Deron Johnson and Bill North drove in two runs apiece to enable the Athletics to defeat the Twins, 4-2. Reggie Jackson doubled and Johnson singled for the A's initial run in the second inning and, later in the same stanza, North drew a pass with the bases loaded to force in a second run. Johnson homered in the sixth before a single by Ray Fosse, a stolen base and double by North added the A's final tally in the seventh. Eric Soderholm homered for the Twins. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, May       10, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  5  2
A's          0  2  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   4  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      North cf              3   0   1   2     1   1   .183
Carew 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .391      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .387
Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .314      Johnson dh            3   1   2   2     0   0   .158
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Brye cf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .280      Fosse c               3   2   1   0     0   0   .225
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .108      Kubiak 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .141
  Darwin ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Maxvill 2b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .174
  Hundley c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     0   1   .120        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holt ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .108        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .185
  Ferrer ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     1   6             Totals               28   4   6   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  4,755
Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 3
DP: Twins 1, A's 0
Errors: Hisle, Carew, Campaneris
Doubles: Jackson (8), North (3)
Home Runs: Soderholm (4), Johnson (2)
Stolen Bases: Fosse (1)
Caught Stealing: North (4), Campaneris (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (1)
GIDP: North (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(3-4)         8     6   4   3   3   3   1  31   2.12
Totals                  8     6   4   3   3   3   1  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(6-2)           7     4   2   1   0   4   1  26   2.33
Knowles SV(1)           1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.85
Fingers                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.77
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp


TWINS 1ST: Hisle flied out to left; Carew grounded out (second
to first); Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Campaneris
grounded out (second to first); Rudi grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew popped to catcher in foul territory;
Soderholm popped to second; Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson doubled to center; Johnson singled to
left [Jackson scored, Johnson out at second (left to catcher to
second)]; Tenace was called out on strikes; Fosse reached on an
error by Hisle [Fosse to first]; Kubiak reached on an error by
Carew [Fosse to second, Kubiak to first]; Maxvill walked [Fosse
to third, Kubiak to second]; North walked [Fosse scored
(unearned), Kubiak to third, Maxvill to second]; Campaneris
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 3RD: Brye singled to right; Borgmann flied out to center;
Gomez singled to third [Brye to second]; Hisle flied out to
right; Carew lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi popped to shortstop; Jackson was called out
on strikes; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva lined to center; Killebrew struck out;
Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace lined to left; Fosse grounded out (third
to first); Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 5TH: Braun lined to left; Brye struck out; Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Maxvill walked; North grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Maxvill out at second]; Campaneris grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
2.

TWINS 6TH: Gomez was called out on strikes; Hisle grounded out
(third to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Johnson homered; Tenace grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
3.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva lined to right; Killebrew popped to third in
foul territory; Soderholm homered; Braun grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse singled to right; Fosse stole second;
Kubiak lined to left; Maxvill flied to right in foul territory;
North doubled to left [Fosse scored]; North was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 4.

TWINS 8TH: Brye reached on an error by Campaneris [Brye to
first]; DARWIN BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Darwin singled to left [Brye
to second]; HOLT BATTED FOR GOMEZ; KNOWLES REPLACED HUNTER
(PITCHING); LIS BATTED FOR HOLT; Lis was called out on strikes;
Hisle walked [Brye to third, Darwin to second]; Carew hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Brye scored (unearned)]; Oliva forced
Hisle (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING C ); FERRER
REPLACED LIS (PLAYING SS); Campaneris singled to center;
Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi
lined to right; Jackson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 4.

TWINS 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm singled to right;
Braun lined to center; Brye struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Athletics 4.