A crowd of 34,145, largest of the season so far at Minnesota, saw the Twins lose the first game of a doubleheader, 10-4, before coming back to beat the Athletics in the second game, 2-1, behind the six-hit pitching of Bill Butler. In the opener, Bobby Darwin and Glenn Borgmann homered for the Twins, while Angel Mangual had a three-run blow for the A's, as the clubs went through six innings in a 4-4 tie. However in the seventh, the A's erupted for six runs, including a homer by Joe Rudi with a man on base.

Sal Bando homered in the fifth inning of the nightcap for the A's run off Butler, but the Twins retaliated with their pair off Glenn Abbott in the sixth on doubles by Steve Braun and Eric Soderholm and single by Jim Holt. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 10, Minnesota Twins 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    4, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  0  3    6  0  0  -  10 12  0
Twins        0  1  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  4


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   0   0     0   0   .262      Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .279
C. Washington dh,rf   5   1   2   1     0   0   .289      Carew 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .374
Bando 3b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .274      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Kubiak ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Darwin rf             4   1   2   1     0   2   .280
Jackson rf            3   2   1   1     2   0   .309      Braun lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .307
  Hunter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Rudi 1b,lf            4   2   3   2     0   0   .307      Holt 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .270
  Alou ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Tenace c,1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .225      Borgmann c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .255
  Bourque 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mangual lf            4   1   2   3     0   1   .242        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .152        Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Green 2b              5   0   0   0     0   3   .260
Maxvill ss            2   1   2   0     1   0   .206
  H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garner ph,ss,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  10  12  10     3   5             Totals               33   4   9   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 4
DP: A's 2, Twins 1
Errors: Soderholm, Carew 2, Thompson
Doubles: C. Washington (4), Tenace (12), Holt (11)
Triples: Jackson (1), Soderholm (2)
Home Runs: Mangual (8), Rudi (11), Darwin (18), Borgmann (2)
Stolen Bases: H. Washington (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (10), Carew (2)
GIDP: Oliva (9), Carew (12)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(15-9)          9     9   4   4   1   4   2  35   2.98
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   4   2  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(11-10)         6     7   8   6   3   3   1  30   3.44
Burgmeier               1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   5.18
Albury                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.53
Totals                  9    12  10   8   3   5   2  44

Passed Balls: Tenace (4)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to left; C. Washington grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bando popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Soderholm grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
singled to right; Oliva grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Rudi singled to left [Jackson to
second]; Tenace flied out to center; Mangual struck out; Green
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin homered; Braun walked; Tenace allowed a passed
ball [Braun to second]; Brye flied out to right; Holt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Maxvill singled to right; North reached on an
error by Carew [Maxvill to third]; C. Washington reached on an
error by Thompson [North to second]; Bando sacrifice flied into
a double play (right to first to shortstop) [Maxvill scored
(unearned), North out at second]; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann homered; Soderholm tripled to left; Carew
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Soderholm scored]; Oliva grounded
out (second to first); Darwin singled to center; Braun struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Tenace popped
to second; Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Brye flied out to center; Holt grounded out (third to
first); Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green grounded out (second to first); Maxvill
singled to left; North grounded out (third to first) [Maxvill to
second]; C. Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann flied out to center; Soderholm singled to
center; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
walked; Rudi singled to right [Jackson to third]; Tenace struck
out; Mangual homered [Jackson scored, Rudi scored]; Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Darwin struck
out; Braun singled to center; Brye singled to left [Braun to
second]; Holt doubled to left [Brye to third, Braun scored];
Thompson flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Maxvill walked; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR MAXVILL; H.
Washington stole second; North reached on a fielder's choice [H.
Washington to third (error by Carew), North to second (error by
Soderholm)]; C. Washington singled [North to third, H.
Washington scored, C. Washington to second (on throw to home)];
Bando singled to right [C. Washington scored, North scored
(unearned)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Jackson
tripled to left [Bando scored]; Rudi homered [Jackson scored];
Tenace grounded out (third to first); Mangual singled to center;
Green struck out; GARNER BATTED FOR H. WASHINGTON; Garner forced
Mangual (shortstop to second); 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 10, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: GARNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HANEY REPLACED
MANGUAL (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Borgmann popped to
shortstop; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Carew flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 10, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ALBURY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); North lined
to center; C. Washington doubled to left; Bando popped to
shortstop; Jackson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING SS); GARNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); C. WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); HUNTER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Oliva lined to right;
Darwin struck out; Braun lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 10, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR RUDI; Alou lined to left; Tenace
doubled to left; Haney flied out to right; Green was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BOURQUE REPLACED
TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Brye flied out to left; Holt flied out to
center; Thompson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 10, Twins 4.