Reggie Jackson batted in five runs with a homer, double and single, while Joe Rudi accounted for two runs with a triple as the Athletics defeated the Twins, 7-4. Jackson homered in the fifth inning, but the A's trailed, 4-1, until the seventh when Gaylen Pitts, Champ Summers and Rudi walked and Jackson cleared the sacks with a double to tie the score. Rudi broke the deadlock with his triple in the ninth and Jackson added the final run with his single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       22, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  3  -   7  7  2
Twins        0  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .215      Brye cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     1   2   .287      Carew 2b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .407
Rudi lf               4   2   1   2     1   0   .311      Darwin rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .273
Jackson dh            4   1   3   5     1   1   .397      Killebrew dh          2   0   0   0     2   1   .221
  H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          3   1   0   1     0   0   .259
Bourque 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Braun lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .287
  Johnson ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Lis 1b                3   0   1   1     1   0   .175
Mangual rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .290        Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Tenace c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .225        Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Pitts 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Borgmann c            3   0   2   1     0   0   .171
Garner 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Summers ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .077        Hisle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Haney 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Thompson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Bando ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubiak 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   7   7     8   3             Totals               31   4   7   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  4,956
Left on Base: A's 8, Twins 8
DP: A's 2, Twins 1
Errors: Campaneris, Haney
Doubles: Jackson (11)
Triples: Rudi (3)
Home Runs: Jackson (13)
Stolen Bases: North (17), Campaneris (13)
Sacrifice Hits: North (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Borgmann (1), Darwin (2), Soderholm (1)
GIDP: Johnson (5), Carew (6), Hisle (6)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (5,by Campbell)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    5     5   4   4   4   1   0  24   4.50
Lindblad W(2-2)         3     2   0   0   1   2   0  12   1.80
Fingers                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.72
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   4   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   6     3   2   2   5   3   1  26   3.29
Campbell L(2-2)         2     3   5   5   3   0   0  13   2.73
Burgmeier               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.75
Totals                  9     7   7   7   8   3   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Campbell (1)
Wild Pitches: Goltz (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Goltz threw a wild pitch [North to
second]; Campaneris struck out; North stole third; Rudi popped
to catcher in foul territory; Jackson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye walked; Carew grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Brye out at second]; Darwin lined to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bourque walked; Mangual singled to shortstop
[Bourque to second]; Tenace popped to first in foul territory;
Pitts flied out to center; Garner grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Soderholm forced Killebrew (third
to second); Braun singled to left [Soderholm to second]; Lis
singled to center [Soderholm scored, Braun to third]; Borgmann
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Braun scored]; Gomez grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris struck out; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Brye popped to second; Carew was called out on
strikes; Darwin lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson homered; Bourque flied out to left;
Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Pitts
forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew flied out to center; Soderholm lined to
third; Braun walked; Lis reached on an error by Campaneris
[Braun to second, Lis to first]; Borgmann flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner flied to right in foul territory; North
flied out to left; Campaneris singled to right; Campaneris stole
second; Rudi lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez singled; Brye singled to center [Gomez to
third]; Carew singled to shortstop [Gomez stayed at third, Brye
to second]; Darwin hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gomez scored,
Brye to third, Carew to second]; Killebrew was walked
intentionally; Soderholm hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brye
scored, Carew to third]; Braun forced Killebrew (shortstop
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson walked; Bourque flied out to center;
Mangual forced Jackson (third to second); Tenace flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Lis popped to
shortstop; Borgmann singled to pitcher; Gomez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Borgmann to second]; Brye flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Pitts walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING);
SUMMERS BATTED FOR GARNER; Summers walked [Pitts to second];
North out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Pitts to third,
Summers to second]; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rudi walked; Jackson doubled to left [Pitts scored, Summers
scored, Rudi scored]; Bourque popped to shortstop; 3 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING 3B); Carew struck
out; Darwin reached on an error by Haney [Darwin to first];
Killebrew struck out; Soderholm forced Darwin (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual lined to center; Tenace was hit by a
pitch; Pitts forced Tenace (pitcher to shortstop); BANDO BATTED
FOR HANEY; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Braun grounded
out (first unassisted); Lis walked; TERRELL RAN FOR LIS;
Borgmann singled to left [Terrell to second]; HISLE BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Hisle grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Borgmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HOLT REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING 1B); THOMPSON
REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING SS); North singled to center; Campaneris
walked [North to second]; Rudi tripled to center [North scored,
Campaneris scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING);
Jackson singled to center [Rudi scored]; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR
JACKSON; JOHNSON BATTED FOR BOURQUE; Johnson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [H. Washington out at
second]; Mangual lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FINGERS
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out
(second to first); Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Twins 4.