After Sal Bando belted two homers, Gene Tenace hit for the circuit with two men on base for the Athletics' deciding blow in an 8-5 victory over the Twins. Bando homered on successive trips to the plate in the fourth and sixth innings. After his second smash, the A's scored two more runs on a double by Reggie Jackson, a walk and singles by Tommy Harper and Phil Garner.

Tenace hit his homer after singles by Jackson and Billy Williams in the seventh. Before the inning ended, another run counted on a double by Harper and single by Garner. Steve Brye batted in two for the Twins with a double and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 13, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  3    4  0  0  -   8 17  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  2    2  0  0  -   5  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Terrell 2b            3   1   0   1     1   0   .298
C. Washington lf      5   0   2   0     0   1   .307      Brye lf               2   2   1   2     1   0   .276
Bando 3b              5   2   3   2     0   1   .220        Thompson ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Jackson rf            5   2   3   0     0   1   .260      Carew 1b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .359
Williams dh           4   2   2   0     1   0   .239      Oliva dh              4   0   0   1     0   2   .275
Tenace c,1b           4   1   1   3     0   2   .244      McKay 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Harper 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Poepping rf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .091
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .063        Briggs ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Garner 2b             4   0   3   2     0   0   .240      Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Martinez ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .168      Roof c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
  Holt ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Hisle ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .319
  Tovar ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Maxvill ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph,lf         1   0   1   0     1   0   .302
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  17   8     1   7             Totals               33   5   7   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  9,360
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 7
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Doubles: Jackson (37), Harper (12), C. Washington (22), Brye (12), Bostock (17)
Home Runs: Bando 2 (14), Tenace (25)
Stolen Bases: Harper (24), Garner (4), Brye (2), Carew (33)
Caught Stealing: North (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (7), Tenace (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Brye (1)
Hit by Pitch: Terrell (3,by Fingers)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(17-12)       5.2   3   3   2   3   3   0  23   3.32
Fingers SV(21)          3.1   4   2   2   1   3   0  16   3.03
Totals                  9     7   5   4   4   6   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(13-13)          5.1   9   4   4   1   5   2  26   3.67
Albury                  1.2   6   4   4   0   0   1   9   4.53
Campbell                2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.06
Totals                  9    17   8   8   1   7   3  42

Passed Balls: Tenace (12)
Hit by Pitch: Fingers (6)
Wild Pitches: Goltz (10)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); C.
Washington struck out; Bando singled to right; Jackson singled
to right [Bando to third]; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell popped to second; Brye lined to right; Carew
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Harper
flied out to left; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to center; McKay was called out on
strikes; Poepping walked; Bostock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Martinez struck out (catcher to first); North was
called out on strikes; C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof popped to second; Gomez lined to left; Terrell
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando homered; Jackson struck out; Williams
singled to right; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Williams to second];
Tenace struck out; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Brye walked; Brye stole second; Carew singled [Brye
to third]; Carew stole second; Tenace allowed a passed ball
[Brye scored (unearned), Carew to third]; Oliva struck out;
McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Poepping grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner singled to right; Martinez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garner to second]; North
grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Washington grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock flied out to left; Roof flied out to right;
Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando homered; Jackson doubled to right; Williams
walked; Tenace out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Jackson
to third, Williams to second]; Harper singled to left [Jackson
scored, Williams to third]; Garner singled to center [Williams
scored, Harper to second]; HOLT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; ALBURY
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); TOVAR BATTED FOR HOLT; Harper stole
third and Garner stole second; Tovar reached on a fielder's
choice [Harper out at home (third to catcher), Garner to third];
North grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: MAXVILL REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING SS); Terrell walked;
Brye doubled [Terrell scored]; Carew grounded out (second to
first) [Brye to third]; Oliva grounded out (second to first)
[Brye scored]; McKay singled to left; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); BRIGGS BATTED FOR POEPPING; Briggs flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BRIGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); C. Washington
singled; Bando lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [C.
Washington out at first]; Jackson singled to center; Williams
singled [Jackson to third]; Tenace homered [Jackson scored,
Williams scored]; Harper doubled to center; Garner singled to
left [Harper scored, Garner out at second (left to third to
second)]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bostock doubled to right; Roof singled
to third [Bostock stayed at second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Braun walked [Bostock to third, Roof to second]; Terrell was hit
by a pitch [Bostock scored, Roof to third, Braun to second];
Brye hit a sacrifice fly to right [Roof scored, Braun to third];
Carew struck out; Oliva was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); THOMPSON
REPLACED BRYE (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING);
Maxvill lined to shortstop; North singled; North was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); C. Washington doubled to
left; Bando struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8,
Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs
grounded out (second to first); Bostock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Williams
popped to third; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 8, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: HISLE BATTED FOR ROOF; Hisle singled to left; Braun
singled to right [Hisle to second]; Terrell lined to center;
Thompson was called out on strikes; Carew forced Braun
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Twins
5.