Bert Campaneris and Joe Rudi each rapped two hits and scored two runs apiece to lead the Athletics to a 6-4 victory over the Twins. After hitting singles in the first inning, both scored on a double by Reggie Jackson.

Rudi reached base again on a forceout in the fourth and subsequently counted on a single by Sal Bando. Then, in the eighth, Campaneris batted in a run with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Rudi. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Monday, June      28, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  9  0
A's          2  0  1    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   6 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf,cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Campaneris ss         4   2   2   1     1   0   .260
Carew 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Rudi lf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .260
Oliva rf              4   2   2   2     1   1   .377      Jackson rf            4   0   2   2     0   1   .284
Reese 1b              2   1   1   2     2   0   .191      Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Holt cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Bando 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .272
  Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   3   .224
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duncan c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .231
Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .242      Green 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .257        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .260        Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Tischinski c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .083
  Thomas ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .067

Totals               35   4   9   4     4   7             Totals               33   6  11   6     1   8

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  4,654
Left on Base: Twins 8, A's 7
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Errors: Duncan
Doubles: Oliva (15), Jackson 2 (19), Epstein (9), Rudi (16)
Home Runs: Reese (6), Oliva (18)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (19), Monday (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (2)
GIDP: Oliva (5)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (7,by Blyleven), Duncan (1,by Blyleven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(7-10)        6     8   5   5   1   6   0  28   2.85
Perranoski              2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   6.62
Totals                  8    11   6   6   1   8   0  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(6-0)           6.2   8   4   4   3   6   2  31   3.12
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   6.21
Fingers SV(5)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.80
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   7   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Dobson (5)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to shortstop; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Oliva doubled to left; Reese flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; Rudi singled to right
[Campaneris to third]; Jackson doubled to left [Campaneris
scored, Rudi scored, Jackson out at third (left to shortstop to
catcher to center)]; Epstein doubled to left; Bando grounded out
(third to first); Monday was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 2ND: Holt made an out to shortstop; Braun singled to
right; Cardenas made an out to first; Mitterwald grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan made an out to third; Green made an out to
first; Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven struck out; Tovar lined to second; Carew
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris walked; Rudi forced Campaneris
(shortstop to second); Jackson was called out on strikes;
Epstein was hit by a pitch [Rudi to second]; Bando singled to
center [Rudi scored, Epstein to second]; Monday struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva walked; Reese homered [Oliva scored]; Holt
singled to right; Dobson threw a wild pitch [Holt to second];
Braun struck out; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Duncan
dropped a foul fly hit by Mitterwald for an error; Mitterwald
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan was hit by a pitch; Green made an out to
second; Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Duncan
to second]; Campaneris singled to center [Duncan scored];
Campaneris stole second; Rudi doubled to right [Campaneris
scored]; Jackson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Athletics 5.

TWINS 5TH: Blyleven struck out; Tovar singled to left; Carew
singled to right [Tovar to third]; Oliva struck out; Reese
walked [Carew to second]; Holt forced Reese (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Epstein struck out; Bando struck out; Monday was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics
5.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to right; Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan singled to shortstop; Green forced Duncan
(second to shortstop); Dobson flied out to center; Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Athletics 5.

TWINS 7TH: THOMAS BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Thomas flied out to
center; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew singled
to right; Oliva homered [Carew scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Reese walked (walk was charged to Dobson); ALYEA
BATTED FOR HOLT; Alyea flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PERRANOSKI REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING);
Rudi made an out to first; Jackson doubled to left; Epstein
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Jackson to third]; Bando
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Athletics 5.

TWINS 8TH: Braun walked; FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING);
Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Braun to second];
KILLEBREW BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Killebrew was called out on
strikes; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: TISCHINSKI REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING C );
Monday singled to center; Monday stole second; Duncan struck
out; Green singled to center [Monday scored]; Fingers struck
out; Campaneris flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Athletics 6.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar singled to center; Carew flied out to right;
Oliva grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Tovar
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 6.