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August 4, 1972

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Top 8 R H E
Athletics 3 6 2
Twins 5 7 0
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Athletics 4 7 2
Twins 5 7 0

Joe Rudi Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .318
OBP .667 .356
At Bats 3 390
Hits 2 124
• Singles 2 82
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 46

Wayne Granger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 14
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 4, 1972
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Home Run
Wayne Granger
Glenn Borgmann
Harmon Killebrew
Rod Carew
Steve Braun
Danny Thompson
Rich Reese
Bobby Darwin
Cesar Tovar
Joe Rudi
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Locker now pitching. Granger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Don Mincher pinch hits for Joe Horlen. Mincher takes first base on ball four. Tenace moves to second.
Top 7 Kubiak hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Epstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi scores.
Top 6 Voss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Rudi moves to second.
Top 6 Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Braun is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Joe Horlen now pitching. Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mike Hegan pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom. Hegan strikes out.
Top 5 Kubiak is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Odom fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Odom. Thompson moves to third. Borgmann moves to second.
Bottom 4 Borgmann takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mangual strikes out.
Top 4 Bando strikes out.
Top 4 Epstein strikes out.
Bottom 3 Reese is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Braun hits a popup, foul, towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Voss hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Odom strikes out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Blyleven bunts towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out. Borgmann moves to second.
Bottom 2 Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. Darwin scores.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Darwin moves to third.
Bottom 2 Darwin takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubiak for the out.
Top 2 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bando scores.
Top 2 Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to second.
Top 2 Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Epstein strikes out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Voss strikes out.
Top 1 Rudi strikes out.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.