Erupting for six runs in the sixth inning, the Twins gained a 7-6 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader for a split with the Athletics, who won the first game, 11-4. Bill North rapped three hits, drew a walk, drove in two runs and scored four in the A's victory. Claudell Washington also had three hits, with three RBIs and three runs scored, while Sal Bando batted in three runs with a pair of singles. The Twins had the game's only homers by Phil Roof and Steve Braun.

In the nightcap, Eddie Bane, returning to the Twins after nearly two years in the minors, gained his first major league victory. Paul Lindblad, working in relief of Sonny Siebert, suffered his first defeat of the season after being a winner in nine games. In the Twins' big inning, Dave McKay drove in two runs with a double and Jerry Terrell plated a pair with a triple. Billy Williams had a three-run double in the eighth when the A's chased both Bane and Tom Johnson before Tom Burgmeier came in to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 11, Minnesota Twins 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          3  0  0    0  1  0    3  4  0  -  11 11  2
Twins        0  0  1    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   4 11  5


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   4   3   2     1   0   .271      Terrell 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .302
  Alexander cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Braun lf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .300
C. Washington lf      5   3   3   3     0   0   .307      Carew 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .361
  Hopkins lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Bando 3b              4   1   2   3     1   0   .216        Lundstedt c         0   0   0   0     1   0   .120
  Pitts 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .278
Jackson rf            5   0   0   1     0   0   .259      Briggs rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
  Chant rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Williams dh           5   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Tenace 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Roof c                3   1   1   1     0   0   .274
Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .236        Bostock ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Fosse c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .137      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .063        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Tovar ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Maxvill ss          1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  11  11  10     3   1             Totals               39   4  11   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: A's 5, Twins 10
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Garner, Martinez, Terrell 2, Carew, McKay, Hughes
Doubles: North (15), McKay (3)
Triples: C. Washington (6), Garner (4)
Home Runs: Roof (7), Braun (11)
Stolen Bases: Garner (3)
Caught Stealing: C. Washington (14)
GIDP: Garner (12)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(10-5)          5     7   2   2   1   1   2  23   3.49
Todd SV(12)             4     4   2   0   1   0   0  18   2.27
Totals                  9    11   4   2   2   1   2  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(14-13)         6.2   7   7   4   3   0   0  30   3.89
Burgmeier               1.1   4   4   0   0   0   0  10   3.21
Campbell                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.14
Totals                  9    11  11   4   3   1   0  43

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Marty Springstead


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; C. Washington tripled [North
scored]; Bando walked; Jackson reached on an error by Terrell
[C. Washington scored, Bando to second]; Williams reached on an
error by Hughes [Bando to third, Jackson to second]; Tenace
singled to left [Bando scored (unearned), Jackson out at third
(left to third), Williams to second]; Garner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tenace out at
second]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell singled; Braun popped to shortstop; Carew
flied out to left; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
grounded out (first to pitcher); North popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to center; Briggs struck out; McKay
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington grounded out (first unassisted);
Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Roof
homered; Terrell reached on an error by Martinez; Braun lined to
left; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tenace grounded out (third to shortstop to first); Garner
tripled; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Oliva walked;
Briggs singled to right [Oliva to second]; McKay flied out to
center; Thompson singled to center [Oliva to third, Briggs to
second]; Roof flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); North
doubled to right; C. Washington singled to left [North scored];
C. Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Bando popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell lined to center; Braun homered; Carew lined
to left; Ford singled to left; Oliva was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second [Ford out at
second (second unassisted)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson popped to shortstop; Williams popped to
first in foul territory; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: TODD REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Briggs grounded out
(second to first); McKay doubled to right; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [McKay to third]; Roof popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner walked; HOLT BATTED FOR FOSSE; Garner
stole second; Holt lined to right; TOVAR BATTED FOR MARTINEZ;
Tovar flied out to center; North singled to center [Garner
scored, North to second (on throw to home)]; C. Washington
reached on an error by Carew [North to third]; Bando singled to
center [North scored (unearned), C. Washington to third];
BURGMEIER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Jackson reached on an
error by Terrell [C. Washington scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Bando to second]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); MAXVILL REPLACED
TOVAR (PLAYING SS); Terrell singled; Braun singled to center
[Terrell to second]; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Terrell to third, Braun to second]; Ford lined to shortstop;
Oliva reached on an error by Garner [Terrell scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Braun scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Briggs grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace singled to left; Garner flied out to
center; Haney flied out to left; Maxvill reached on an error by
McKay [Tenace to second]; North singled to center [Tenace scored
(unearned), Maxvill to third]; C. Washington singled to center
[Maxvill scored (unearned), North to third, C. Washington to
second (on throw)]; Bando singled to center [North scored
(unearned), C. Washington scored (unearned)]; Jackson lined to
left; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 11, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: PITTS REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); CHANT REPLACED
JACKSON (PLAYING RF); McKay flied out to left; Debut game for
Charlie Chant; Thompson grounded out (second to first);
BOSTOCK BATTED FOR ROOF; Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 11, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LUNDSTEDT
REPLACED FORD (PLAYING C ); CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER
(PITCHING); Williams grounded out (second to first); Tenace
flied out to center; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 11, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); HOPKINS
REPLACED C. WASHINGTON (PLAYING LF); Terrell singled to center;
Braun forced Terrell (pitcher to shortstop); Carew forced Braun
(pitcher to second); Lundstedt walked [Carew to second]; Oliva
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
11, Twins 4.