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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1974-08-05 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · 79°F · Wind 10 mph · 2:12
Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 2–1. Ken Holtzman earned the win and Rollie Fingers picked up the save. Reggie Jackson 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Ken Holtzman L: Bert Blyleven SV: Rollie Fingers
Umpires — HP: Art Frantz · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Ron Luciano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill North | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Claudell Washington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Sal Bando | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Angel Mangual | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dal Maxvill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Soderholm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rod Carew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Darwin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Brye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Craig Kusick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Danny Thompson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Glenn Borgmann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Oliva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Holt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ken Holtzman | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Rollie Fingers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Blyleven | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill North: S.B-3(E1)
- Claudell Washington: S.3-H
- Sal Bando: 6/P
- Reggie Jackson: S8.1X3(854)
- Joe Rudi: 63
Bot 1
- Eric Soderholm: 53
- Rod Carew: 43
- Bobby Darwin: 7/L
Top 2
- Gene Tenace: K
- Angel Mangual: 9
- Dick Green: W
- Dal Maxvill: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Harmon Killebrew: 8
- Steve Brye: 53
- Steve Braun: K/C
Top 3
- Bill North: 63
- Claudell Washington: K
- Sal Bando: W
- Reggie Jackson: D8.1-3
- Joe Rudi: 8
Bot 3
- Craig Kusick: 6/P
- Danny Thompson: S8
- Glenn Borgmann: 3/FL
- Eric Soderholm: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- Gene Tenace: E5.B-2
- Angel Mangual: 9/L
- Dick Green: 3/FL
- Dal Maxvill: 9
Bot 4
- Rod Carew: 8
- Bobby Darwin: S7
- Harmon Killebrew: K
- Steve Brye: S7.1-H(E7)(UR);B-2
- Steve Braun: 43
Top 5
- Bill North: K
- Claudell Washington: K
- Sal Bando: 9
Bot 5
- Craig Kusick: W
- Danny Thompson: 16(1)/FO
- Glenn Borgmann: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Reggie Jackson: K
- Joe Rudi: K
- Gene Tenace: W
- Angel Mangual: K
Bot 6
- Eric Soderholm: C/E2.B-1
- Rod Carew: 14(B)/SH.1-2
- Bobby Darwin: 3/FL
- Harmon Killebrew: 8
Top 7
- Dick Green: 8
- Dal Maxvill: 63
- Bill North: 13
Bot 7
- Steve Brye: 53
- Steve Braun: 8
- Craig Kusick: K
Top 8
- Claudell Washington: K
- Sal Bando: 63
- Reggie Jackson: HR/9
- Joe Rudi: 8
Bot 8
- Danny Thompson: K.BX1(23)
- Glenn Borgmann: 53
- Eric Soderholm: S
- Rod Carew: 7
Top 9
- Gene Tenace: 8
- Angel Mangual: 63
- Dick Green: W
- Dal Maxvill: K
Bot 9
- Bobby Darwin: S7
- Harmon Killebrew: 3/FL
- Tony Oliva: S7.1-2
- Steve Braun: K/C
- Jim Holt: 7