Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
May 18, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 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 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 1 2 0
Rudi lf 5 1 1 1
Baylor 1b 4 0 2 1
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Williams dh 2 0 1 0
  Alexander pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Tovar ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 1 0
  Lintz pr 0 0 0 0
  Hosley c 1 0 0 0
Haney c 2 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 0 0 0 1
  Sandt 2b 1 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 7 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bostock cf 5 0 0 0
Hisle lf 4 1 1 0
Carew 1b 5 0 0 0
Braun dh 3 1 1 0
  Kusick ph,dh 2 0 1 0
  Brye pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Wynegar c 3 1 3 3
  Terrell pr 0 0 0 0
  Roof c 1 0 1 0
Ford rf 5 0 1 1
Thompson ss 4 0 0 0
Randall 2b 4 0 0 0
McKay 3b 3 0 1 0
  Oliva ph 0 0 0 0
  Gomez pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 9 4
Oakland 002 000 100 00371
Minnesota 000 003 000 01492
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen   6.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Lindblad   2.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Todd  L (2-4) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
2
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (2-2) 11.0 7 3 3 3 7
Totals
11.0
7
3
3
3
7

  E–Washington (4), Randall (4), McKay (7).  2B–Oakland Baylor (3,off Goltz).  HR–Minnesota Wynegar (5,6th inning off Bahnsen 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Bando (2,off Goltz).  SF–McMullen (1,off Goltz).  HBP–Oliva (1,by Todd).  SB–Washington 2 (10,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar 2); Alexander (5,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar); Lintz (9,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar); Baylor (14,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar); Terrell (2,2nd base off Lindblad/Hosley).  HBP–Todd (1,Oliva).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:09.  A–6,600.
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