An unearned run enabled the Athletics to defeat the Twins, 2-1, in a duel between Ken Holtzman and Bert Blyleven. The A's opened the scoring with a run in the first inning on a single by Bill North, infield out by Bert Campaneris and single by Sal Bando. The Twins came back in their half with a triple by Larry Hisle and single by Bobby Darwin. Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Thursday, September 12, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumA's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 3 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .263 Brye cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Campaneris ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299 Hisle lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .286 Bando 3b 2 0 1 2 1 1 .254 Darwin rf 4 0 1 1 0 3 .274 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Killebrew dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Rudi lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Kusick 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .224 C. Washington dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .289 Terrell 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Fosse c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .198 Thompson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Kubiak 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 1 10 Totals 29 1 4 1 2 8 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 4,743 Left on Base: A's 6, Twins 4 DP: A's 0, Twins 0 Errors: Bando, Kusick, Terrell, Thompson Triples: Hisle (7) Stolen Bases: North (51), Hisle (12) Caught Stealing: North (25), Hisle (6), Terrell (2) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (8) Sacrifice Flies: Bando (13) Hit by Pitch: Rudi (5,by Blyleven) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman W(18-14) 9 4 1 1 2 8 0 32 3.12 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 8 0 32 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(14-16) 9 6 2 1 1 10 0 35 2.82 Totals 9 6 2 1 1 10 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (9) Wild Pitches: Blyleven (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to left; Campaneris grounded out (second to first) [North to second]; Bando singled to center [North scored]; Jackson forced Bando (second unassisted) [Jackson to second (error by Terrell)]; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Brye was called out on strikes; Hisle tripled to right; Darwin singled to left [Hisle scored]; Killebrew struck out; Soderholm forced Darwin (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Kusick walked; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kusick to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Kusick to third]; Borgmann flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); North singled to left; North stole second; Campaneris grounded out (second to first) [North to third]; Bando walked; Jackson forced Bando (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Brye lined to shortstop; Hisle walked; Hisle stole second; Darwin struck out; Killebrew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi was hit by a pitch; Tenace flied out to left; C. Washington forced Rudi (second to shortstop); Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Kusick grounded out (pitcher to first); Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Kubiak made an out to shortstop; North singled to left; North was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Campaneris singled [Campaneris to second (error by Kusick)]; Bando struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson struck out; Rudi struck out; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Hisle reached on an error by Bando; Hisle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Darwin struck out; Killebrew singled to center; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: C. Washington struck out; Fosse was called out on strikes; Kubiak flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Kusick made an out to second; Terrell singled to center; Terrell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: North reached on an error by Thompson; Campaneris singled to left [North to second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [North to third]; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to center [Campaneris to second, North scored (unearned)]; Jackson flied out to left; Rudi struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Borgmann grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye lined to center; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace flied out to left; C. Washington struck out; Fosse made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Darwin struck out; Killebrew flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1. |
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