The Athletics broke loose for seven runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Twins, 12-7, to end an eight-game losing streak. Three walks, two errors, three wild pitches and three hits, one a two-run double by Claudell Washington, marked the wild inning. Bert Campaneris stole five bases, giving him a career total of 528. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 12, Minnesota Twins 7
Game Played on Monday, May       24, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        1  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  2  -   7  7  2
A's          1  0  0    0  7  0    0  4  x  -  12  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            5   2   1   1     0   0   .346      North cf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .263
Hisle lf              4   2   2   2     1   0   .235      Campaneris ss         2   3   1   2     2   0   .191
Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .286      Baylor 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .217
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Rudi lf               3   2   1   1     1   1   .296
Wynegar c             3   1   1   2     1   1   .291        Tovar lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Ford rf               4   1   1   2     0   2   .250      Williams dh           2   0   0   0     3   0   .189
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Alexander pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Kusick dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .201
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Washington rf         5   1   1   2     0   1   .222
Luebber p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .235
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Pazik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hosley ph,c         4   1   1   0     0   0   .148
                                                          Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7   7   7     3   4             Totals               34  12   9   8     9   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 13,624
Left on Base: Twins 6, A's 9
DP: Twins 0, A's 0
Errors: Randall 2, Bando 2
Doubles: Braun (4), Rudi (10), Hosley (1), Washington (8), North (2)
Home Runs: Bostock (2), Ford (7), Hisle (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (4), Campaneris 5 (16), Baylor (18), Rudi (1)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Braun (1), Randall (3)
Hit by Pitch: Randall (1,by Todd), Campaneris (2,by Campbell), Rudi (1,by Pazik)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber                 4.1   3   5   5   5   2   0  21   6.11
Campbell L(5-2)         1.2   2   3   1   3   0   0  12   2.75
Pazik                   2     4   4   4   1   1   0  12   7.00
Totals                  8     9  12  10   9   3   0  45

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  4.1   3   3   3   3   3   1  21   3.63
Todd W(3-4)             4.2   4   4   4   0   1   2  19   4.60
Totals                  9     7   7   7   3   4   3  40

Hit by Pitch: Campbell (2), Pazik (1), Todd (3)
Wild Pitches: Luebber 3 (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Nestor Chylak


TWINS 1ST: Bostock homered; Hisle walked; On a bunt Carew
singled [Hisle to second]; Braun out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hisle to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar
was walked intentionally; Ford struck out; Thompson forced
Wynegar (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris walked; Campaneris
stole second; Campaneris stole third; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rudi doubled to right [Campaneris scored];
Williams was walked intentionally; Bando walked [Rudi to third,
Williams to second]; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick reached on an error by Bando; Randall out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Kusick to second]; Bostock
lined to right; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Garner flied to right; Haney flied out to right;
North flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew flied out to left; Braun flied out to left;
Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris walked; Campaneris was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ford struck out (catcher to first); Thompson reached
on an error by Bando; Kusick grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Thompson to second]; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams popped to first in foul territory; Bando
lined to left; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Hisle
singled; Hisle stole second; Carew walked; TODD REPLACED BOSMAN
(PITCHING); Braun grounded out (second to first) [Hisle to
third, Carew to second]; Wynegar singled to center [Hisle
scored, Carew scored]; Ford homered [Wynegar scored]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner lined to right; HOSLEY BATTED FOR HANEY;
Hosley doubled to right; On a bunt North singled [Hosley to
third]; Campaneris reached on a fielder's choice [Hosley scored,
North to third (error by Randall)]; Campaneris stole second;
Luebber threw a wild pitch [North scored]; Luebber threw a wild
pitch [Campaneris to third]; Luebber threw a wild pitch
[Campaneris scored]; Baylor walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED LUEBBER
(PITCHING); Rudi walked [Baylor to second]; Williams flied to
right; Bando walked [Baylor to third, Rudi to second];
Washington doubled [Baylor scored, Rudi scored, Bando to third];
Garner reached on an error by Randall [Bando scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Washington scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garner to
second]; Hosley made an out to second; 7 R (5 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 8.

TWINS 6TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Kusick flied out
to right; Randall grounded out (first unassisted); Bostock
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
was hit by a pitch; Baylor singled to right [Campaneris to
third]; Baylor stole second; Rudi grounded out (third to first);
Williams was walked intentionally; Bando forced Williams
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics
8.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Braun doubled to right; Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: PAZIK REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner made an out to second;
Hosley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 8.

TWINS 8TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
grounded out (third to first); Kusick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North doubled to right; Campaneris singled to
right [North scored]; Campaneris stole second; Campaneris stole
third; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi was hit by
a pitch; Rudi stole second; Williams walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Bando singled to right [Campaneris scored, Rudi to
third, Alexander to second]; Washington struck out; Garner
singled to left [Rudi scored, Alexander scored, Bando to third];
Hosley grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 5, Athletics 12.

TWINS 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TOVAR REPLACED
RUDI (PLAYING LF); Randall was hit by a pitch; Bostock forced
Randall (second to shortstop); Hisle homered [Bostock scored];
Carew was called out on strikes; Braun grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Athletics 12.