The Athletics clinched at least a tie for their fourth straight West Division title when Catfish Hunter defeated the Twins, 2-1, for his 25th victory. The A's magic number was reduced to one as a result of their triumph and the second-place Rangers' loss of a doubleheader to the White Sox. Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Thursday, September 26, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTwins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 A's 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 5 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brye cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 North cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Carew 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .367 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Braun lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 C. Washington rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Darwin rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .266 Bando 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .244 Oliva dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Rudi lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Bourque 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Mangual dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Terrell ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .245 Fosse c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Roof c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Green 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Holt ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Borgmann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 7 1 0 7 Totals 29 2 5 1 0 5 Time of Game: 1:51 Attendance: 3,461 Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 3 DP: Twins 1, A's 0 Errors: Soderholm Doubles: Mangual (14) Home Runs: Darwin (25) Stolen Bases: C. Washington (6) Caught Stealing: Carew (15) Sacrifice Hits: Braun (4) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(9-10) 8 5 2 1 0 5 0 29 3.43 Totals 8 5 2 1 0 5 0 29 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(25-12) 9 7 1 1 0 7 1 33 2.51 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 7 1 33 Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Lou DiMuro TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to left; Braun flied out to right; Darwin made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); C. Washington singled to left; C. Washington stole second; Bando singled to center [C. Washington scored]; Rudi forced Bando (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to left; Soderholm flied out to center; Bourque struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace flied out to right; Mangual doubled to right; Fosse grounded out (second to first) [Mangual to third]; Green struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. TWINS 3RD: Terrell struck out; Roof struck out; Brye lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris flied out to center; C. Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to left; Braun out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Carew to second]; Darwin flied out to center; Oliva lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to center; Rudi singled to left; Tenace reached on an error by Soderholm [Tenace to second, Rudi scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Mangual lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Tenace out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. TWINS 5TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Bourque lined to center; Terrell singled to center; Roof grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Green grounded out (third to first); North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. TWINS 6TH: Brye made an out to shortstop; Carew singled to left; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Braun made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris singled to center; C. Washington forced Campaneris (first to shortstop); Bando flied out to center; Rudi forced C. Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. TWINS 7TH: Darwin flied out to center; Oliva singled to right; Soderholm struck out; Bourque flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. TWINS 8TH: Terrell struck out; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR ROOF; Killebrew struck out; Brye singled to center; Carew forced Brye (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: BORGMANN REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING C ); HOLT BATTED FOR GREEN; Holt was called out on strikes; North struck out; Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. TWINS 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 2B); Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Darwin homered; Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2. |
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