A single by Rod Carew and double by Steve Braun in the seventh inning provided the deciding run for the Twins in a 5-4 victory over the Athletics. Bert Blyleven ended his personal four-game losing streak with help from Wayne Granger, who gave up a homer by Joe Rudi in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   4  7  2
Twins        2  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Tovar rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Rudi lf               4   2   3   1     0   1   .320      Carew 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .308
Voss cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Braun 3b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .304
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .278      Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Bando 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .256        Brye lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Mangual rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Reese lf,1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Tenace c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .202      Darwin cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .278
Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Thompson ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .289
  Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Borgmann c            2   0   0   1     1   0   .237
Odom p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Blyleven p            0   0   0   1     0   0   .186
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Mincher ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .221
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     2  10             Totals               28   5   7   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 24,395
Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 4
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Kubiak, Odom
Doubles: Bando (15), Carew (13), Braun (12)
Home Runs: Rudi (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven 2 (8)
GIDP: Campaneris (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(9-4)             4     4   4   2   3   1   0  19   2.45
Horlen                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.58
Locker                  2     2   1   1   0   0   0   7   2.98
Totals                  8     7   5   3   3   2   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(10-14)       6.1   6   3   3   2  10   0  27   3.11
Granger SV(15)          2.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   8   2.65
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2  10   1  35

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi struck out;
Voss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Carew doubled to center [Carew
to third (error by Kubiak), Tovar scored (no RBI)]; Braun
grounded out (first unassisted) [Carew scored (unearned)];
Killebrew lined to left; Reese made an out to second; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein struck out; Bando singled to center;
Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bando to second];
Tenace singled to left [Bando scored]; Kubiak grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin walked; Thompson singled to center [Darwin to
third]; Borgmann forced Thompson (third to second) [Darwin
scored]; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Borgmann to second]; Tovar grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Odom struck out; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rudi singled to center; Voss flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (second to first); Braun popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Killebrew walked; Reese was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein struck out; Bando struck out; Mangual
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin singled to left; Thompson forced Darwin
(second to shortstop); Borgmann walked [Thompson to second];
Borgmann was picked off first but was safe on an error by Odom
[Borgmann to second, Thompson to third]; Blyleven out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Borgmann to third, Thompson
scored (unearned)]; Tovar made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Kubiak was
called out on strikes; HEGAN BATTED FOR ODOM; Hegan struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: HORLEN REPLACED HEGAN (PITCHING); Carew flied out to
center; Braun was called out on strikes; Killebrew flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris struck out; Rudi singled to left; Voss
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rudi to second]; Epstein
singled to left [Rudi scored]; Bando doubled to left [Epstein
scored]; Mangual grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Reese flied out to left; Darwin grounded out (third
to first); Thompson singled to left; Borgmann forced Thompson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins
4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace walked; Kubiak flied out to left; MINCHER
BATTED FOR HORLEN; Mincher walked [Tenace to second]; GRANGER
REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Campaneris grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Mincher out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: LOCKER REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Granger grounded
out (third to first); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carew singled to center; Braun doubled to center [Carew scored,
Braun out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi homered; Voss made an out to shortstop;
Epstein flied out to right; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Reese grounded out
(first unassisted); Darwin grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BRYE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING LF); REESE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Mangual grounded out (third to
first); Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); DUNCAN BATTED
FOR KUBIAK; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 5.