Pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, Ken McMullen came through with a three-run homer to lift the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Twins. On the short end of a 2-1 score going into the final frame, the A's started with a walk to Billy Williams, who gave way on the paths to Matt Alexander.

After taking third on a single by Sal Bando, Alexander was out at the plate trying to score on a grounder by Gene Tenace. Claudell Washington, however, singled, plating Bando to tie the score, and McMullen then tore into Bill Campbell's first pitch to him for the eighth pinch-hit homer of his major league career. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   5  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      North cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     1   1   .237
Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Ford ph,rf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Williams dh           2   0   0   0     2   0   .210
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .322        Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .048
Wynegar c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .311      Bando 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .215
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Tenace 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .248
Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .174      Washington rf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .227
Brye cf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .273      Sandt 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Hisle lf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .242        McMullen ph         1   1   1   3     0   0   .264
Randall 2b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Haney c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .218
  Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terrell 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   8   2     2   4             Totals               30   5   8   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  5,100
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 5
DP: Twins 1, A's 1
Doubles: North (5)
Home Runs: McMullen (3)
Stolen Bases: Carew (33)
Caught Stealing: Washington (9), North (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Braun (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brye (3)
GIDP: Wynegar (6), Baylor (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(7-5)            8     6   3   3   5   4   0  32   3.97
Campbell                0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   3.58
Totals                  8.1   8   5   5   5   4   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  8     4   0   0   1   3   0  28   3.78
Lindblad W(4-1)         1     4   2   2   1   1   0   8   2.89
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Goltz (8)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
singled; Carew forced Smalley (shortstop to second); Carew stole
second; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North doubled to left; Campaneris singled [North
to third]; Baylor grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [North scored (no RBI), Campaneris out at second];
Williams walked; Bando singled [Williams to second]; Tenace
walked [Williams to third, Bando to second]; Washington flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage flied out to center; Oliva flied out to
center; Brye made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sandt flied out to right; Haney grounded out
(third to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle singled; Randall walked [Hisle to second];
Braun out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hisle to third,
Randall to second]; Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris struck out; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Cubbage
struck out; Oliva was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando struck out; Tenace lined to third;
Washington singled; Washington was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
singled; Randall grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hisle to
second]; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sandt grounded out (third to first); Haney
walked; North flied out to center; Campaneris flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew singled; Wynegar
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carew out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Bando grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage flied out to right; Oliva grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace flied out to left; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sandt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); KUSICK BATTED
FOR RANDALL; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 2B); Haney
struck out; North singled; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Campaneris walked; Goltz threw a wild
pitch [Campaneris to second]; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 9TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR
SMALLEY; Ford singled; Carew singled [Ford to third]; Wynegar
singled [Ford scored, Carew to second]; Cubbage singled [Carew
to third, Wynegar to second]; Oliva struck out; Brye hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Carew scored, Wynegar to third, Cubbage
to second]; Hisle was walked intentionally; Terrell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GOMEZ REPLACED
BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Williams walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Bando singled [Alexander to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); Tenace reached on a fielder's choice [Alexander out
at home (third to catcher), Bando to second]; Washington singled
[Bando scored, Tenace to second]; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR SANDT;
McMullen homered [Tenace scored, Washington scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.