Two unearned runs in the first inning, resulting from an error by Sal Bando, proved the difference when the Twins defeated the Athletics, 4-2, to complete the sweep of the three-game series. Designated hitter Danny Walton provided what proved to be the deciding run with a homer in the third and Bobby Darwin singled to plate an insurance tally in the fifth.

Jim Kaat, who was out of action last season after suffering a broken wrist bone July 2, started for the Twins and received credit for the victory, although chased when the A's scored their two runs on three singles, plus an error by Larry Hisle, in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        2  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .462      Kubiak ss,2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Carew 2b              3   2   1   0     0   1   .273      Mangual dh            4   1   2   0     0   1   .500
Darwin rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .182      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .083
Walton dh             3   1   1   1     1   0   .333      Jackson rf            4   0   1   2     0   1   .333
Lis 1b                3   0   0   1     0   0   .273      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .091
Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .154      Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .364
Braun 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Conigliaro cf         4   0   2   0     0   1   .333
Roof c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Adams lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marquez ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .667
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   4     1   6             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  8,919
Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 6
DP: Twins 2, A's 0
Errors: Hisle, Kubiak, Bando
Doubles: Mangual (1)
Triples: Carew (1)
Home Runs: Walton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lis (1)
GIDP: Fosse (1), Tenace (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(1-0)             5.1   6   2   1   0   4   0  22   1.69
Corbin SV(1)            3.2   3   0   0   1   2   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   1   1   6   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(0-1)         9     6   4   2   1   6   1  36   2.00
Totals                  9     6   4   2   1   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle singled; Carew reached on an error by Bando on
a sacrifice bunt [Hisle to second]; Darwin struck out; Walton
walked [Hisle to third, Carew to second]; Lis forced Walton
(center to second) [Hisle scored (unearned), Carew to third];
Thompson singled to center [Carew scored (unearned), Lis to
second]; Braun was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Kubiak singled to center; Mangual was called out
on strikes; Rudi flied to right; Jackson lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Roof lined to right; Adams was called out on strikes;
Hisle flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics
0.

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

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Darwin grounded out (second to
first); Walton homered; Lis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson flied to left; Braun grounded out (pitcher
to first); Roof lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual doubled; Rudi flied to left; Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Mangual to third]; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Adams was called out on strikes; Hisle grounded out
(third to first); Carew tripled; Darwin singled to right [Carew
scored]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Darwin to second]; Walton
reached on an error by Kubiak [Darwin to third]; Lis forced
Walton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Conigliaro
struck out; Fosse singled to left; Green struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson lined to left; Braun grounded out (second to
first); Roof singled to center; Adams was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Mangual
singled; Rudi singled to center [Rudi to second, Mangual to
third (error by Hisle)]; Jackson singled to center [Mangual
scored, Rudi scored (unearned)]; CORBIN REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Bando grounded out (third to first) [Jackson to
second]; Tenace popped to third; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Athletics 2.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Carew flied to
center; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Conigliaro singled; Fosse grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Conigliaro out at second];
MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN; Marquez singled; Kubiak popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Athletics 2.

TWINS 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING SS); KUBIAK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Walton grounded out (third to first);
Lis grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual flied to left; Rudi struck out; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 2.

TWINS 9TH: Braun flied to center; Roof grounded out (shortstop
to first); Adams popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando walked; Tenace grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bando out at second]; Conigliaro
singled to left; Fosse popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 2.