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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1972-08-04 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 24395 · 2:15
Minnesota Twins defeated Oakland Athletics 5–4. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 1st. Bert Blyleven earned the win and Wayne Granger picked up the save. Joe Rudi went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| MIN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Bert Blyleven L: Blue Moon Odom SV: Wayne Granger
Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Art Frantz · 2B: Merle Anthony · 3B: George Maloney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Rudi | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Voss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Angel Mangual | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Kubiak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Blue Moon Odom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Hegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Mincher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rod Carew | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Darwin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Thompson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Borgmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bert Blyleven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Granger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Moon Odom | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 Joe Horlen | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Locker | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Wayne Granger | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: 8
- Joe Rudi: K
- Bill Voss: K
Bot 1
- Cesar Tovar: S7
- Rod Carew: D8.B-3(E4);1-H(NR)
- Steve Braun: 3/G.3-H(UR)
- Harmon Killebrew: 7/L
- Rich Reese: 4
Top 2
- Mike Epstein: K
- Sal Bando: S8
- Angel Mangual: 13.1-2
- Gene Tenace: S7.2-H
- Ted Kubiak: 3/G
Bot 2
- Bobby Darwin: W
- Danny Thompson: S8.1-3
- Glenn Borgmann: 54(1)/FO.3-H
- Bert Blyleven: 14/SH.1-2
- Cesar Tovar: 43
Top 3
- Blue Moon Odom: K
- Bert Campaneris: 63
- Joe Rudi: S8
- Bill Voss: 9
Bot 3
- Rod Carew: 43
- Steve Braun: 6/FL
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Rich Reese: K/C
Top 4
- Mike Epstein: K
- Sal Bando: K
- Angel Mangual: K
Bot 4
- Bobby Darwin: S7
- Danny Thompson: 46(1)/FO
- Glenn Borgmann: W.1-2
- Bert Blyleven: PO1(E1).1-2;2-3
- Bert Blyleven: 1/SH.2-3;3-H(UR)
- Cesar Tovar: 4
Top 5
- Gene Tenace: 53
- Ted Kubiak: K/C
- Mike Hegan: K
Bot 5
- Rod Carew: 8
- Steve Braun: K/C
- Harmon Killebrew: 8
Top 6
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Joe Rudi: S7
- Bill Voss: 13.1-2
- Mike Epstein: S7.2-H
- Sal Bando: D7.1-H
- Angel Mangual: 53
Bot 6
- Rich Reese: 7
- Bobby Darwin: 53
- Danny Thompson: S7
- Glenn Borgmann: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Gene Tenace: W
- Ted Kubiak: 7
- Don Mincher: W.1-2
- Bert Campaneris: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Wayne Granger: 53
- Cesar Tovar: 63
- Rod Carew: S8
- Steve Braun: D8.1-H;BX3(865)
Top 8
- Joe Rudi: HR/7
- Bill Voss: 6
- Mike Epstein: 9
- Sal Bando: 63
Bot 8
- Harmon Killebrew: 7
- Rich Reese: 3/G
- Bobby Darwin: 43
Top 9
- Angel Mangual: 53
- Gene Tenace: 63
- Dave Duncan: 53
Notes & reviews
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