With last-out help from Rollie Fingers, Vida Blue pitched the Athletics to a 4-1 victory over the Twins. The A's decided the game with two unearned runs on a wild throw by Ray Corbin in the fourth inning, but Reggie Jackson made the decision legitimate by smashing a homer with a man on base in the sixth. Danny Thompson homered for the Twins' lone tally. Blue turned the mound over to Fingers in the ninth after an error and single. Fingers retired pinch-hitter Danny Walton on a fly to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     19, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
A's          0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ferrer 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .273      North cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .300
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Bando 3b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .171
Hisle lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .200      Jackson rf            3   2   2   2     1   1   .222
Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .179      Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .325
Oliva dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .306        H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thompson ss           3   1   1   1     1   1   .300      Tenace c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .172
Kusick 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            4   0   2   0     0   1   .294        Fosse c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bostock pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      C. Washington lf      3   0   1   0     0   2   .293
Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .200
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     2  10             Totals               30   4   7   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,970
Left on Base: Twins 9, A's 6
DP: Twins 1, A's 1
Errors: Corbin, Garner
Doubles: Garner (1)
Home Runs: Thompson (1), Jackson (3)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (1), Soderholm (2), C. Washington (3)
GIDP: Soderholm (2), Campaneris (1)
Hit by Pitch: Oliva (5,by Blue)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(0-1)           8     7   4   2   4   7   1  34   1.80
Totals                  8     7   4   2   4   7   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(3-1)             8.2   7   1   1   2  10   1  36   3.58
Fingers SV(4)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2  10   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Blue (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ferrer struck out; Ford struck out; Hisle singled to
right; Hisle stole second; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [North out at second]; Bando grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva was hit by a pitch; Soderholm grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva out at
second]; Thompson homered; Kusick singled to left; Borgmann
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Rudi grounded
out (shortstop to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ferrer struck out; Ford flied out to center; Hisle
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace popped to first in foul territory; C.
Washington struck out; Garner doubled to right; North grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics
0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin struck out; Oliva struck out; Soderholm
walked; Soderholm stole second; Thompson walked; Kusick popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Bando singled;
Jackson singled [Bando to third]; Jackson was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Corbin [Bando scored (unearned),
Jackson scored (unearned)]; Rudi struck out; Williams lined to
right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 2.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann struck out (catcher to first); Ferrer struck
out (catcher to first); Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace flied out to left; C. Washington struck
out; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 2.

TWINS 6TH: On a bunt Hisle singled to third; Darwin struck out;
Oliva grounded out (third to first) [Hisle to second]; Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
flied out to left; Bando walked; Jackson homered [Bando scored];
Rudi grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Athletics 4.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Kusick grounded
out (shortstop to first); Borgmann singled to left; Ferrer lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace
singled to left; HOPKINS RAN FOR TENACE; C. Washington singled
to right [Hopkins to third]; C. Washington stole second; Garner
walked; North struck out; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 4.

TWINS 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hisle flied out to right; Darwin
singled to left; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando popped to catcher in foul territory;
Jackson walked; Rudi forced Jackson (center to shortstop);
Williams singled to right [Rudi to second]; H. WASHINGTON RAN
FOR WILLIAMS; Fosse forced H. Washington (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 4.

TWINS 9TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Soderholm
struck out; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick
reached on an error by Garner; Borgmann singled [Kusick to
second]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); WALTON BATTED FOR
FERRER; BOSTOCK RAN FOR BORGMANN; Walton flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 4.