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 4, Minnesota Twins 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 1 0
  Odom pr 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0
  Kubiak ss 2 0 0 0
  Andrews ph 1 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 0 1 1
Bourque dh 3 1 2 1
Tenace c,1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
  Fosse c 1 0 0 0
Mangual rf 4 0 1 0
Conigliaro lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 1 2 0
  Davalillo ph,lf 1 0 1 1
  Rudi ph 1 0 0 0
Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brye cf 5 0 2 2
Carew 2b 4 0 1 1
Darwin rf 1 0 0 0
  Holt rf,1b 1 0 0 0
Killebrew dh 3 0 0 0
Kusick 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hisle pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Adams lf 4 1 2 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 2 0
Borgmann c 3 1 1 0
  Oliva ph 1 0 1 1
  Roof pr,c 0 0 0 0
Terrell ss 4 2 1 1
Fife p 0 0 0 0
  Albury p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Oakland 003 001 0004101
Minnesota 020 200 01x5111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Knowles   3.1 6 4 3 2 1
  Pina   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Fingers  L (7-7) 2.1 3 1 1 1 3
  Lindblad   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
3
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Fife   6.0 10 4 4 2 3
  Albury  W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
3

  E–Knowles (4), Carew (13).  DP–Oakland 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Oakland Green 2 (17,off Fife 2); Tenace (18,off Fife); Bourque (3,off Fife), Minnesota Terrell (15,off Knowles); Brye (9,off Knowles).  HR–Oakland Bourque (2,3rd inning off Fife 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Conigliaro (1,off Fife); Soderholm (1,off Knowles).  SF–Bando (5,off Fife).  HBP–Darwin (3,by Knowles).  CS–Adams (1,2nd base by Pina/Tenace).  HBP–Knowles (3,Darwin).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:41.  A–5,388.
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