Two former National Leaguers, Larry Hisle and Bill Hands, shared the honors as the Twins defeated the Athletics, 5-3, for their second straight victory over the defending world champions. With the score tied, 1-1, Steve Braun doubled for the Twins in the fifth inning and George Mitterwald walked. Jim Holt singled to score Braun and Hisle followed with his second homer in two days to drive in three runs.

Hands pitched eight innings and allowed two runs, one on a homer by Gene Tenace, before leaving the game after twice being hit on the leg by batted balls. Ken Sanders relieved and gave up a homer by Reggie Jackson for the A's last counter. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  0
A's          0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   1   1   3     0   0   .556      North dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Carew 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .143        McKinney ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Adams pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .375
Braun 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Lis 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .375      Tenace 1b             3   2   2   1     1   0   .571
Thompson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .111      Conigliaro cf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Mitterwald c          2   1   0   0     1   1   .000      Fosse c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .375
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holt lf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .286        Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kubiak ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   6   4     2   2             Totals               34   3   7   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  7,246
Left on Base: Twins 2, A's 5
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Doubles: Thompson (1), Braun (1)
Home Runs: Hisle (2), Tenace (1), Jackson (1)
GIDP: Darwin (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(1-0)            8     5   2   2   1   2   1  30   2.25
Sanders SV(1)           1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   9.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   2   2  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(0-1)             9     6   5   5   2   2   1  34   5.00
Totals                  9     6   5   5   2   2   1  34

Wild Pitches: Odom (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Hisle popped to first; Carew walked; Darwin grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Carew out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied to center; Maxvill grounded out
(second to first); Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva lined to first; Braun popped to third in foul
territory; Lis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace homered; Conigliaro
flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson doubled to left; Mitterwald grounded out
(third to first); Holt grounded out (first unassisted) [Thompson
to third]; Odom threw a wild pitch [Thompson scored]; Hisle
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (second to first); Green
grounded out (second to first); North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew flied to left; Darwin grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Oliva popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
popped to third; Jackson singled; Bando flied to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun doubled to right; Lis popped to shortstop;
Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald walked;
Holt singled to right [Braun scored, Mitterwald to third]; Hisle
homered [Mitterwald scored, Holt scored]; Carew grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace walked; Conigliaro singled to center
[Tenace to second]; Fosse singled to left [Tenace scored,
Conigliaro to second]; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN; Marquez flied
to center; North grounded out (first unassisted) [Conigliaro to
third, Fosse to second]; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR MAXVILL; McKinney
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 2.

TWINS 6TH: MCKINNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KUBIAK REPLACED
MARQUEZ (PLAYING SS); Darwin flied to center; Oliva flied to
left; Braun flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi popped to shortstop; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 2.

TWINS 7TH: Lis popped to first; Thompson grounded out (third to
first); Mitterwald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROOF REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING C ); Tenace
flied to center; Conigliaro flied to left; Fosse flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 2.

TWINS 8TH: Holt flied to right; Hisle flied to left; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Kubiak singled; North flied to left; McKinney
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kubiak to second]; Rudi
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 2.

TWINS 9TH: Darwin flied to center; Oliva singled to right; ADAMS
RAN FOR OLIVA; Braun flied to left; Lis singled to left [Adams
to second]; Thompson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SANDERS
REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Jackson homered; Bando flied to
right; Tenace singled; Conigliaro grounded out (second to first)
[Tenace to second]; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 3.