Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
May 17, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1976 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 5 0 0 0
Washington rf 6 1 1 1
Rudi lf 6 0 1 0
Baylor 1b 5 1 3 0
Bando 3b 2 0 1 0
  Lintz pr 0 0 0 0
  McMullen 3b 1 0 0 0
Williams dh 3 2 2 2
Campaneris ss 6 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 1
Haney c 4 0 0 0
  Tovar ph 1 0 1 0
  Hosley c 0 0 0 0
Norris p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 10 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf,lf 5 1 0 0
Carew 1b 4 1 3 1
Braun lf 1 0 0 0
  Brye ph,cf 4 1 1 1
Wynegar dh 5 0 2 0
  Terrell pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 1 2 2
Roof c 5 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 0 0 0
  Oliva ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomez ss 1 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 1 0 0
McKay 3b 4 0 1 0
Decker p 0 0 0 0
  Luebber p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 9 4
Oakland 002 100 100 004101
Minnesota 100 120 000 01593
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Norris   4.0 4 4 4 3 1
  Lindblad   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Fingers   4.2 2 0 0 2 5
  Todd  L (2-3) 1.2 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.2
9
5
5
7
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Decker   3.2 7 3 3 6 4
  Luebber   4.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Campbell  W (5-1) 3.0 2 0 0 3 0
Totals
11.0
10
4
4
10
5

  E–Washington (3), Ford (4), Randall (3), McKay (6).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Oakland Baylor (2,off Campbell), Minnesota Wynegar (2,off Todd).  3B–Oakland Rudi (2,off Decker), Minnesota Carew (2,off Norris).  HR–Oakland Washington (1,4th inning off Decker 0 on, 1 out); Williams (3,7th inning off Luebber 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Ford (6,4th inning off Norris 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Williams 2 (2,by Campbell 2); Carew (4,by Todd).  SH–McKay (4,off Todd).  SB–Baylor 4 (13,2nd base off Decker/Roof 3,3rd base off Campbell/Roof); Garner 2 (5,2nd base off Decker/Roof,3rd base off Decker/Roof); North 2 (16,2nd base off Decker/Roof,3rd base off Luebber/Roof); Lintz (8,2nd base off Campbell/Roof); Carew 3 (14,2nd base off Norris/Haney,Home off Norris/Haney,2nd base off Fingers/Haney).  CS–Carew (4,2nd base by Fingers/Haney).  IBB–Todd (3,Carew); Campbell 2 (3,Williams 2).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–3:36.  A–8,034.
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