The Athletics took advantage of Joe Decker's wildness and scored four runs in the first inning en route to a 6-4 victory over the Twins. Bert Campaneris led off with a single and Decker then walked four of the next five batters, forcing in two runs before being lifted, marking the third straight time that the Twins' righthander had been kayoed in the first inning. After Vic Albury relieved, a single by Sal Bando and sacrifice fly by Billy Williams added two runs.

The Twins chased Stan Bahnsen in the fifth, scoring three times on three walks and singles by Glenn Borgmann and Johnny Briggs, but Jim Todd pitched two-hit relief the rest of the way, allowing one unearned run. The A's, meanwhile, added a tally on a double by Bill North in the sixth and clinched their victory with a homer by Gene Tenace in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      24, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  1
A's          4  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   6  7  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford cf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .241      Campaneris ss         3   2   2   0     2   0   .240
Carew 2b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .376      North cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .261
Soderholm 3b          2   0   0   1     1   2   .273      C. Washington lf      3   1   0   0     2   1   .307
  Terrell ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Jackson rf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .253
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Rudi 1b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .263
Briggs lf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .275      Tenace c              1   1   1   1     3   0   .286
Oliva dh              3   0   0   1     1   0   .259      Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .204
Brye rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Williams dh           2   0   2   1     0   0   .234
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .283        Hopkins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Mangual ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Kelly 1b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .187      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .205        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   7   4     5   5             Totals               26   6   7   4    11   4

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance:  4,826
Left on Base: Twins 8, A's 10
DP: Twins 0, A's 0
Errors: Thompson, Campaneris, Garner
Doubles: North (7)
Home Runs: Tenace (13)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (13), C. Washington (26)
Caught Stealing: North (7), Hopkins (8), Campaneris (7)
Sacrifice Hits: North (5), Garner (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(1-2)           0.1   1   4   4   4   0   0   6   9.98
Albury                  7.2   6   2   2   7   4   1  34   4.42
Totals                  8     7   6   6  11   4   1  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 4.1   4   3   3   4   4   0  21   5.58
Lindblad                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Todd W(4-2)             4.1   2   1   0   1   1   0  16   2.12
Totals                  9     7   4   3   5   5   0  39

Passed Balls: Tenace (7)
Wild Pitches: Decker 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


TWINS 1ST: Ford walked; Ford was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Carew reached on an error by Garner; Soderholm struck
out; Briggs singled to right [Carew to third]; Oliva forced
Briggs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled; Campaneris stole second;
North reached on an error by Thompson [Campaneris to third];
North was caught stealing second (catcher to second); C.
Washington walked; C. Washington stole second; Decker threw a
wild pitch [Campaneris scored, C. Washington to third]; Jackson
walked; Decker threw a wild pitch [C. Washington scored, Jackson
to second]; Rudi walked; Tenace walked [Jackson to third, Rudi
to second]; ALBURY REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Bando singled
[Jackson scored, Rudi to third, Tenace to second]; Williams hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Rudi scored, Tenace to third]; Garner
forced Bando (second unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 2ND: Brye flied out to center; Thompson popped to second
in foul territory; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Campaneris flied out to right; North was called
out on strikes; C. Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann lined to third; Ford popped to shortstop;
Carew singled to right; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi struck out;
Tenace walked; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 4.

TWINS 4TH: Briggs popped to third; Oliva flied out to center;
Brye singled to left; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams singled to right; Garner forced Williams
(first to shortstop); Campaneris singled to center [Garner to
second]; North out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Garner to third, Campaneris to second]; C. Washington grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 4.

TWINS 5TH: Kelly walked; Borgmann singled to third [Kelly to
second]; Tenace allowed a passed ball [Kelly to third, Borgmann
to second]; Ford flied out to center; Carew walked; Soderholm
walked [Kelly scored, Borgmann to third, Carew to second];
LINDBLAD REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Briggs singled to right
[Borgmann scored, Carew to third, Soderholm to second]; Oliva
forced Briggs (second to shortstop) [Carew scored, Soderholm to
third]; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Brye grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Rudi
popped to first in foul territory; Tenace walked; Bando popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kelly
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Borgmann grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams singled to center; HOPKINS RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Hopkins to second]; Hopkins was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); Campaneris walked; North doubled to right [Campaneris
scored]; C. Washington lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Athletics 5.

TWINS 7TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ford singled to
right; Carew singled to shortstop [Ford to third (error by
Campaneris), Carew to second]; TERRELL BATTED FOR SODERHOLM;
Terrell grounded out (third to first); Briggs grounded out
(second to first) [Ford scored (unearned)]; Oliva was walked
intentionally; Brye forced Carew (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Jackson
flied out to center; Rudi flied out to left; Tenace homered;
Bando walked; MANGUAL BATTED FOR HOPKINS; Mangual walked [Bando
to second]; Garner forced Mangual (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 6.

TWINS 8TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BRAUN BATTED FOR
THOMPSON; Braun popped to shortstop; Kelly grounded out (second
to first); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Campaneris
walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); North popped to first in foul territory; C. Washington
walked; Jackson forced C. Washington (second to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 6.

TWINS 9TH: Ford struck out; Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); WALTON BATTED FOR TERRELL; Walton popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 6.