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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 4, 1972
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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 4, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,395 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: George Maloney |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Bill Voss | Center Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Angel Mangual | Right Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Ted Kubiak | Second Baseman |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Rich Reese | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 4, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Blyleven
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Blyleven
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Blyleven
Voss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Odom
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Odom
Carew hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Voss chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Kubiak. Kubiak fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kubiak. Tovar goes all the way around to score. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Braun vs. Odom
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. Carew scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Odom
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Odom
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Blyleven
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Blyleven
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Blyleven
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Blyleven
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bando scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Blyleven
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubiak for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Odom
Darwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Odom
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Darwin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Borgmann vs. Odom
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. Darwin scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Odom
Blyleven bunts towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Odom
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Blyleven
Odom strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Blyleven
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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Blyleven
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voss vs. Blyleven
Voss hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Odom
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Odom
Braun hits a popup, foul, towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Odom
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Odom
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Blyleven
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Blyleven
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Blyleven
Mangual strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Odom
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Odom
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Odom
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blyleven vs. Odom
Odom fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Odom. Thompson moves to third. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blyleven vs. Odom
Blyleven bunts between the mound and first base. Odom scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blyleven for the out. Thompson scores. Borgmann moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tovar vs. Odom
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Blyleven
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Blyleven
Kubiak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Blyleven
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom.
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Horlen
Joe Horlen now pitching.
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Horlen
Braun is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Horlen
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Blyleven
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Blyleven
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voss vs. Blyleven
Voss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Blyleven
Epstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Blyleven
Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reese. Bando reaches second base with a double. Epstein goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mangual vs. Blyleven
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Horlen
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Horlen
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Horlen
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Horlen
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Blyleven
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Blyleven
Kubiak hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Blyleven
Don Mincher pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
Mincher takes first base on ball four. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Granger vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Granger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Locker
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Locker
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Locker
Braun hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Voss. Braun reaches second base with a double. Voss throws the ball in to Bando who tags Braun trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Carew goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Granger
Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Granger
Voss hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Granger
Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Granger
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Locker
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Locker
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Locker
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Granger
Steve Brye now playing left field. Rich Reese now playing first base.
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Granger
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Granger
Dave Duncan pinch hits for Ted Kubiak.
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1972 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Tovar C, rf 4 1 1 0
Rudi J, lf 4 2 3 1 Carew R, 2b 4 2 2 0
Voss B, cf 4 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 4 0 1 2
Epstein M, 1b 4 1 1 1 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 4 1 2 1 Brye S, lf 0 0 0 0
Mangual A, rf 4 0 0 0 Reese R, lf-1b 4 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 3 0 1 1 Darwin B, cf 3 1 1 0
Kubiak T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 3 1 2 0
Duncan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 2 0 0 1
Odom J, p 1 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 0 0 0 1
Hegan M, ph 1 0 0 0 Granger W, p 1 0 0 0
Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0
Mincher D, ph 0 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 28 5 7 4
Oakland 010 002 010 -- 4
Minnesota 210 100 10x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom J (L) 4.0 4 4 2 3 1
Horlen J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Locker B 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 6.1 6 3 3 2 10
Granger W (S) 2.2 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Kubiak T, Odom J
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 4, Minnesota 4
2B -- Carew R, Bando S, Braun S
HR -- Rudi J
SH -- Blyleven B 2
T -- 2:15
A -- 24395
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