Batting around in the seventh inning, the Twins scored four runs to defeat the Athletics, 6-3. A homer by Bobby Darwin in the sixth had given the Twins a 2-1 lead before their decisive outburst in the next stanza. Steve Brye singled, Steve Braun walked and Larry Hisle singled for the first run. Passes to Rod Carew and Tony Oliva forced in another tally and Jim Holt then iced the decision with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    2, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  1    4  0  0  -   6 10  0
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  6  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle lf              5   2   3   1     0   2   .266      Campaneris ss         5   1   2   0     0   1   .268
Carew 2b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .345      North cf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .288
Darwin rf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .263      Bando 3b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .267
Oliva dh              4   0   3   1     1   0   .293      Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .285
Lis 1b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Johnson dh            2   0   0   0     2   2   .256
  Holt ph,1b          1   0   1   2     0   0   .292      Tenace 1b,c           2   0   0   0     2   0   .257
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Conigliaro lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Brye cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Fosse c               2   0   1   1     1   1   .257
Roof c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Davalillo ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Terrell 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Braun ph,3b         1   1   0   0     1   0   .287        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .159
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Bane p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Andrews ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Hands 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
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  10   6     5   3             Totals               32   3   6   3     7  11

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance:  5,218
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 9
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Errors: Bando, Green
Doubles: Hisle (18), Bando (17)
Triples: Carew (9)
Home Runs: Darwin (14)
Stolen Bases: Carew (25), Jackson (16)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (6)
GIDP: Thompson (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(6-5)           6.1   6   3   3   6   6   0  30   4.37
Bane                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.41
Hands SV(1)             2.1   0   0   0   1   4   0   8   4.09
Totals                  9     6   3   3   7  11   0  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lindblad L(0-3)         6.1   7   3   3   1   2   1  26   3.66
Pina                    0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4   2.98
Hamilton                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.36
Odom                    2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   9   5.76
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   3   1  40

Wild Pitches: Lindblad (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle doubled to right; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Hisle to third]; Darwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

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

TWINS 2ND: Lis grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson flied
to right; Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Johnson
struck out; Tenace walked; Conigliaro forced Tenace (right to
second) [Jackson to third]; Fosse singled to center [Jackson
scored, Conigliaro to third]; Green forced Fosse (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Roof flied to right; Terrell grounded out (third to
first); Hisle singled to center; Carew tripled to center [Hisle
scored]; Darwin flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); North was called out
on strikes; Bando singled to shortstop; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics
1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to center [Oliva to second (error by
Green)]; Lis was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brye walked; Lindblad threw a wild pitch
[Oliva to third, Brye to second]; Roof grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson walked; Tenace popped to catcher in foul
territory; Conigliaro flied out to right; Fosse walked [Johnson
to second]; Green was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
struck out (catcher to first); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando singled; Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin homered; Oliva singled to right; Lis forced
Oliva (third to second); Thompson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lis out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson walked; Tenace flied to center;
Conigliaro struck out; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: Brye singled to right; Roof grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Brye to second]; PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING);
BRAUN BATTED FOR TERRELL; Braun walked; Hisle singled to center
[Brye scored, Braun to third, Hisle to second (on throw)]; Carew
was walked intentionally; Darwin popped to first in foul
territory; HAMILTON REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Oliva walked
[Braun scored, Hisle to third, Carew to second]; ODOM REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); HOLT BATTED FOR LIS; Holt singled to right
[Hisle scored, Carew scored, Oliva to second]; Thompson forced
Holt (shortstop to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BRAUN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); HEGAN BATTED FOR GREEN; Hegan struck out;
Campaneris singled to right; North walked [Campaneris to
second]; Bando doubled to left [Campaneris scored, North
scored]; BANE REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Jackson was called out
on strikes; HANDS REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Johnson struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 3.

TWINS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 2B); Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roof popped to shortstop; Braun grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace walked; Conigliaro was called out on
strikes; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR FOSSE; Davalillo forced Tenace
(second to shortstop); ANDREWS BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Andrews was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics
3.

TWINS 9TH: TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); DAVALILLO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); Hisle was called out on strikes; Carew reached on an error
by Bando; Carew stole second; Darwin walked; Carew was out
trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Oliva singled to
left [Darwin out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris struck out; North lined to third;
Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Athletics 3.