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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 7, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 7, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 20,697 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Emmett Ashford |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Frank Fernandez | Catcher |
| John Donaldson | Second Baseman |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Rick Renick | Third Baseman |
| Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 7, 1970
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Perry
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Perry
Mincher hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hunter
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hunter
Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hunter
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Perry
There goes Jackson. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Quilici applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Perry
Donaldson hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hunter
Reese hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Hunter
Renick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Hunter
There goes Renick. The throw from Fernandez and he is out, Donaldson applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Hunter
Holt hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Hunter
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Perry
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Perry
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Hunter
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Hunter
Perry hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hunter
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Perry
Mincher strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hunter
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hunter
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Hunter
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renick vs. Hunter
Renick hits a popup towards the mound. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Hunter
Holt hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Perry
Donaldson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Perry
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Perry, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Hunter
Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quilici vs. Hunter
Quilici bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mitterwald moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perry vs. Hunter
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher has Mitterwald trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez and over to Bando, who tags Mitterwald for the out. Quilici moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Hunter
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Hunter
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Perry
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hunter
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hunter
Reese takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renick vs. Hunter
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to third for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Hunter
Holt hits a line drive towards first. Mincher catches it and throws to second to double up Reese. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Perry
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Hunter
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Hunter
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Hunter
Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Hunter
Tovar hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Perry
Donaldson hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Perry
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Catfish Hunter.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson misplays the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Perry
Monday hits a popup, foul, towards third. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Grant
Oliva hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Grant
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Grant
Renick hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Perry
Mincher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Perry
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Don Mincher.
There goes Lewis. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Lewis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Grant
Steve Hovley now playing left field. Felipe Alou now playing first base.
Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Grant
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manuel vs. Grant
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Frank Quilici.
Manuel hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Grant
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perry for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Perry
Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop. Danny Thompson now playing second base.
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Perry
Dick Green pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Perry
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Locker
Dick Green now playing second base. Bob Locker now pitching.
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Locker
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Locker juggles the ball. That's an error on Locker. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliva vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Oliva is walked intentionally. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Lachemann
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Rich Reese. Marcel Lachemann now pitching.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Thompson moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Renick vs. Lachemann
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perry
Harmon Killebrew now playing first base.
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perry
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Perry
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Lachemann
Holt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1970 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 1 1 Tovar C, lf 4 0 0 0
Monday R, cf 4 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss-2b 4 0 0 0
Alou F, lf-1b 5 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 2 0
Bando S, 3b 5 0 1 0 Reese R, 1b 1 1 1 1
Mincher D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Killebrew H, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Lewis A, pr 0 0 0 0 Renick R, 3b 5 0 1 0
Hovley S, lf 1 0 0 0 Holt J, cf 5 1 2 1
Jackson R, rf 2 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 1 0
Fernandez F, c 4 0 0 0 Quilici F, 2b 2 0 0 0
Donaldson J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Manuel C, ph 1 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 0 0 0 0
Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 Perry J, p 4 0 1 0
Lachemann M, p 0 0 0 0
Hunter C, p 2 0 0 0
Davis T, ph 1 0 0 0
Grant M, p 0 0 0 0
Green D, ph-2b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 1 5 1 35 2 8 2
Oakland 100 000 000 00 -- 1
Minnesota 010 000 000 01 -- 2
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C 7.0 6 1 1 2 1
Grant M 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Locker B* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Lindblad P+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Lachemann M (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (W) 11.0 5 1 1 3 7
* Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
E -- Thompson D, Locker B
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 7, Minnesota 10
2B -- Oliva T, Mitterwald G, Jackson R
HR -- Campaneris B, Reese R, Holt J
SB -- Lewis A
CS -- Jackson R, Renick R
SH -- Quilici F, Thompson D
T -- 2:55
A -- 20697
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