Breaking a tight game apart, the Athletics scored six runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Twins, 8-1. Bobby Darwin homered for the Twins in the second to produce a 1-1 tie. The A's were held off by Joe Decker until Gene Tenace homered to start their scoring spree in the seventh. Later in that same stanza, Reggie Jackson connected for the circuit with a man on base. Back-to-back triples by Bill North and Bert Campaneris added the A's final run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       21, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    6  1  0  -   8 14  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .213      Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   1     0   1   .288      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .414
Rudi lf               3   0   0   1     1   3   .313      Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Ferrer pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Jackson dh            4   1   1   2     1   0   .385      Darwin rf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .282
Mangual rf            5   2   2   0     0   1   .298      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Bourque 1b            4   0   3   1     0   1   .326      Lis 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .162
  Summers lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Terrell lf,ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Tenace c,1b           3   1   1   2     0   1   .228      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .149
Kubiak 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .234      Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Garner 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Braun ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Bando ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .317      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pitts 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Corbin 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
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  14   8     3   9             Totals               31   1   6   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  4,639
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 5
DP: A's 1, Twins 2
Errors: Carew, Terrell
Doubles: Bourque 2 (4), Carew (9)
Triples: North (2), Campaneris (4)
Home Runs: Tenace (5), Jackson (12), Darwin (7)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (16)
Caught Stealing: North (7), Bourque (1), Gomez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (3), Rudi (3)
GIDP: Mangual (2), Terrell (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton W(3-0)         7     4   1   1   0   3   1  23   2.91
Odom                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   7.20
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.28
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   1  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(4-4)           6     8   3   3   2   7   1  26   3.72
Burgmeier               0.2   4   4   4   1   0   1   7   7.11
Corbin                  2.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   9   4.88
Totals                  9    14   8   8   3   9   2  42

Wild Pitches: Decker 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to shortstop; North stole second;
North stole third; Campaneris was called out on strikes; Rudi
struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual singled to right; Bourque singled to
right [Mangual to third]; Tenace hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Mangual scored]; Kubiak forced Bourque (shortstop to second);
Garner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin homered; Soderholm singled to left; Lis flied
out to right; Terrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled to right; Campaneris singled to
center [North to second]; North was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Campaneris to second]; Rudi struck out;
Decker threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; Jackson walked;
Mangual struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to center; Gomez singled to right;
Gomez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bourque doubled; Decker threw a wild pitch
[Bourque to third]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Kubiak
struck out while Bourque was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

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

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

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Lis struck out; Terrell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi walked; Jackson reached on an error by Carew
[Rudi to second, Jackson to first]; Mangual grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudi to third,
Jackson out at second]; Bourque struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Gomez flied out to left;
Brye struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace homered; Kubiak singled to left [Kubiak to
third (error by Terrell)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING);
BANDO BATTED FOR GARNER; Bando singled to center [Kubiak
scored]; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR BANDO; North walked [H.
Washington to second]; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [H. Washington to third, North to second];
Rudi lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [H. Washington
scored]; Jackson homered [North scored]; Mangual singled to
left; Bourque doubled to right [Mangual scored]; CORBIN REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Tenace struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: PITTS REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 3B); Carew
doubled to left; Oliva popped to third; Darwin grounded out
(third to first); Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Kubiak grounded out (first unassisted); Pitts
grounded out (third to first); North tripled to left; Campaneris
tripled to right [North scored]; Rudi was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: ODOM REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HANEY REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING C );
SUMMERS REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING LF); Lis grounded out (third
to first); Terrell walked; Borgmann struck out; BRAUN BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Braun singled to second [Terrell to second]; Brye forced
Braun (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BRAUN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jackson flied out to right; Mangual
flied out to left; Summers popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(second to first); Oliva singled to center; FERRER RAN FOR
OLIVA; Darwin walked [Ferrer to second]; Soderholm flied out to
center; Lis forced Darwin (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Twins 1.