Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
August 4, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1974 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 10, Minnesota Twins 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 1 0 0
Washington C. dh,rf 5 1 2 1
Bando 3b 4 1 1 3
  Kubiak ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 2 1 1
  Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Rudi 1b,lf 4 2 3 2
  Alou ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Tenace c,1b 5 0 1 0
  Bourque 1b 0 0 0 0
Mangual lf 4 1 2 3
  Haney c 1 0 0 0
Green 2b 5 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 2 1 2 0
  Washington H. pr 0 1 0 0
  Garner ph,ss,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 12 10
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 0
Carew 2b 3 0 1 1
Oliva dh 4 0 0 0
Darwin rf 4 1 2 1
Braun lf 3 1 1 0
Brye cf 4 0 1 0
Holt 1b 4 0 1 1
Thompson ss 4 0 0 0
Borgmann c 3 1 1 1
Decker p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Albury p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Oakland 001 003 60010120
Minnesota 012 001 000494
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (15-9) 9.0 9 4 4 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Decker  L (11-10) 6.0 7 8 6 3 3
  Burgmeier   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Albury   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
8
3
5

  E–Soderholm (9), Carew 2 (20), Thompson (6).  DP–Oakland 2, Minnesota 1.  PB–Tenace (4).  2B–Oakland C Washington (4,off Albury); Tenace (12,off Albury), Minnesota Holt (11,off Hunter).  3B–Oakland Jackson (1,off Burgmeier), Minnesota Soderholm (2,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Mangual (8,6th inning off Decker 2 on, 2 out); Rudi (11,7th inning off Burgmeier 1 on, 0 out), Minnesota Darwin (18,2nd inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out); Borgmann (2,3rd inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bando (10,off Decker); Carew (2,off Hunter).  SB–H Washington (15,2nd base off Decker/Borgmann).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:17.
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