Matty Alou, who was acquired from the Cardinals for the stretch drive, batted in four runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly to lead the Athletics to a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Alou drove in the A's first two runs with a single in the third, but the Twins exploded for four in the fourth. Harmon Killebrew smashed a homer with two men on base and another run followed when Jim Nettles walked, stole second, advanced to third on an error and stole home.

The A's came back with a four-run rally in the fifth. Gonzalo Marquez and Don Mincher singled as pinch-hitters. Blue Moon Odom ran for Marquez. After Bert Campaneris forced Mincher, Joe Rudi tripled to drive in two runs and then scored himself when Alou hit a sacrifice fly. A single by Alou then accounted for the final run in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  2    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   7 16  4
Twins        0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   2   2   0     0   0   .244      Tovar lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Rudi lf               4   2   2   2     1   2   .310      Carew 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .318
Alou rf               4   0   2   4     0   0   .307      Braun 3b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .287
Jackson cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Killebrew 1b          3   1   1   3     0   0   .232
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .275        Guth pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hegan 1b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .313        Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Tenace c              5   0   2   1     0   1   .217      Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .234      Nettles cf            2   1   0   0     1   0   .212
Maxvill 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Monzon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .282
  Marquez ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
  Odom pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .140      Roof c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .207
  Knowles p           3   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Corbin p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .089
Hunter p              1   1   1   0     0   0   .185        Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mincher ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .218        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubiak pr,2b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .194        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .165
  Cullen 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .252        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               41   7  16   7     3   5             Totals               32   4   5   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  5,199
Left on Base: A's 11, Twins 4
DP: A's 1, Twins 0
Errors: Campaneris, Epstein, Tenace, Bando
Doubles: Rudi (27), Jackson (20), Braun 2 (19)
Triples: Rudi (9)
Home Runs: Killebrew (24)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (40), Nettles 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Alou (1), Darwin (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Alou (1)
GIDP: Darwin (24)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  4     4   4   3   1   3   1  17   2.11
Knowles W(5-1)          5     1   0   0   2   3   0  18   1.17
Totals                  9     5   4   3   3   6   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(8-8)           4.2   8   6   6   0   2   0  22   2.48
Luebber                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Granger                 2     4   0   0   1   1   0  11   3.12
LaRoche                 2     3   1   1   1   2   0   9   2.62
Totals                  9    16   7   7   3   5   0  45

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett


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

TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to second; Carew grounded out
(third to first); Braun doubled; Killebrew made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Epstein grounded out
(first to pitcher); Tenace singled to left; Bando grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin reached on an error by Bando; Darwin was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Nettles popped to
third in foul territory; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Maxvill flied out to center; Hunter singled to
left; Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi
doubled [Hunter to third]; Alou singled to right [Rudi scored,
Hunter scored]; Jackson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof grounded out (third to first); Corbin was called
out on strikes; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein flied out to center; Tenace was called
out on strikes; Bando popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to left; Braun doubled to right [Carew
to third]; Killebrew homered [Carew scored, Braun scored];
Darwin grounded out (third to first); Nettles walked; Nettles
stole second [Nettles to third (error by Tenace)]; Nettles stole
home; Thompson made an out to shortstop; Roof was called out on
strikes; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Marquez singled; ODOM
RAN FOR MARQUEZ; MINCHER BATTED FOR HUNTER; Mincher singled
[Odom to second]; KUBIAK RAN FOR MINCHER; Campaneris forced
Kubiak (first to shortstop) [Odom to third]; Campaneris stole
second; Rudi tripled to center [Campaneris scored, Odom scored];
Alou hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rudi scored]; Jackson
doubled; LUEBBER REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Epstein walked;
Tenace singled [Epstein to second, Jackson scored]; Bando flied
out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: KUBIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KNOWLES REPLACED
ODOM (PITCHING); ADAMS BATTED FOR LUEBBER; Adams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carew singled to third; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: GRANGER REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Knowles
grounded out (third to first); Kubiak singled; Campaneris
singled [Kubiak to second]; Rudi walked [Kubiak to third,
Campaneris to second]; Alou flied out to right; Jackson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew reached on an error by Campaneris; GUTH RAN
FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin walked [Guth to second]; Debut game for
Bucky Guth; Guth was picked off second (pitcher to second);
Nettles reached on an error by Epstein [Darwin to second];
Thompson was called out on strikes; Roof grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: REESE REPLACED GUTH (PLAYING 1B); Epstein was
called out on strikes; Tenace grounded out (second to first);
Bando singled to left; Knowles singled to right [Bando to
third]; Kubiak lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
6, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); RENICK BATTED
FOR GRANGER; Renick struck out; Tovar flied out to left; Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Campaneris
singled to left; Campaneris stole second; Rudi struck out; Alou
singled [Campaneris scored]; Alou was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Jackson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Braun walked; Reese flied to right in foul territory;
Darwin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
7, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Hegan singled to right; Tenace forced Hegan
(shortstop to second); Bando walked [Tenace to second]; Knowles
struck out; MANGUAL BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Mangual popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: CULLEN REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); MONZON BATTED
FOR NETTLES; Monzon struck out; Thompson made an out to first;
Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Twins 4.