Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
September 11, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 1, Minnesota Twins 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 0 2 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Jackson cf 4 0 1 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 0
Tenace c 3 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 1 2 1
Maxvill 2b 2 0 1 0
  Mincher ph 0 0 0 0
  Mangual ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Blue p 2 0 0 0
  Duncan ph,c 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 3 1 1 0
Thompson ss 3 1 1 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 1 1
  Reese 1b 1 0 1 1
Darwin rf 3 0 0 0
Braun 3b 3 0 0 0
Brye cf 3 0 1 0
Monzon 2b 2 0 1 0
  Carew ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Roof c 3 0 1 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 8 2
Oakland 000 000 0011100
Minnesota 100 000 001280
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   6.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Locker   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Fingers  L (8-7) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
1
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   6.1 7 0 0 0 3
  LaRoche   2.1 1 0 0 0 5
  Granger  W (4-5) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Minnesota Reese (3,off Fingers).  3B–Minnesota Brye (3,off Blue).  HR–Oakland Bando (14,9th inning off Granger 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Thompson (12,off Blue).  CS–Rudi (4,Home by Perry/Roof).  WP–Locker (5).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:27.
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