Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
September 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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 2 3 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 2 0
Bando 3b 2 0 1 2
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0
Washington dh 4 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 0 0
Kubiak 2b 3 0 0 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brye cf 4 0 0 0
Hisle lf 3 1 1 0
Darwin rf 4 0 1 1
Killebrew dh 4 0 1 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0
Kusick 1b 2 0 0 0
Terrell 2b 2 0 1 0
Thompson ss 3 0 0 0
Borgmann c 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Oakland 100 000 010261
Minnesota 100 000 000143
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (18-14) 9.0 4 1 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (14-16) 9.0 6 2 1 1 10
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
10

  E–Bando (21), Kusick (2), Terrell (9), Thompson (10).  3B–Minnesota Hisle (7,off Holtzman).  SF–Bando (13,off Blyleven).  HBP–Rudi (5,by Blyleven).  SH–Terrell (8,off Holtzman).  SB–North (51,2nd base off Blyleven/Borgmann); Hisle (12,2nd base off Holtzman/Fosse).  CS–North (25,2nd base by Blyleven/Borgmann); Hisle (6,2nd base by Holtzman/Fosse); Terrell (2,2nd base by Holtzman/Fosse).  WP–Blyleven (3).  HBP–Blyleven (9,Rudi).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:09.  A–4,743.
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