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. Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 0Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumA'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. |
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