The A's scored four runs in the fourth inning, and it was all they needed to score their eighth win without a loss over the Twins this season. The final score was 5-3. The Twins built up a 3-0 lead on the strength of a two-run homer by Larry Hisle in the second and sacrifice fly by Hisle in the sixth.

The A's broke Blyleven's service in the sixth on singles by Joe Rudi, Angel Mangual and Dick Green, walk to pinch-hitter Pat Bourque and two-run single by Bert Campaneris, the last blow coming off reliever Bill Campbell. A walk and singles by Rudi and Claudell Washington produced the final marker in the seventh. The win stretched the A's first-place margin in the A. L. West to seven games, their biggest bulge of the season. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Friday, July 26, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins        0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  4    1  0  x  -   5 15  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      North cf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .249
Carew 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .381      Campaneris ss         5   0   3   2     0   1   .282
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Bando 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Oliva dh              2   1   1   0     2   0   .292      Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .315
  Terrell pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Rudi 1b               3   1   2   0     1   1   .305
Hisle rf              3   1   2   3     0   1   .294      C. Washington dh      4   0   2   1     0   0   .293
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .277        H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Killebrew ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Mangual lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
  Gomez pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Green 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .268
Holt 1b               2   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Haney c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .145
  Kusick ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Bourque ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .238
  Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Hosley pr,c         1   1   0   0     0   0   .333
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     2   3             Totals               36   5  15   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  9,059
Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 10
DP: Twins 1, A's 1
Doubles: Hisle (14), Holt (10)
Home Runs: Hisle (15)
Stolen Bases: Carew (24)
Caught Stealing: North (19), Campaneris (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Hisle (6)
GIDP: Thompson (7), Bando (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(10-11)       5.2  10   4   4   2   3   0  27   3.21
Campbell                0.1   4   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.26
Burgmeier               2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.52
Totals                  8    15   5   5   3   4   0  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(3-1)           6     6   3   2   1   1   1  24   3.00
Lindblad                2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.17
Fingers SV(10)          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.91
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   3   1  35

Passed Balls: Haney 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to left; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Campaneris singled to right;
Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Bando popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled; Hisle homered [Oliva scored];
Soderholm flied out to center; Holt singled; Thompson grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Holt out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudi
struck out; C. Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye grounded
out (third to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual grounded out (first to pitcher); Green
flied out to right; Haney singled to center; North flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Braun popped to pitcher; Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted); Hisle doubled to right; Haney allowed a passed ball
[Hisle to third]; Soderholm lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Bando singled to
left; Jackson struck out; Rudi walked [Bando to second]; C.
Washington singled to left [Bando to third, Rudi to second];
Mangual forced C. Washington (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Holt doubled to left; Thompson lined to second; Roof
struck out; Brye flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green singled to right; Haney grounded out
(pitcher to third to first) [Green to second]; North singled to
left [Green to third]; Campaneris struck out; Bando popped to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to center; Carew stole second; Haney
allowed a passed ball [Carew to third]; Braun popped to third in
foul territory; Oliva walked; Hisle hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Carew scored (unearned)]; Soderholm flied out to center;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi singled; C.
Washington grounded out (second to first) [Rudi to second];
Mangual singled to center [Rudi scored]; Green singled to right
[Mangual to second]; BOURQUE BATTED FOR HANEY; Bourque walked
[Mangual to third, Green to second]; HOSLEY RAN FOR BOURQUE;
CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); North singled to left
[Mangual scored, Green to third, Hosley to second]; Campaneris
singled to right [North to third, Hosley scored, Green scored];
Bando popped to third; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics
4.

TWINS 7TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LINDBLAD REPLACED
ABBOTT (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR HOLT; Kusick grounded out
(second to first); Thompson lined to left; Roof grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Jackson
walked; Rudi singled to right [Jackson to third]; C. Washington
singled to right [Rudi to second, Jackson scored]; H. WASHINGTON
RAN FOR C. WASHINGTON; BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING);
Mangual flied out to right; Green struck out; Hosley popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.

TWINS 8TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brye flied
out to center; Carew grounded out (catcher to first); Braun
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
singled to left; Bando grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Campaneris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva walked; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; FINGERS REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Hisle struck out; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR
SODERHOLM; Killebrew singled to center [Terrell to second];
GOMEZ RAN FOR KILLEBREW; DARWIN BATTED FOR KUSICK; Darwin flied
out to center; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 5.

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