Sal Bando's sixth home run of the season and Vida Blue's eight-hitter on the mound led the A's to a 6-1 victory over the Twins. Bando homered in the second following Billy Williams' double. During a four-run third, Williams drove in two runs with a single off loser Jim Hughes. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       25, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0
A's          0  2  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .150      North cf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .230        Alexander rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .287      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Ford rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Baylor lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .219
Wynegar dh            4   0   2   0     0   1   .298      McMullen 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .222
Roof c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Williams dh           4   2   2   2     0   0   .200
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .234        Lintz pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McKay 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .225      Bando 3b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .203
Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Washington rf,cf      3   0   0   0     1   2   .218
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .250
  Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .203
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     2   6             Totals               32   6  11   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  1,960
Left on Base: Twins 8, A's 5
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Doubles: Williams (3), Baylor (5)
Home Runs: Bando (6)
Stolen Bases: North (20), Baylor (19)
Caught Stealing: North (5), Lintz (2), Garner (2)
GIDP: Roof (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(0-5)           2.2   7   6   6   3   2   1  17   6.75
Decker                  5.1   4   0   0   0   4   0  18   5.27
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   6   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(4-5)             9     8   1   1   2   6   0  36   3.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Hughes (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye lined to center; Hisle grounded out (shortstop
to first); Carew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to right; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Campaneris lined to center; Baylor
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford flied to center; Wynegar struck out; Roof
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (third to first); Williams
doubled to left; Bando homered [Williams scored]; Washington
struck out; Garner singled; Haney lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (second to first); McKay popped
to first; Randall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled; North stole second; Campaneris
flied out to right; Baylor walked; McMullen walked [North to
third, Baylor to second]; Williams singled to right [North
scored, Baylor scored, McMullen to third]; Hughes threw a wild
pitch [McMullen scored, Williams to second]; Bando struck out;
Washington was walked intentionally; Garner singled to right
[Williams scored, Washington to second]; DECKER REPLACED HUGHES
(PITCHING); Haney forced Garner (shortstop to second); 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 6.

TWINS 4TH: Brye was called out on strikes; Hisle flied to right;
Carew singled to left; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor doubled to
right; Baylor stole third; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 6.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar singled to left; Roof grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out at second];
Thompson singled to right; McKay was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams popped to shortstop; Bando lined to
left; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 6.

TWINS 6TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING RF); WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Randall grounded out (second to
first); Brye singled to center; Hisle flied to right; Carew
forced Brye (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner flied out to right; Haney singled to
center; Alexander made an out to shortstop; Campaneris was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
6.

TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
singled to left; Roof struck out; Thompson lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Baylor struck out; McMullen singled to left;
Williams forced McMullen (first to shortstop); LINTZ RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Lintz was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 6.

TWINS 8TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); McKay singled to
left; Randall grounded out (third to first) [McKay to second];
Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle walked; Carew
walked [McKay to third, Hisle to second]; Ford singled to right
[McKay scored, Hisle to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Garner singled to center; Garner
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 6.

TWINS 9TH: Roof singled to left; Thompson flied to center; McKay
forced Roof (second to shortstop); Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics
6.