Sal Bando hit a pair of homers and Vida Blue yielded only three hits as Oakland waltzed to a 5-1 victory over the Twins, marking the seventh straight time the A's have whipped the Minnesotans without a loss this year. Vida missed the shutout in the seventh inning when Craig Kusick sent a blast out of the park.

Bando, who missed the All-Star Game with a knee injury, homered off loser Joe Decker (10-9) in the opening frame following a single by Bert Campaneris. He added a solo shot, No. 13 for the season, in the third. A round-tripper by Dick Green gave Oakland a 4-0 lead in the fourth and they added their final run in the fifth on a pair of walks and Joe Rudi's double. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      25, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
A's          2  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      North cf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .382      Campaneris ss         5   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Hisle rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .290      Bando 3b              3   3   3   3     1   0   .273
Killebrew dh          3   0   1   0     1   0   .220      Jackson rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .318
Soderholm 3b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .280      Rudi 1b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .302
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      C. Washington dh      4   0   2   0     0   1   .278
Terrell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Mangual lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
  Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Tenace c              1   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Kusick 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .259        Haney c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .243      Green 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .261
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     5   5             Totals               34   5  10   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  5,606
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 9
DP: Twins 1, A's 3
Errors: Terrell, Campaneris, Bando, Green
Doubles: C. Washington (2), Rudi (27)
Triples: Campaneris (7)
Home Runs: Kusick (3), Bando 2 (13), Green (2)
Caught Stealing: Carew (12), H. Washington (7)
GIDP: Terrell (6), Soderholm (10), North (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(10-9)          4     8   5   5   2   1   3  22   3.30
Butler                  4     2   0   0   2   4   0  16   4.40
Totals                  8    10   5   5   4   5   3  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(12-9)            9     3   1   1   5   5   1  35   3.34
Totals                  9     3   1   1   5   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Merle Anthony


TWINS 1ST: Brye flied out to right; Carew reached on an error by
Campaneris [Carew to first]; Hisle struck out while Carew was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
tripled; Bando homered [Campaneris scored]; Jackson popped to
third in foul territory; Rudi flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to center; Soderholm walked;
Braun reached on an error by Green [Soderholm to second];
Terrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: C. Washington singled; Mangual flied out to left;
Tenace singled to right [C. Washington to second]; Green reached
on a fielder's choice [C. Washington to third, Tenace to
second]; North grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Green out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
2.

TWINS 3RD: HANEY REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); Kusick flied out
to right; Borgmann walked; Brye reached on a fielder's choice
[Borgmann to second (error by Bando)]; Carew walked [Borgmann to
third, Brye to second]; Hisle was called out on strikes;
Killebrew forced Carew (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to right; Bando homered;
Jackson singled to left; Rudi struck out; C. Washington doubled
to center [Jackson to third]; Mangual grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm walked; Braun was called out on strikes;
Terrell popped to first in foul territory; Kusick struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Haney flied out to center; Green homered; North
popped to shortstop; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Brye grounded out
(third to first); Carew singled to shortstop; Hisle forced Carew
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Jackson walked [Bando to second];
BUTLER REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Rudi doubled to right [Bando
scored, Jackson to third]; C. Washington struck out; Mangual was
walked intentionally; Haney forced Jackson (first to catcher)
[Rudi to third, Mangual to second]; Green popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 5.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew singled to left; Soderholm grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Killebrew out at
second]; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North struck out; Campaneris flied out to center;
Bando singled to center; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 5.

TWINS 7TH: Terrell grounded out (first to pitcher); Kusick
homered; Borgmann flied out to center; Brye flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); C. Washington
grounded out (second to first); Mangual was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle grounded
out (shortstop to first); Killebrew walked; Soderholm flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Haney flied out to center; Green reached on an
error by Terrell [Green to first]; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR GREEN;
H. Washington was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); North walked; Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: KUBIAK REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 2B); Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); DARWIN BATTED FOR TERRELL;
Darwin flied out to right; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.