Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
August 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 1 0
Washington dh 4 0 1 1
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 3 1
Rudi 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Tenace c,1b 3 0 0 0
Mangual lf 4 0 0 0
  Haney c 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 4 0 0 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0
Carew 2b 3 0 0 0
Darwin rf 4 1 2 0
Killebrew dh 4 0 0 0
Brye cf 3 0 1 0
  Oliva ph 1 0 1 0
  Terrell pr 0 0 0 0
Braun lf 4 0 0 0
Kusick 1b 2 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 0 1 0
Borgmann c 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 0
Oakland 100 000 010252
Minnesota 000 100 000162
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (12-12) 8.0 5 1 0 1 4
  Fingers  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
1
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (10-13) 9.0 5 2 2 4 9
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
9

  E–Tenace (8), Mangual (5), Soderholm (10), Blyleven (2).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Jackson (21,off Blyleven).  HR–Oakland Jackson (20,8th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Carew (10,off Holtzman).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:12.
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