Reggie Jackson hit a pair of solo homers and Joe Rudi smashed a drive with two men on base to power the Athletics to a 7-2 victory over the Twins. After Jackson's first homer in the third inning, Rudi and Jackson connected in succession in the seventh to put the game away with four unearned runs resulting from an error by Eric Soderholm. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  5  2
A's          0  1  1    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   7  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rudi lf               4   1   2   3     0   0   .311
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .293        Garrett lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Braun 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .316      Jackson cf            3   2   2   2     1   0   .257
Killebrew 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .245        Hendrick cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Reese lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .226
Darwin cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .265        Hegan 1b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .187      Mangual rf            3   1   0   0     1   2   .276
Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .208        Cullen 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Corbin p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .043      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Nettles ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Voss pr,rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Duncan c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kubiak 2b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .210
  Manuel ph,rf        1   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Hunter p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .154

Totals               32   2   5   2     1   8             Totals               33   7   9   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 16,606
Left on Base: Twins 4, A's 4
DP: Twins 1, A's 0
Errors: Thompson, Soderholm
Doubles: Borgmann (2), Killebrew (8), Duncan (8), Kubiak (5)
Home Runs: Manuel (1), Jackson 2 (20), Rudi (11)
Caught Stealing: Bando (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(6-4)           5     5   3   3   2   3   1  21   2.58
Strickland              1.2   4   4   0   0   2   2  10   2.66
LaRoche                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.83
Gebhard                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   9.00
Totals                  8     9   7   3   2   6   3  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(13-4)          9     5   2   2   1   8   1  33   2.10
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   8   1  33

Passed Balls: Borgmann (1)
Wild Pitches: Corbin (2)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to second; Thompson popped to first
in foul territory; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to shortstop; Rudi lined to
third; Jackson walked; Mincher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Reese
grounded out (second to first); Darwin lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual was called out on strikes; Bando flied
out to center; Duncan doubled to left; Kubiak doubled to right
[Duncan scored]; Hunter grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Soderholm flied out to right; Borgmann doubled to
left; Corbin popped to first in foul territory; Tovar grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
flied out to center; Jackson homered; Mincher struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Braun flied out to left;
Killebrew walked; Reese struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual walked; Bando singled to right [Mangual
to third]; Corbin threw a wild pitch [Bando to second, Mangual
scored]; Bando was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Duncan made an out to shortstop; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin struck out; Soderholm struck out; Borgmann
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hunter flied out to right; Campaneris flied out
to right; Rudi singled to shortstop; Jackson popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 6TH: NETTLES BATTED FOR CORBIN; Nettles flied out to
center; Tovar singled to center; Thompson singled to center
[Tovar to second]; Braun was called out on strikes; Killebrew
doubled to center [Thompson to third, Tovar scored]; Reese
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: STRICKLAND REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Mincher
struck out; Mangual flied out to left; Bando flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

TWINS 7TH: HEGAN REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING 1B); Darwin grounded
out (second to first); Soderholm was called out on strikes;
Borgmann flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak
reached on an error by Soderholm; Hunter struck out; Campaneris
singled to right [Kubiak to third]; Borgmann allowed a passed
ball [Campaneris to second]; Rudi homered (unearned) [Kubiak
scored (unearned), Campaneris scored (unearned)]; Jackson
homered (unearned); Hegan singled; LAROCHE REPLACED STRICKLAND
(PITCHING); Mangual struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 7.

TWINS 8TH: HENDRICK REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING CF); MANUEL BATTED
FOR LAROCHE; Manuel homered; Tovar flied out to right; Thompson
made an out to second; Braun was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MANUEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GEBHARD
REPLACED TOVAR (PITCHING); Bando reached on an error by
Thompson; VOSS RAN FOR BANDO; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Voss to second]; Kubiak hit into a double play (second
to shortstop) [Voss out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Athletics 7.

TWINS 9TH: VOSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CULLEN REPLACED
MANGUAL (PLAYING 3B); GARRETT REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF);
Killebrew flied out to left; Reese flied out to right; Darwin
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Athletics 7.