3.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 8-9-1
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 3-3 OAK B. Doyle R. Erickson Groundout: P-1B
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 3-3 OAK F. Stanley R. Erickson Flyball: RF
t4 2 --- 1% 47% 3-3 OAK R. Henderson R. Erickson Walk
t4 2 1-- R 15% 62% 3-3 OAK D. Murphy R. Erickson Triple to RF; Henderson Scores
t4 2 --3 O -4% 58% 4-3 OAK D. Revering R. Erickson Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 3% 61% 3-4 MIN G. Ward R. Langford Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 2% 63% 3-4 MIN M. Hatcher R. Langford Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 --- -2% 61% 3-4 MIN G. Johnston R. Langford Walk
b4 2 1-- O 3% 64% 3-4 MIN R. Smith R. Langford Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O -2% 62% 4-3 OAK W. Gross R. Erickson Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1 --- R 12% 74% 4-3 OAK T. Armas R. Erickson Home Run
t5 1 --- O -1% 73% 5-3 OAK M. Page R. Erickson Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 2 --- O -1% 72% 5-3 OAK M. Heath R. Erickson Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O 3% 75% 3-5 MIN H. Powell R. Langford Popfly: 3B
b5 1 --- O 2% 77% 3-5 MIN R. Wilfong R. Langford Flyball: RF
b5 2 --- -2% 76% 3-5 MIN J. Castino R. Langford Single to LF
b5 2 1-- -1% 74% 3-5 MIN R. Smalley R. Langford Castino Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Castino to 2B
b5 2 -2- O 4% 79% 3-5 MIN R. Smalley R. Langford Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O -2% 77% 5-3 OAK B. Doyle R. Erickson Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- 2% 79% 5-3 OAK F. Stanley R. Erickson Single to CF
t6 1 1-- O -2% 77% 5-3 OAK R. Henderson R. Erickson Popfly: 1B
t6 2 1-- O -2% 75% 5-3 OAK D. Murphy R. Erickson Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- -6% 69% 3-5 MIN G. Adams R. Langford Walk
b6 0 1-- -9% 60% 3-5 MIN G. Ward R. Langford Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Adams to 2B
b6 0 12- O 15% 75% 3-5 MIN M. Hatcher R. Langford Baserunner Out Advancing; Adams out at 2B/2B
b6 1 1-- OO 8% 82% 3-5 MIN M. Hatcher R. Langford Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O -2% 81% 5-3 OAK D. Revering R. Erickson Popfly: SS
t7 1 --- O -1% 80% 5-3 OAK W. Gross R. Erickson Groundout: 1B-P
t7 2 --- 1% 81% 5-3 OAK T. Armas R. Erickson Walk
t7 2 1-- 1% 82% 5-3 OAK M. Page R. Erickson Walk; Armas to 2B
Fernando Arroyo replaces Roger Erickson pitching
t7 2 12- R 8% 90% 5-3 OAK M. Heath F. Arroyo Single to LF; Armas Scores; Page to 3B; Heath to 2B/Adv on E7
t7 2 -23 O -2% 88% 6-3 OAK B. Doyle F. Arroyo Page Caught Stealing Hm (C)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- O 3% 91% 3-6 MIN G. Johnston R. Langford Strikeout
b7 1 --- O 2% 92% 3-6 MIN R. Smith R. Langford Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2 --- O 1% 93% 3-6 MIN H. Powell R. Langford Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Fernando Arroyo facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O -1% 93% 6-3 OAK B. Doyle F. Arroyo Groundout: 1B-P
t8 1 --- 1% 93% 6-3 OAK F. Stanley F. Arroyo Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t8 1 1-- OO -1% 92% 6-3 OAK R. Henderson F. Arroyo Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O 3% 95% 3-6 MIN R. Wilfong R. Langford Flyball: RF
b8 1 --- O 2% 96% 3-6 MIN J. Castino R. Langford Groundout: P-1B
b8 2 --- O 1% 97% 3-6 MIN R. Smalley R. Langford Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Fernando Arroyo facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- 1% 97% 6-3 OAK D. Murphy F. Arroyo Single to LF
t9 0 1-- O -1% 97% 6-3 OAK D. Revering F. Arroyo Popfly: 2B
t9 1 1-- OO -1% 96% 6-3 OAK W. Gross F. Arroyo Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
b9 0 --- O 2% 98% 3-6 MIN G. Adams R. Langford Strikeout Looking
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 3-6 MIN G. Ward R. Langford Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 3-6 MIN M. Hatcher R. Langford Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 3.

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