Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
April 14, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
North cf 4 0 0 0
Marquez dh 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 2
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 0 1 0
Kubiak 2b 3 0 2 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 3 1 1 0
Carew 2b 3 0 1 1
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliva dh 4 0 1 0
Darwin rf 3 0 0 0
Brye lf 3 0 0 0
Walton 3b 3 0 0 0
  Terrell 3b 0 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 1 0 1 0
  Adams pr 0 0 0 0
  Roof c 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 1
Oakland 200 000 000280
Minnesota 100 000 000140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (1-1) 9.0 4 1 1 5 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (1-2) 9.0 8 2 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Minnesota Carew (2,off Holtzman).  3B–Minnesota Hisle (1,off Holtzman).  HR–Oakland Jackson (3,1st inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Carew (2,off Holtzman).  CS–Mitterwald (1,2nd base by Holtzman/Fosse).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:15.  A–10,711.
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