Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
June 17, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1975 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 1
North cf 4 1 2 2
Washington lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 1 0 0
Rudi 1b 4 2 2 0
Tenace c 3 0 1 3
  Fosse c 1 0 1 0
Williams dh 4 1 0 1
  Hopkins pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 0
Garner 2b 4 1 1 1
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Ford cf 3 1 1 0
Terrell 2b 5 1 2 2
Hisle lf,rf 5 1 1 3
Walton dh 5 1 1 0
Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 0
Brye rf 3 0 2 1
  Braun ph 0 0 0 0
  Kelly pr,1b 0 0 0 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
Briggs 1b,lf 4 1 1 0
Thompson ss 5 1 2 1
Roof c 3 0 1 0
  Oliva ph 1 0 0 0
  Borgmann c 0 0 0 0
Butler p 0 0 0 0
  Wiley p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
Oakland 000 080 0008100
Minnesota 004 002 1007121
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (6-6) 5.1 10 6 6 3 3
  Fingers   1.0 0 1 1 1 1
  Lindblad   2.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Todd  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
6
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Butler  L (0-2) 4.1 5 5 4 1 4
  Wiley   2.2 4 3 3 1 1
  Burgmeier   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
2
5

  E–Briggs (3).  DP–Oakland 1, Minnesota 1.  PB–Roof (2).  2B–Oakland Bando (6,off Butler); Campaneris (4,off Butler); Tenace (11,off Wiley), Minnesota Brye (8,off Holtzman).  3B–Oakland Rudi (4,off Butler).  HR–Minnesota Hisle (11,3rd inning off Holtzman 2 on, 1 out).  SB–North (16,2nd base off Butler/Roof); Hisle (17,2nd base off Holtzman/Tenace).  CS–Hopkins (7,2nd base by Burgmeier/Borgmann).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:30.  A–16,752.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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