Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's          0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 11  0
Twins        1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North dh              5   0   2   1     0   1   .275      Hisle lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .269
Washington cf,rf      4   1   2   1     0   1   .255      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Baylor rf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .332
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .231      Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .332
Tenace 1b,c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Oliva dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .259        Kusick ph,dh        2   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Sandt ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .207        Terrell pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .244
  Williams ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .209      Cubbage 3b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .261
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .036      Ford rf               3   0   2   1     1   0   .266
  Woods cf            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Newman c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holt ph             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .201
  Campaneris ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     1   5             Totals               31   4   9   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  2,923
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 7
DP: A's 1, Twins 1
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Holt (1), North (20), Bostock (20), Kusick (13)
Home Runs: Washington (4), Cubbage (3)
Stolen Bases: Bando (17), Alexander (18)
Caught Stealing: Garner (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (17), Smalley (21)
GIDP: Rudi (12), Wynegar (14)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  3.2   5   3   3   2   0   1  17   3.90
Lindblad L(6-5)         4.1   3   1   1   1   2   0  17   3.22
Todd                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.00
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   2   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(13-13)          9    11   3   3   1   5   1  37   3.36
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: Goltz (12)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; Washington singled [North to
second]; Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi
grounded into a double play (third to first) [North out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle singled; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Hisle to second]; Carew singled to left
[Hisle scored]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (second to first); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Oliva made an
out to shortstop; Cubbage walked; Ford walked [Cubbage to
second]; Randall forced Ford (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Sandt grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman
grounded out (shortstop to first); North was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Washington homered; Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Rudi grounded out (second to first); Bando grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
doubled to right; Oliva grounded out (third to first) [Bostock
to third]; Cubbage homered [Bostock scored]; Ford singled;
LINDBLAD REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Randall singled [Ford to
second]; Hisle forced Ford (third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace singled; Garner forced Tenace (second to
shortstop); Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Sandt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew made
an out to second; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: HOLT BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Holt doubled to right;
LINTZ RAN FOR HOLT; North doubled to right [Lintz scored];
Washington struck out; Baylor reached on an error by Cubbage
[North to third]; Baylor was picked off first (catcher to
first); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: HANEY REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); Bostock was called
out on strikes; KUSICK BATTED FOR OLIVA; Kusick lined to left;
Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bando walked;
Bando stole second; Tenace struck out; Garner singled [Bando to
third]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR SANDT; Williams singled to right
[Bando scored, Garner to third]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
MCCOVEY BATTED FOR HANEY; Alexander stole second; McCovey struck
out; North lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: WOODS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING CF); CAMPANERIS
REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING SS); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Ford flied out to center;
Debut game for Gary Woods; Randall lined to center; Hisle
walked; Smalley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baylor singled; Rudi singled [Baylor to second]; Bando reached
on a fielder's choice [Baylor out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Rudi to second]; Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Carew struck out; Wynegar popped to second in foul
territory; Bostock lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Woods
singled; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Woods to second]; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Woods to third];
North made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Kusick doubled; TERRELL RAN FOR KUSICK; Cubbage
singled [Terrell to third]; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING);
Ford singled [Terrell scored, Cubbage to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.