Eric Soderholm's eighth-inning double and a pinch-single by Steve Braun snapped a 3-3 tie and carried the Twins to a 5-4 decision over the Athletics. Bobby Darwin led off the Twins' eighth with a single, Tony Oliva walked and Soderholm then stroked his two-base hit to drive in one run. Braun's single scored Lyman Bostock, running for Tony Oliva. Joe Rudi's leadoff homer in the ninth brought the A's within one, but Tom Burgmeier came on to close out the game.

The teams had waged a seesaw battle with the A's knotting the count in the seventh on singles by Rudi, Billy Williams and Claudell Washington. The Twins' two runs in the eighth then made a winner of Vic Albury, who started in place of ailing Joe Decker and received credit for his first victory of the season. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Friday, April     18, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  1  0    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  9  1
A's          1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ferrer 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .333      North cf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .324
Ford cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     0   1   .286
Hisle lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Bando 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .156
Darwin rf             3   2   2   0     1   1   .171      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .182
Oliva dh              3   2   1   0     1   0   .278      Rudi 1b               4   2   2   1     0   0   .361
  Bostock pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .214      Williams dh           3   0   1   0     0   2   .222
Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .333        Hopkins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thompson ss           2   0   0   1     0   1   .296        Mangual ph,dh       1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Braun ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .250        H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tenace c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .154
Kusick 1b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .125      C. Washington lf      3   0   1   1     1   1   .289
Borgmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .179
Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   4     3   4             Totals               31   4   9   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  5,714
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 6
DP: Twins 1, A's 0
Errors: Gomez, C. Washington, Garner
Doubles: Borgmann (4), Soderholm (1), Mangual (1)
Triples: North (1)
Home Runs: Rudi (2)
Caught Stealing: Ferrer (2), Campaneris (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (2), Bando (1), Campaneris (1)
GIDP: Garner (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury W(1-0)           7     6   3   2   3   4   0  28   3.09
Campbell                1.1   3   1   1   0   1   1   6   2.70
Burgmeier SV(2)         0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     9   4   3   4   5   1  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(1-1)         7.1   8   5   2   3   2   0  33   2.74
Fingers                 1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.19
Totals                  9     9   5   2   3   4   0  39

Passed Balls: Borgmann (1)
Wild Pitches: Holtzman 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Merle Anthony


TWINS 1ST: Ferrer lined to third; Ford popped to pitcher; Hisle
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt North singled; Borgmann allowed a
passed ball [North to second]; On a bunt Campaneris singled to
second [North to third]; Campaneris was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Bando hit a sacrifice fly to center [North
scored (unearned)]; Jackson walked; Rudi popped to shortstop; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin walked; Oliva forced Darwin (third to
shortstop); Soderholm singled to left [Oliva to third (error by
C. Washington), Soderholm to second]; Thompson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Oliva scored (unearned)]; Kusick grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams struck out; Tenace walked; C. Washington
struck out; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to left; Ferrer singled; Ferrer
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ford flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North tripled; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to
left [North scored]; Bando flied out to right; Jackson struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 2.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Darwin singled
to left; Oliva singled to right [Darwin to second]; Soderholm
reached on an error by Garner [Darwin to third, Oliva to
second]; Thompson struck out; Kusick walked [Darwin scored
(unearned), Oliva to third, Soderholm to second]; Holtzman threw
a wild pitch [Oliva scored (unearned), Soderholm to third,
Kusick to second]; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi popped to catcher in foul territory;
Williams was called out on strikes; Tenace popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

TWINS 5TH: Ferrer flied out to center; Ford flied out to right;
Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington walked; Garner grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [C. Washington out
at second]; North popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Athletics 2.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin was called out on strikes; Oliva flied out to
right; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
popped to shortstop; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick
flied out to left; Borgmann doubled to right; Ferrer singled to
right [Borgmann to third]; Ford forced Ferrer (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi singled to left; Williams singled to right
[Rudi to third]; HOPKINS RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Tenace popped to
first in foul territory; C. Washington singled to left [Rudi
scored, Hopkins to second]; Garner flied out to right; North
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 3.

TWINS 8TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hisle flied out
to center; Darwin singled to center; Holtzman threw a wild pitch
[Darwin to second]; Oliva walked; BOSTOCK RAN FOR OLIVA;
Soderholm doubled to right [Darwin scored, Bostock to third];
FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); BRAUN BATTED FOR THOMPSON;
Braun singled [Bostock scored, Soderholm stayed at second];
Kusick popped to third in foul territory; Borgmann grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GOMEZ
REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL REPLACED ALBURY
(PITCHING); Campaneris struck out; Bando popped to first in foul
territory; Jackson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
5, Athletics 3.

TWINS 9TH: Ferrer was called out on strikes; Ford popped to
second; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi homered; MANGUAL BATTED FOR HOPKINS; Mangual
doubled to center; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR MANGUAL; On a bunt
Tenace singled [H. Washington out at home (shortstop to
catcher), Tenace to second (on throw to home)]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); C. Washington reached on an error
by Gomez [Tenace out at third (first to third)]; Garner walked
[C. Washington to second]; North flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 4.