1979 - 08 - 20 Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 20 of 08 1979, the Oakland Athletics attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Oakland Athletics were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/08/20 Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
Played at Oakland Coliseum with 5171 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Oakland Athletics000200001262
Detroit Tigers0010000517121
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Oakland Athletics -4Craig MinettoJim Marshall
Detroit Tigers -2Dan PetrySparky Anderson
 
Home Runs in game:
Oakland Athletics -1
Detroit Tigers -0
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Rickey Henderson7Lou Whitaker4
Dwayne Murphy8Alan Trammell6
Wayne Gross5Ron LeFlore8
Dave Revering3John Wockenfuss2
Jeff Newman2Jerry Morales7
Mitchell Page10Tom Brookens10
Tony Armas9Jason Thompson3
Dave Chalk4Lynn Jones9
Rob Picciolo6Aurelio Rodriguez5
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Joe Brinkman Home Plate Umpire
Vic Voltaggio First Base Umpire
(none) Second Base Umpire
Larry McCoy Third Base Umpire