Averting a threatened strike by his players, owner Charlie Finley put Joe Rudi, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers back on his roster, but only Rudi and Fingers saw action as the Athletics defeated the Twins, 5-3. Rudi, playing in left field, went hitless in four trips.

Fingers relieved with two out in the sixth inning, pitched the rest of the way and picked up his ninth save of the season. Sal Bando hit a pair of homers, driving in three runs, and Gene Tenace accounted for two with a triple. [The Sporting News]



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


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              5   1   1   1     0   1   .243      North cf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .288
Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Kusick ph,1b        2   0   1   1     0   1   .267      Baylor dh             4   1   1   0     0   2   .215
Carew 1b,2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .326      Bando 3b              3   3   3   3     1   0   .221
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Tenace 1b             3   0   2   2     1   0   .252
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Brye cf               3   1   3   0     1   0   .301      Haney c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .215
Randall 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bostock ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .331        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terrell pr,ss       0   1   0   0     0   0   .217        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Roof ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
  Bane pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   5             Totals               30   5   8   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  4,798
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 5
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Doubles: North (6)
Triples: Tenace (1)
Home Runs: Bando 2 (13)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (6)
GIDP: Randall (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(2-5)          5     5   4   4   3   2   1  23   5.45
Campbell                3     3   1   1   0   4   1  11   3.56
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   6   2  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(2-0)           5     5   3   3   0   0   0  19   2.90
Lindblad                0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.86
Fingers SV(9)           3.1   2   0   0   2   5   0  14   3.31
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   5   0  37

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Smalley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North doubled; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [North to third]; Baylor struck out; Bando
walked; Tenace tripled to center [North scored, Bando scored];
Rudi flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 2.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hisle singled; Hisle
stole second; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Washington flied out to left; Garner made an out
to first; Haney made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 3RD: Brye singled; Randall grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brye out at second]; Braun flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North struck out; Campaneris flied out to left;
Baylor singled; Bando homered [Baylor scored]; Tenace flied out
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied to left in foul territory; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied to right in foul territory; Washington
flied out to right; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hisle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Haney walked; North made an out to catcher;
Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; Baylor flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 6TH: Brye singled; BOSTOCK BATTED FOR RANDALL; Bostock
singled to right [Brye to third]; TERRELL RAN FOR BOSTOCK; Braun
singled [Brye scored, Terrell to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED
BOSMAN (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR SMALLEY; Kusick singled to
left [Terrell scored, Braun to second]; Carew singled [Braun to
third, Kusick to second]; Wynegar made an out to second; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first) [Braun scored, Kusick to third,
Carew to second]; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Hisle
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAREW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Bando singled; Tenace walked [Bando to second]; CAMPBELL
REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Rudi forced Bando (pitcher to
third) [Tenace to second]; Washington singled to right [Tenace
out at home (right to first to third), Rudi to second]; Garner
lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

TWINS 7TH: Ford flied out to left; Brye walked; OLIVA BATTED FOR
TERRELL; Oliva flied out to left; Braun was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: GOMEZ REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING SS); Haney grounded
out (shortstop to first); North struck out; Campaneris struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 4.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick was called out on strikes; Carew was called
out on strikes; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; Bando homered;
Tenace singled; Rudi forced Tenace (third to second); Washington
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage singled; Hisle struck out; Ford was called
out on strikes; Brye singled [Cubbage to second]; ROOF BATTED
FOR GOMEZ; Roof walked [Cubbage to third, Brye to second]; BANE
RAN FOR ROOF; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.