Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
September 20, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1973 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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Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 2 1 1
Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0
Bando 3b 3 0 0 1
Tenace 1b 3 0 1 1
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Carty dh 3 0 0 0
Mangual rf 4 0 1 0
Fosse c 3 1 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 1 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0
Odom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brye cf 5 0 1 1
Carew 2b 4 1 2 0
Oliva dh 3 0 0 0
Darwin rf 4 1 2 2
Holt 1b 3 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 0
Hisle lf 3 1 1 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 1
Thompson ss 2 0 0 0
  Terrell ss 1 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Hands p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Oakland 000 010 200352
Minnesota 011 010 001480
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (5-12) 8.2 8 4 4 4 4
Totals
8.2
8
4
4
4
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   6.0 3 2 2 5 5
  Campbell  W (3-1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
6
8

  E–Bando 2 (21).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland North (10,off Campbell).  HR–Minnesota Darwin (18,3rd inning off Odom 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Mitterwald (1,off Odom).  IBB–Oliva (13,by Odom).  SB–North 2 (53,2nd base off Hands/Mitterwald,3rd base off Hands/Mitterwald); Campaneris (31,2nd base off Hands/Mitterwald).  CS–Soderholm (2,2nd base by Odom/Fosse).  WP–Odom (7).  IBB–Odom (3,Oliva).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:43.
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