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Athletics 6 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
August 6, 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 6, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 6 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 6, 1972 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 6 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherDarold Knowles  
Losing PitcherWayne Granger  
SaveBob Locker  
Game Winning RBITim Cullen 

Game Info

DateAugust 6, 1972 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherKen Holtzman  
Home Starting PitcherRay Corbin  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 31 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Merle Anthony
1B: George Maloney
2B: Larry Napp
3B: Art Frantz

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bert Campaneris  Shortstop 
Joe Rudi  Left Fielder 
Sal Bando  Third Baseman 
Mike Epstein  First Baseman 
Dave Duncan  Catcher 
Bill Voss  Center Fielder 
Angel Mangual  Right Fielder 
Tim Cullen  Second Baseman 
Ken Holtzman  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Right Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Bobby Darwin  Center Fielder 
Steve Braun  Third Baseman 
Steve Brye  Left Fielder 
Danny Thompson  Shortstop 
Glenn Borgmann  Catcher 
Ray Corbin  Pitcher 
Frank Quilici  Manager 

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Athletics 6 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
August 6, 1972

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         Game of 8/6/1972, game 1 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Campaneris B, ss      7  0  1  2   Tovar C, rf           6  0  1  0   
Rudi J, lf            5  0  3  2   Carew R, 2b           5  0  1  0   
Bando S, 3b           7  1  1  1   Killebrew H, 1b       3  2  2  1   
Epstein M, 1b         3  0  0  0   Soderholm E, pr       0  0  0  0   
Fingers R, p          0  0  0  0   Renick R, lf          1  0  0  0   
Mincher D, ph         1  0  0  0   Darwin B, cf          6  0  0  0   
Knowles D, p          2  0  0  0   Braun S, 3b           5  1  2  2   
Locker B, p           0  0  0  0   Brye S, lf            3  0  0  0   
Duncan D, c           5  0  0  0   Reese R, ph-lf-1b     3  0  2  0   
Voss B, cf            5  1  3  0   Thompson D, ss        6  0  0  0   
Mangual A, rf         5  0  0  0   Borgmann G, c         3  0  0  0   
Cullen T, 2b          6  2  3  1   Nettles J, pr         0  0  0  0   
Holtzman K, p         2  1  0  0   Roof P, c             1  0  1  0   
Hegan M, ph-1b        2  1  2  0   Corbin R, p           3  0  1  0   
                                   Monzon D, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Granger W, p          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50  6 13  6                        46  3 10  3

Oakland          001 000 011 000 3 --  6
Minnesota        000 200 001 000 0 --  3

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Holtzman K            8.0  3  2  2  2  3
Fingers R             1.0  2  1  1  0  2
Knowles D (W)         3.1  5  0  0  2  4
Locker B (S)          0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Corbin R             10.0  8  3  1  2  4
Granger W (L)         3.0  5  3  3  1  0

E -- Corbin R, Braun S, Thompson D, Duncan D
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 13, Minnesota 10
2B -- Tovar C, Reese R, Voss B, Campaneris B
3B -- Rudi J, Hegan M, Killebrew H
HR -- Braun S, Bando S, Killebrew H
SH -- Carew R, Holtzman K, Duncan D, Hegan M, Monzon D, Mangual A
SF -- Rudi J
PB -- Roof P
T -- 3:31
A -- 0

    

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