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.