Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
September 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 5 1 2 0
Thompson ss 5 1 2 0
Killebrew 1b 2 2 0 0
  Reese pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Holt rf 5 2 3 1
Renick 3b 2 0 0 1
Braun 2b 4 1 2 3
Brye cf 3 0 1 1
  Nettles ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 5 0 0 0
Woodson p 4 0 1 1
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 0 2 1
Campaneris ss 4 2 0 1
Bando 3b 3 1 2 1
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Maxvill 2b 1 0 1 1
Jackson cf 4 0 1 0
Epstein 1b 3 2 2 1
Tenace c 2 0 0 0
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
  Haney c 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 0 0 0 0
  Marquez ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 1 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 0 1 0 0
  Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0
  Duncan ph 1 0 1 0
  Blue pr 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Odom p 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
  Mangual ph,lf 2 1 2 2
Totals 33 8 11 7
Minnesota 200 050 0007112
Oakland 000 011 3218110
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson   6.1 6 5 4 5 4
  Granger   1.0 4 2 2 1 1
  LaRoche  L (5-6) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
6
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom   4.0 6 6 6 4 3
  Locker   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Waslewski   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Hamilton   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Fingers  W (11-8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
7
7

  E–Renick (1), Braun (12).  DP–Minnesota 2, Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Braun (21,off Odom); Tovar (20,off Odom), Oakland Alou (5,off Woodson); Mangual (13,off Woodson); Maxvill (1,off LaRoche).  HR–Oakland Epstein (26,5th inning off Woodson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Renick (1,off Locker).  HBP–Bando (9,by LaRoche).  HBP–LaRoche (6,Bando).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:58.  A–9,155.
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