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Sunday August 6, 1972
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Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Twins        3  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  1


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   .235      Tovar rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .254
Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .327      Carew 2b              4   1   3   2     0   1   .307
Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Killebrew 1b          2   1   1   1     1   1   .245
Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .272        Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Duncan c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Darwin cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Voss cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Braun 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .304
Mangual rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Renick lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .130
Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .289
Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Borgmann c            2   1   0   0     1   0   .213
  Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Goltz p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .167
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Hendrick ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   3             Totals               32   5  10   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 33,571
Left on Base: A's 6, Twins 5
DP: A's 2, Twins 1
Errors: Hamilton, Braun
Doubles: Rudi (25), Killebrew (9), Carew (14)
GIDP: Voss (5), Darwin (11), Renick (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(6-5)         2     7   3   3   0   2   0  13   3.23
Horlen                  2     2   2   2   2   1   0   9   2.82
Fingers                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.35
Locker                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.81
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   7   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(2-0)            9     6   1   1   1   3   0  34   1.37
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   0  34

Wild Pitches: Horlen (4), Goltz (1)

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


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

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled; Carew was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Hamilton [Carew to second]; Killebrew doubled [Carew scored];
Darwin singled [Killebrew to third]; Braun forced Darwin (first
to shortstop) [Killebrew scored]; Renick singled [Braun to
third]; Thompson singled [Renick to second, Braun scored];
Borgmann flied out to left; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Voss flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Goltz struck out; Tovar singled; Carew singled [Tovar
to third]; Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual singled; Cullen struck out; MINCHER
BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Mincher made an out to third; Campaneris
forced Mangual (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: HORLEN REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Braun grounded
out (first unassisted); Renick flied out to center; Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi singled; Bando forced Rudi (shortstop to
second); Epstein singled [Bando to third]; Duncan singled
[Epstein to second, Bando scored]; Voss grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Duncan out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Borgmann walked; On a bunt Goltz struck out; Tovar
singled [Borgmann to second]; Horlen threw a wild pitch [Tovar
to second, Borgmann to third]; Carew doubled [Borgmann scored,
Tovar scored]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; Darwin
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Killebrew out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Cullen
reached on an error by Braun; HEGAN BATTED FOR HORLEN; Hegan
flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: FINGERS REPLACED HEGAN (PITCHING); Braun singled;
Renick grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Braun out at second]; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
singled; Epstein walked [Bando to second]; Goltz threw a wild
pitch [Epstein to second, Bando to third]; Duncan made an out to
first; Voss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Goltz struck out; Tovar
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Mangual
flied out to left; Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first);
HENDRICK BATTED FOR FINGERS; Hendrick popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: LOCKER REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Carew struck
out; Reese grounded out (second to first); Darwin grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi doubled;
Bando made an out to third; Epstein flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Braun flied out to center; Renick made an out to
second; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 1, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Voss
grounded out (second to first); Mangual grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 5.



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