Posting his second straight shutout, Dick Woodson pitched the Twins to a 4-0 victory over the Athletics. Vida Blue yielded all four runs before going out for a pinch-hitter after four innings on the mound.

A walk to Harmon Killebrew, single by Bobby Darwin and double by Steve Braun produced two runs in the first. An error resulted in another tally in the second and the final marker counted in the fourth on a double by Danny Thompson, sacrifice by Woodson and single by Cesar Tovar. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Twins        2  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Tovar rf              4   0   2   1     1   0   .253
Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .322      Carew 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Killebrew 1b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .239
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darwin cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .278
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Braun 3b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .303
Mangual rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Brye lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .159      Thompson ss           4   2   3   0     0   0   .294
  Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Borgmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Cullen 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Woodson p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .078
  Voss ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .188
  Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mincher ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               31   0   5   0     2   2             Totals               32   4   9   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 33,161
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 10
DP: A's 2, Twins 0
Errors: Tenace, Cullen
Doubles: Braun (13), Thompson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (2), Woodson 2 (5)
GIDP: Braun (7), Borgmann (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(4-6)             4     5   4   3   3   2   0  22   3.00
Waslewski               3     3   0   0   0   0   0  11   0.00
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.24
Totals                  8     9   4   3   4   2   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(9-9)          9     5   0   0   2   2   0  34   2.70
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   2   0  34

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to center; Carew struck out;
Killebrew walked; Darwin singled to right [Killebrew to second];
Braun doubled to right [Darwin scored, Killebrew scored]; Brye
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein flied out to center; Tenace grounded out
(third to first); Mangual walked; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson singled to left; Borgmann flied out to
right; Woodson reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Thompson to second]; Tovar flied out to left; Carew reached on
an error by Cullen [Woodson to third, Thompson scored (error by
Tenace) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Killebrew made an out to third; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Cullen singled to right; Blue out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cullen to second]; Campaneris made an
out to second; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Darwin walked; Braun grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Darwin out at second]; Brye
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to right; Epstein grounded out
(second to first); Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson doubled to left; Borgmann made an out to
second; Woodson reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Thompson to third]; Tovar singled to left [Woodson to
second, Thompson scored]; Carew grounded out (second to first)
[Tovar to second, Woodson to third]; Killebrew was walked
intentionally; Darwin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual singled to left; Hendrick flied out to
center; Cullen flied out to right; HEGAN BATTED FOR BLUE; Hegan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED HEGAN (PITCHING); Braun grounded
out (second to first); Brye singled to left; Thompson singled to
right [Brye to second]; Borgmann grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
singled to center; Bando forced Rudi (shortstop to second);
Epstein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Woodson made an out to shortstop; Tovar singled to
left; Carew made an out to second; Killebrew forced Tovar (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual flied out to right;
Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin grounded out (first unassisted); Braun made an
out to shortstop; Brye flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: VOSS BATTED FOR CULLEN; Voss walked; MINCHER
BATTED FOR WASLEWSKI; Mincher popped to third in foul territory;
Campaneris singled to right [Voss to second]; Rudi singled to
right [Campaneris to second, Voss to third]; Bando flied out to
left; Epstein flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED VOSS (PLAYING 2B); MINCHER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); KNOWLES REPLACED EPSTEIN (PITCHING); Thompson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Borgmann singled to left;
Woodson forced Borgmann (pitcher to shortstop); Tovar walked
[Woodson to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
made an out to second; DUNCAN BATTED FOR HENDRICK; Duncan flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 4.