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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 11, 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 September 11, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 1972 |
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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 | September 11, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Dal Maxvill | Second Baseman |
Vida Blue | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
Dan Monzon | Second Baseman |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 11, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Perry
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epstein vs. Perry
There go the runners. The throw from Roof to Braun. The throw back to home, and Rudi is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Blue
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Blue
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Perry
Epstein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Perry
Maxvill hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Blue
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Brye reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monzon vs. Blue
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monzon vs. Blue
Monzon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Blue
Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monzon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Blue
Perry strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Perry
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Perry
Rudi hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Blue
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Monzon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Perry
Epstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Blue
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Blue
Braun hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Perry
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Perry
Blue strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monzon vs. Blue
Monzon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Blue
Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Blue
Perry strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Perry
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Monzon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Blue
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Perry
Epstein hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Perry
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gene Tenace.
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. LaRoche
Don Mincher pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Dave LaRoche now pitching. Angel Mangual pinch hits for Don Mincher.
Mangual strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. LaRoche
Dave Duncan pinch hits for Vida Blue.
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Locker
Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Bob Locker now pitching. Dave Duncan now catching.
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Locker
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Locker
Brye strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. LaRoche
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. LaRoche
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. LaRoche
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. LaRoche
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Locker
Rod Carew pinch hits for Dan Monzon.
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Locker
There's a wild pitch. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Locker
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roof for the out. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaRoche vs. Locker
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tovar vs. Locker
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. LaRoche
Rod Carew now playing second base.
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. LaRoche
Brant Alyea pinch hits for Ted Kubiak.
Alyea strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Granger
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Granger
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Granger
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fingers
Tim Cullen now playing second base. Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Fingers
Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Reese reaches second base with a double. Thompson goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/1972, game 1 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 5 0 0 0 Tovar C, lf 3 1 1 0 Rudi J, lf 4 0 2 0 Thompson D, ss 3 1 1 0 Alou M, rf 4 0 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 1 Jackson R, cf 4 0 1 0 Reese R, 1b 1 0 1 1 Epstein M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Darwin B, rf 3 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 3 0 1 0 Braun S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lewis A, pr 0 0 0 0 Brye S, cf 3 0 1 0 Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Monzon D, 2b 2 0 1 0 Alyea B, ph 1 0 0 0 Carew R, ph-2b 1 0 1 0 Cullen T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Roof P, c 3 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 4 1 2 1 Perry J, p 2 0 0 0 Maxvill D, 2b 2 0 1 0 LaRoche D, p 1 0 0 0 Mincher D, ph 0 0 0 0 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Mangual A, ph 1 0 0 0 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Hegan M, ph 0 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Blue V, p 2 0 0 0 Duncan D, ph-c 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 1 10 1 28 2 8 2 Oakland 000 000 001 -- 1 Minnesota 100 000 001 -- 2 0 outs when winning run was scored. Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Blue V 6.0 5 1 1 1 3 Locker B 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Fingers R (L) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Perry J 6.1 7 0 0 0 3 LaRoche D 2.1 1 0 0 0 5 Granger W (W) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 DP -- Oakland 2 LOB -- Oakland 9, Minnesota 4 2B -- Reese R 3B -- Brye S HR -- Bando S CS -- Rudi J SH -- Thompson D WP -- Locker B T -- 2:27 A -- 0
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