The Athletics gained a come-from-behind victory when Ray Fosse batted in a run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to defeat the Twins, 4-3. The Twins scored all their runs in the fifth on a single by Jerry Terrell, double by Larry Hisle, single by Rod Carew and triple by Bobby Darwin. The A's, after picking up a pair of singletons, tied the score in the eighth with a run that crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Bill Hands.

In the 11th, Deron Johnson doubled and yielded the paths to Blue Moon Odom. Gene Tenace bunted and when Terrell dropped the throw to the third, Odom was safe on a fielder's choice. After Billy Conigliaro struck out, Fosse hit his game-winning fly. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  9  2
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  -   4  6  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf,lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .261      Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Carew 2b              4   1   2   1     1   1   .347      North cf              3   2   0   0     2   1   .291
Darwin rf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     1   1   .289      Jackson rf            4   0   1   1     1   1   .288
Mitterwald c          5   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Johnson dh            3   1   1   0     2   0   .259
Holt lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .288        Odom pr,dh          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .169      Tenace 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .258
  Brye cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Conigliaro lf         5   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Lis 1b                5   0   1   0     0   1   .230      Fosse c               4   0   2   2     0   0   .258
Thompson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Kubiak 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Terrell 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Woodson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bane p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   3   9   3     2   7             Totals               37   4   6   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  5,670
Left on Base: Twins 9, A's 8
DP: Twins 1, A's 0
Errors: Thompson, Terrell, Fosse, Holtzman
Doubles: Hisle (16), Johnson (12)
Triples: Darwin (2)
Stolen Bases: Carew (24), North (36)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (2)
GIDP: Jackson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Holt (1,by Holtzman)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson                 7     4   3   3   4   4   0  29   3.47
Corbin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.87
Bane                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.45
Hands L(5-8)            3     2   1   0   1   1   0  13   4.18
Totals                 10.2   6   4   3   5   5   0  44

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(16-9)       11     9   3   3   2   7   0  45   2.33
Totals                 11     9   3   3   2   7   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Holtzman (3)
Wild Pitches: Hands (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Art Frantz


TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Carew walked;
Darwin struck out; Oliva singled [Carew to second]; Mitterwald
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied to right; North struck out;
Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (second to first); Lis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Johnson popped to first; Tenace
popped to third; Conigliaro forced Jackson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Hisle singled
[Hisle to second (error by Fosse)]; Carew grounded out (second
to first) [Hisle to third]; Darwin grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse flied to center; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva flied out to center; Mitterwald struck out;
Holt flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North walked; North stole second; Bando flied to
right; Jackson singled to center [North scored]; Johnson flied
out to center; Tenace popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Lis flied to center; Thompson popped to first;
Terrell singled; Hisle doubled [Terrell scored]; Carew singled
[Hisle scored]; Carew stole second; Darwin tripled [Carew
scored]; Oliva flied to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fosse singled to right; Kubiak flied to left; Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald flied to left; Holt grounded out (third to
first); Lis singled to left; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North popped to third; Bando grounded out (second
to first); Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
flied to right; Carew singled; Darwin flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson walked; Tenace singled to center [Johnson
to second]; Conigliaro forced Tenace (shortstop to second)
[Johnson to third]; Fosse singled to left [Johnson scored,
Conigliaro to second]; Kubiak lined to right; Campaneris struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva struck out; Mitterwald was called out on
strikes; Holt was hit by a pitch; Lis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North walked; CORBIN REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING);
Bando out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [North to
second]; BANE REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [North to third]; HANDS REPLACED BANE
(PITCHING); Hands threw a wild pitch [North scored]; Johnson
walked; Tenace flied to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 3.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Terrell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Conigliaro singled to left; Fosse forced
Conigliaro (third to second); Kubiak flied to center; Campaneris
forced Fosse (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 10TH: Carew was called out on strikes; Darwin grounded out
(second to first); Oliva walked; Mitterwald grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
reached on an error by Thompson; Jackson grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 11TH: WALTON BATTED FOR HOLT; Walton struck out; Lis
popped to first in foul territory; Thompson singled [Thompson to
second (error by Holtzman)]; Terrell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 11TH: HISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BRYE
REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING CF); Johnson doubled to right; ODOM RAN
FOR JOHNSON; Tenace reached on an error by Terrell [Odom to
third]; Conigliaro struck out; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Odom scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Athletics 4.