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MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/04/1980
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MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2367 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (58-48) 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Oakland Athletics (66-41) 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 X 8 9 0
Victory Over Twins Takes Oakland to 66-41
Oakland Athletics left-hander Vida Blue pitched a good game against the Minnesota Twins at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, leading his team to victory, 8-4. The Athletics saw their record improve to 66-41.

In the bottom of the seventh, Oakland first baseman Mike Squires hit a run-scoring single to center field. The clutch hit made it, 5-4, Athletics.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Squires.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. LeFlore CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .326 4 39
R. Carew 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .301 1 41
S. Kemp LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .327 13 63
R. Smalley SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .296 11 52
J. Cruz 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .269 1 38
A. Bannister RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 2 54
P. Kelly DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .314 12 64
T. Duncan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 3 21
B. Bulling C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245 3 16
Totals 35 4 9 4 0 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. LeFlore (19, 1st Inning off V. Blue, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Carew (17, 5th Inning off V. Blue, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. LeFlore 2 , R. Carew 3 , S. Kemp 2 , R. Smalley , J. Cruz 2 , B. Bulling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kemp , J. Cruz , T. Duncan
Sac Fly: S. Kemp
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. LeFlore (94) , R. Carew (13) , J. Cruz (53)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .308 5 31
R. Jackson RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .261 15 57
R. Knight 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .314 7 56
   a-M. Jorgensen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 7 26
   c-G. Jestadt 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
C. Washington DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .260 5 35
T. Perez 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .249 5 38
   b-M. Squires PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 0 16
L. Herndon LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .274 3 34
E. Romero SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .274 2 35
B. Fahey C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .279 0 5
B. Smith 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .241 3 15
Totals 33 8 9 8 6 3 13      
a - M. Jorgensen pinch hit for R. Knight in the 7th
b - M. Squires pinch hit for T. Perez in the 7th
c - G. Jestadt substituted for M. Jorgensen in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: L. Herndon (5, 7th Inning off B. Blyleven, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Smith (3, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Henderson (5, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 5 , R. Jackson 2 , M. Jorgensen , T. Perez , M. Squires , L. Herndon 3 , B. Smith 4
2-out RBI: T. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , T. Perez , L. Herndon
Team LOB: 7
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven L (10-7) 6.1 8 8 8 6 2 2 128 4.26   
G. Garrett 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 21
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 33, G. Garrett 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 10-7, G. Garrett 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 128-73, G. Garrett 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Garrett 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Blue W (10-7) 8.0 9 4 4 0 6 0 118 3.98   
A. Rincon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Blue 54
Batters Faced: V. Blue 33, A. Rincon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Blue 11-7, A. Rincon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Blue 118-83, A. Rincon 5-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vida Blue
Ballpark: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 26993
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