Monday September 11, 1972
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Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 3 5 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .243 Tovar lf 3 3 2 0 1 0 .254 Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Carew 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Alou rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Braun 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .283 Jackson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Epstein 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Reese 1b 0 0 0 1 1 0 .225 Odom pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Darwin rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Nettles cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Duncan c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .224 Thompson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Maxvill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Marquez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Blyleven p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Horlen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Mincher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hegan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Lewis pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 31 2 6 1 1 10 Totals 29 3 5 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 8,506 Left on Base: A's 5, Twins 5 DP: A's 1, Twins 1 Errors: Epstein, Thompson Doubles: Duncan (12) Stolen Bases: Lewis (4), Tovar (16) Caught Stealing: Campaneris (13) Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (2) GIDP: Bando (11), Killebrew (13) Hit by Pitch: Epstein (9,by Blyleven) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Horlen 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 13 2.55 Locker 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 12 2.09 Fingers L(8-8) 0.2 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2.72 Knowles 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1.28 Totals 8 5 3 2 3 4 0 32 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(13-16) 9 6 2 2 1 10 0 34 3.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 10 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (8) Wild Pitches: Blyleven (7) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Rudi reached on an error by Thompson; Alou singled to left [Rudi to second]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Alou to second, Rudi to third]; Epstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled; Tovar stole second; Carew lined to right; Braun singled [Tovar scored]; Killebrew grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando lined to second; Duncan flied out to right; Maxvill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Darwin was called out on strikes; Nettles lined to shortstop; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Horlen was called out on strikes; Campaneris struck out; Rudi singled to right; Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to left; Blyleven was called out on strikes; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Epstein was hit by a pitch; Bando grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Epstein out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Carew popped to third in foul territory; Braun grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Killebrew popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan doubled to left; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Duncan to third]; MINCHER BATTED FOR HORLEN; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Duncan scored]; Mincher struck out; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: LOCKER REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Darwin flied out to left; Nettles flied out to right; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to center; Alou grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar singled to left; Carew singled to left [Tovar to second]; Braun singled to center [Carew to third, Tovar scored]; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Epstein grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando struck out; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Darwin flied out to right; Nettles lined to right; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Marquez grounded out (shortstop to first); HEGAN BATTED FOR LOCKER; Hegan singled to left; LEWIS RAN FOR HEGAN; Lewis stole second; Campaneris singled to right [Lewis scored]; Campaneris was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first); Rudi struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED LEWIS (PITCHING); KUBIAK REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Borgmann grounded out (second to first); Blyleven struck out; Tovar walked; KNOWLES REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Carew reached on an error by Epstein [Tovar to second]; Braun walked [Tovar to third, Carew to second]; Reese walked [Tovar scored (unearned), Carew to third, Braun to second]; Darwin flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: Alou popped to third in foul territory; Jackson struck out; Epstein walked; ODOM RAN FOR EPSTEIN; Bando singled to center [Odom to third]; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 3.

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