Gene Tenace, who hit his 25th homer for a personal season high, made it a big blow by connecting with the bases loaded in the fourth inning to power the Athletics to a 5-1 victory over the Twins. Bert Campaneris doubled, Claudell Washington beat out an infield hit and Sal Bando walked to set the stage for Tenace's third grand slam of the season. His former high in homers was 24 last year.

Ray Fosse batted in the A's other run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Vida Blue, who was the winner with help from Rollie Fingers, gave up the Twins' tally in the seventh on a single by Craig Kusick and double by Steve Brye. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 24, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  1
A's          0  0  0    4  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               5   0   3   1     0   0   .284      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .363      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .294
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      C. Washington rf      4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   2   .226      Bando 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .244
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .290
Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Tenace 1b             3   1   1   4     0   0   .212
Kusick 1b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .239      Mangual dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .226
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Fosse c               2   0   1   1     0   0   .211
Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .237        Holt ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .256        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Oliva ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .291        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .177
  Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   9   1     2   8             Totals               30   5   7   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  4,047
Left on Base: Twins 9, A's 5
DP: Twins 0, A's 2
Errors: Thompson, Campaneris
Doubles: Brye (30), Campaneris (18)
Triples: North (5)
Home Runs: Tenace (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Tenace (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (3)
GIDP: Thompson (15)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(16-13)         5.1   7   5   5   2   2   1  26   3.29
Butler                  2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.24
Totals                  8     7   5   5   2   4   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(16-15)           6.2   8   1   1   2   5   0  29   3.31
Fingers                 2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.68
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Brye singled to right; Carew struck out; Darwin
popped to first in foul territory; Killebrew flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to center; Campaneris grounded
out (first to pitcher); C. Washington flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm flied out to right; Hisle reached on an
error by Campaneris; Kusick singled to right [Hisle to third];
Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando singled to right; Rudi was called out on
strikes; Tenace popped to third in foul territory; Mangual made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
singled to right; Carew lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Brye out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse flied out to right; Green flied out to
right; North grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin popped to first in foul territory; Killebrew
grounded out (second to first); Soderholm was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris doubled to left; C. Washington singled
to center [Campaneris to third]; Bando walked [C. Washington to
second]; Rudi struck out; Tenace homered [Campaneris scored, C.
Washington scored, Bando scored]; Mangual lined to left; Fosse
singled to left; Green grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle walked; Kusick grounded out (third to first)
[Hisle to second]; Thompson singled to right [Hisle to third];
Borgmann popped to first in foul territory; Brye forced Thompson
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North tripled to center; Campaneris popped to
first in foul territory; C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to left; Darwin flied out to right;
Killebrew struck out; Soderholm singled to center [Carew to
second]; Hisle forced Soderholm (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled; Tenace reached on an error by
Thompson on a sacrifice bunt [Rudi to second]; Mangual walked
[Rudi to third, Tenace to second]; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Rudi scored]; HOLT BATTED FOR GREEN; BUTLER REPLACED
DECKER (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR HOLT; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mangual to second, Tenace to third]; North
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 5.

TWINS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 2B); Kusick singled to
third; Thompson struck out; Borgmann struck out; Brye doubled to
right [Kusick scored]; Carew walked; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE
(PITCHING); Darwin flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris struck out; C. Washington grounded out
(second to first); Bando made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew struck out; Soderholm struck out; Hisle
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR KUSICK; Braun flied out to right;
BOURQUE BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Bourque struck out; OLIVA BATTED
FOR BORGMANN; Oliva singled to right; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA;
Brye grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 5.