The Twins, who beat the Athletics three times on the West Coast, opened their home season before a crowd of 13,040 on a cool, windy day and defeated the defending world champions again, 8-4. The Twins bombed Blue Moon Odom for four runs in the first inning on two walks, a double by Tony Oliva, single by Bobby Darwin, sacrifice fly by Steve Braun, an error and infield hit by Danny Thompson.

Larry Hisle homered in the second and, after two out, Oliva singled and Darwin hit for the circuit. Hisle scored the Twins' final tally after hitting a single in the third. The A's did their scoring on two-run homers by Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Friday, April     13, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Twins        4  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 11  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hisle cf              3   3   2   1     2   0   .360
North dh,rf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .375      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .238
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Killebrew 1b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .333
Jackson rf            3   1   1   2     1   1   .348        Brye lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oliva dh              5   2   2   1     0   1   .286
Bando 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .211      Darwin rf             4   2   2   3     0   2   .261
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Braun 3b              2   0   0   1     0   1   .200
Conigliaro cf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .125
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Roof c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Green 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .077      Holt lf,1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .353
  Kubiak ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     2   2             Totals               33   8  11   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 13,040
Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 8
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Odom, Braun
Doubles: Oliva (1)
Home Runs: Jackson (2), Bando (2), Hisle (3), Darwin (1)
Caught Stealing: Holt (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Braun (1)
GIDP: Green (1)
Hit by Pitch: Braun (1,by Lindblad)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(0-2)             0.2   3   4   3   3   0   0   8   7.45
Lindblad                1.1   3   3   3   0   0   2   8  20.25
Pina                    3     3   1   1   2   4   0  14   3.00
Knowles                 3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.00
Totals                  8    11   8   7   5   6   2  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(2-0)             6     7   4   4   1   1   2  25   3.97
Corbin SV(2)            3     1   0   0   1   1   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   2   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Lindblad (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); North
lined to second; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle walked; Carew grounded out (pitcher to second
to first) [Hisle to second]; Killebrew walked; Oliva doubled to
left [Hisle scored, Killebrew to third]; Darwin singled
[Killebrew scored, Oliva to third]; Braun hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Oliva scored]; Darwin was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Odom [Darwin to third]; Thompson singled [Darwin
scored (unearned)]; Roof walked [Thompson to second]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Holt flied to left; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Bando
flied to left; Tenace flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle homered; Carew grounded out (first unassisted);
Killebrew lined to third; Oliva singled; Darwin homered [Oliva
scored]; Braun was hit by a pitch; Thompson flied to left; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 7.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Conigliaro singled; Fosse popped to first in foul
territory; Green grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 3RD: PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Roof struck out;
Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle singled; Carew
walked [Hisle to second]; Killebrew singled [Hisle scored, Carew
to third]; Oliva struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); North
singled; Rudi flied out to center; Jackson homered [North
scored]; Bando singled to left; Tenace popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 8.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin struck out; Braun grounded out (pitcher to
first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Fosse
flied to center; Green singled; Campaneris lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 8.

TWINS 5TH: Roof lined to left; Holt grounded out (second to
first); Hisle walked; Carew singled [Hisle to second]; Killebrew
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: BRYE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING LF); HOLT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); North singled to third [North to
second (error by Braun)]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); Jackson struck out; Bando homered [North scored]; Tenace
walked; Conigliaro forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 8.

TWINS 6TH: KNOWLES REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Oliva grounded out
(pitcher to first); Darwin struck out; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: CORBIN REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Fosse flied to
center; KUBIAK BATTED FOR GREEN; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: KUBIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Thompson lined to
center; Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt singled;
Holt was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North grounded out (second to first); Rudi popped
to catcher in foul territory; Jackson walked; Jackson was picked
off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); NORTH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hisle grounded out (catcher to first);
Carew grounded out (third to first); Brye singled; Oliva popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro singled; Fosse forced
Conigliaro (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, Twins 8.