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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 19, 1973
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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 September 19, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 19, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 19, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Decker |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 5,202 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry McCoy |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Pat Bourque | DH |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Angel Mangual | Right Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | DH |
| Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | First Baseman |
| Jerry Terrell | Second Baseman |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 19, 1973
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Decker
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Decker
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Decker
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Blue
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Decker
Bourque takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Decker
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Decker
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bourque moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. Decker
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Decker fields it and throws to second for the out. Bourque moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fosse vs. Decker
Fosse hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Darwin. Fosse reaches second base with a double. Bourque scores. There goes Mangual trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Blue
Darwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Blue
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Blue
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. Darwin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kusick vs. Blue
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terrell vs. Blue
Terrell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Decker
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Decker
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Decker juggles the ball. That's an error on Decker. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Decker
There goes North. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Thompson applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Decker
Campaneris hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Decker
Bando hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Blue
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Decker
Bourque hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Decker
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Decker
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Decker
Mangual hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Decker
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Blue
Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Blue
Mitterwald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Blue
Hisle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Decker
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Decker
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Decker
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Blue
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Blue
Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Decker
Bando hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Decker
Bourque hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Decker
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Blue
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Blue
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. Blue
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Decker
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Decker
Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Decker
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Decker
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Blue
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Blue
Kusick hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Blue
Terrell hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Blue
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Decker
North hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Decker
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Decker
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Decker
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Pat Bourque.
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Decker
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Blue
Soderholm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Decker
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Decker
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Decker
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Blue
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Blue
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Blue
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blue, and towards Campaneris, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/19/1973 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
North B, cf 3 0 0 0 Brye S, cf 3 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 3 2 1 1 Thompson D, ss 4 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Bourque P, dh 2 1 0 0 Killebrew H, dh 4 0 0 0
Jackson R, ph 0 0 0 1 Darwin B, rf 3 0 1 0
Tenace G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 1 0
Rudi J, lf 4 0 2 0 Hisle L, lf 3 0 0 0
Mangual A, rf 4 0 1 0 Kusick C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Fosse R, c 4 0 2 1 Terrell J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 8 3 30 0 3 0
Oakland 011 000 010 -- 3
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W) 9.0 3 0 0 4 10
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Decker J (L) 9.0 8 3 3 3 3
E -- Decker J
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Oakland 5, Minnesota 7
2B -- Fosse R
HR -- Campaneris B
CS -- North B
SF -- Jackson R
T -- 2:16
A -- 5202
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