Steve Braun's throwing error on Bill North's bunt single in the seventh gave the A's the decisive run in their 5-3 win over Minnesota. The A's stole four bases in achieving their third win in the last 12 games. Mike Torrez logged his fifth win with relief from Rollie Fingers in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       27, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
A's          2  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   5  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            5   0   2   2     0   2   .345      North rf              4   2   2   0     0   1   .275
Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .245      Campaneris ss         1   2   0   0     2   0   .186
Carew 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .292      Baylor lf,1b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .209
Braun 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .241      McMullen 1b           3   0   1   1     0   1   .233
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .287        Alexander pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ford rf               2   1   1   1     1   0   .262        Tenace ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
Kusick dh             2   1   1   0     0   0   .246        Hosley c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Oliva ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .197
  McKay pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .201
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Washington cf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .209
  Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .146      Garner 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .252
  Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Haney c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .218
Gomez ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tovar lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     3   5             Totals               29   5   8   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  3,720
Left on Base: Twins 9, A's 6
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Errors: Braun, Wynegar, Torrez
Doubles: Braun (5)
Stolen Bases: Ford (5), North (22), Campaneris 2 (18), Lintz (12), Bando (2)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kusick (1), Campaneris (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (3)
GIDP: Wynegar (4)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (5,by Torrez)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(4-4)         8     8   5   3   4   5   0  35   3.13
Totals                  8     8   5   3   4   5   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(5-5)           7.1   8   3   1   3   3   0  33   3.14
Fingers SV(4)           1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.73
Totals                  9     9   3   1   3   5   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Torrez (2)
Balks: Blyleven (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Hisle
singled; Hisle was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Carew flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; Blyleven balked [North to second];
North stole third [North scored (error by Wynegar)]; Campaneris
walked; Campaneris stole second; Baylor reached on a fielder's
choice [Campaneris to third]; McMullen was called out on
strikes; Williams was walked intentionally [Baylor to second];
Bando singled to left [Campaneris scored, Baylor out at home
(left to catcher), Williams to second]; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
2.

TWINS 2ND: Braun doubled to right; Wynegar flied out to center;
Ford singled to left [Braun scored]; Kusick singled to left
[Ford to second]; Randall grounded out (third to first) [Ford to
third, Kusick to second]; Gomez grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 2.

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

TWINS 3RD: Bostock struck out; Hisle walked; Carew singled to
center [Hisle to second]; Braun walked [Hisle to third, Carew to
second]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Baylor flied out to left; McMullen popped to
first in foul territory; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 2.

TWINS 4TH: Ford was hit by a pitch; Kusick reached on an error
by Torrez on a sacrifice bunt [Ford to second]; Randall lined to
left; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ford to third,
Kusick to second]; Bostock singled to center [Ford scored
(unearned), Kusick scored (unearned)]; Hisle flied out to left;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
flied out to left; Garner singled to left; Haney grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to center; Braun forced Carew (second
to shortstop); Wynegar flied out to left; Ford forced Braun
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North was called out on strikes; Campaneris
walked; Campaneris stole second; Baylor flied to right; McMullen
singled to center [Campaneris scored]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
MCMULLEN; Williams flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 6TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kusick flied out to left; Randall
grounded out (third to first); Gomez flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando popped to third in foul territory;
Washington struck out; Garner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock was called out on strikes; Hisle made an out
to second; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Haney singled; LINTZ RAN FOR HANEY; Lintz stole
second; North singled to third [Lintz scored (error by Braun)
(unearned) (no RBI), North to second]; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [North to third]; Baylor hit a
sacrifice fly to right [North scored (unearned)]; TENACE BATTED
FOR ALEXANDER; Tenace struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Athletics 5.

TWINS 8TH: TOVAR REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING LF); HOSLEY REPLACED
TENACE (PLAYING C ); Braun was called out on strikes; Wynegar
singled to left; Ford walked [Wynegar to second]; FINGERS
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); OLIVA BATTED FOR KUSICK; Oliva
forced Wynegar (third unassisted) [Ford to second]; MCKAY RAN
FOR OLIVA; BRYE BATTED FOR RANDALL; Ford stole third; Brye was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics
5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MCKAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TERRELL
REPLACED BRYE (PLAYING 2B); Williams lined to second; Bando
walked; Bando stole second; Washington struck out; Garner
singled to left [Bando out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: Gomez lined to left; Bostock singled to left; Hisle
struck out; Carew flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 5.