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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 25, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 25, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 25, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 25, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 18,550 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim Evans |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sheldon Mallory | Right Fielder |
Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
Willie Crawford | DH |
Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Rich McKinney | First Baseman |
Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
Jeff Newman | Catcher |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Lyman Bostock | Left Fielder |
Glenn Adams | DH |
Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 25, 1977
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Goltz
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Goltz
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Goltz
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Goltz
Page strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Langford
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Langford
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Langford
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. Smalley moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adams vs. Langford
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hisle vs. Langford
Hisle strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Goltz
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Goltz
McKinney strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Goltz
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Goltz
Newman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Langford
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Langford
Newman fires to first and picks off Wynegar. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Langford
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Langford
Randall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Goltz
Picciolo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Goltz
Mallory hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Goltz
There goes Mallory. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Mallory steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Goltz
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. Mallory moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Goltz
Crawford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Langford
Cubbage hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Langford
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Langford
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off McKinney, and towards Perez, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Goltz
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Goltz
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Goltz
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Langford
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Langford
Hisle hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Langford
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Goltz
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Goltz
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Goltz
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wynegar fields it and throws to first for the out. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mallory vs. Goltz
Mallory hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hisle. Mallory reaches second base with a double. Newman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Goltz
There's a wild pitch. Mallory moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Goltz
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Langford
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Langford
Randall hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Langford
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Langford
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Goltz
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Goltz
Page hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Goltz
Gross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Langford
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Langford
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Langford
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Langford
Wynegar strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Goltz
McKinney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Goltz
Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Goltz
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Langford
Ford hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Langford
Randall bunts towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cubbage vs. Langford
Cubbage strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Langford
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Goltz
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Goltz
Mallory strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Goltz
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Goltz
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Marty Perez.
There goes Alexander. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Goltz
Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Langford
Rodney Scott now playing second base.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. McKinney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Langford
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. McKinney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Goltz
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Goltz
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Goltz
McKinney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Langford
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Langford
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Langford
Ford hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Langford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Goltz
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Goltz
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Goltz
There goes Newman. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Newman steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picciolo vs. Goltz
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mallory vs. Goltz
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Langford
Rich Chiles pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Langford
Cubbage hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Langford
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 11
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Goltz
Jerry Terrell now playing second base.
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Goltz
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Goltz
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Goltz
Gross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Langford
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Langford
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Langford
Adams is walked intentionally. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hisle vs. Langford
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. Bostock moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/25/1977 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Mallory S, rf 5 0 2 1 Cubbage M, 3b 4 1 1 1 Perez M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Alexander M, pr 0 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 5 1 2 0 Scott R, 2b 1 0 0 0 Bostock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Crawford W, dh 5 0 0 0 Adams G, dh 4 0 1 0 Page M, lf 5 0 1 0 Hisle L, cf 5 0 1 1 Gross W, 3b 5 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0 McKinney R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ford D, rf 4 0 1 0 Armas T, cf 4 0 2 0 Randall B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Newman J, c 4 1 2 0 Chiles R, ph 1 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 4 0 0 0 Terrell J, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 1 8 1 36 2 7 2 Oakland 000 010 000 00 -- 1 Minnesota 001 000 000 01 -- 2 0 outs when winning run was scored. Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Langford R (L) 10.0 7 2 2 5 8 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Goltz D (W) 11.0 8 1 1 1 14 E -- Gross W DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Oakland 7, Minnesota 10 2B -- Mallory S HR -- Cubbage M SB -- Mallory S, Alexander M, Newman J SH -- Randall B WP -- Goltz D T -- 2:39 A -- 18550
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