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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1972-09-11 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 8506 · 2:23
Minnesota Twins defeated Oakland Athletics 3–2. Bert Blyleven earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
W: Bert Blyleven L: Rollie Fingers SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Jim Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matty Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Epstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Duncan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dal Maxvill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Horlen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Mincher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gonzalo Marquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hegan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Darwin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nettles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Borgmann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bert Blyleven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horlen | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Locker | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Rollie Fingers | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Darold Knowles | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: K/C
- Joe Rudi: E6
- Matty Alou: S7.1-2
- Reggie Jackson: 3/G.1-2;2-3
- Mike Epstein: 43
Bot 1
- Cesar Tovar: S
- Rod Carew: SB2
- Rod Carew: 9/L
- Steve Braun: S.2-H
- Harmon Killebrew: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Sal Bando: 4/L
- Dave Duncan: 9
- Dal Maxvill: K/C
Bot 2
- Bobby Darwin: K/C
- Jim Nettles: 6/L
- Danny Thompson: 53
Top 3
- Joe Horlen: K/C
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Joe Rudi: S9
- Matty Alou: 7
Bot 3
- Glenn Borgmann: 7
- Bert Blyleven: K/C
- Cesar Tovar: 7
Top 4
- Reggie Jackson: 31
- Mike Epstein: HP
- Sal Bando: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Rod Carew: 5/FL
- Steve Braun: 163
- Harmon Killebrew: 5/FL
Top 5
- Dave Duncan: D7
- Dal Maxvill: 54/SH.2-3
- Don Mincher: WP.3-H
- Don Mincher: K
- Bert Campaneris: 63
Bot 5
- Bobby Darwin: 7
- Jim Nettles: 9
- Danny Thompson: 63
Top 6
- Joe Rudi: 8
- Matty Alou: 53
- Reggie Jackson: 8
Bot 6
- Glenn Borgmann: K/C
- Bert Blyleven: 63
- Cesar Tovar: S7
- Rod Carew: S7.1-2
- Steve Braun: S8.1-3;2-H
- Harmon Killebrew: 53
Top 7
- Mike Epstein: 63
- Sal Bando: K
- Dave Duncan: K
Bot 7
- Bobby Darwin: 9
- Jim Nettles: 9/L
- Danny Thompson: 8
Top 8
- Gonzalo Marquez: 63
- Mike Hegan: S7
- Bert Campaneris: SB2
- Bert Campaneris: S9.2-H
- Joe Rudi: POCS2(23)
- Joe Rudi: K
Bot 8
- Glenn Borgmann: 43
- Bert Blyleven: K
- Cesar Tovar: W
- Rod Carew: E3.1-2
- Steve Braun: W.2-3;1-2
- Rich Reese: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Bobby Darwin: 9
Top 9
- Matty Alou: 5/FL
- Reggie Jackson: K
- Mike Epstein: W
- Sal Bando: S8.1-3
- Dave Duncan: K