Joe Rudi hit two homers, including a grand slam, before Sal Bando batted in two runs with a double to enable the Athletics to outlast the Twins, 7-6. Rudi started his slugging with a solo swat in the sixth, but Steve Brye came back with a homer to spark a three-run outburst by the Twins in their half of the sixth, putting them ahead, 4-1.

The A's then scored six runs on only two hits in the seventh. After two walks and an error loaded the bases, Rudi hit his grand slam off Vic Albury. The next two batters, Gene Tenace and Billy Williams, were hit by pitches and Bando drove them home with his double for what proved to be the decisive hit because the Twins counted twice on a homer by Johnny Briggs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Wednesday, June      18, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    6  0  0  -   7  9  0
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  2  -   6 12  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     2   0   .238      Ford cf               3   0   2   0     0   1   .256
North cf              6   0   1   0     0   2   .259        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
C. Washington lf      5   1   1   0     0   3   .303        Terrell rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   2   .251      Carew 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .395
Rudi 1b               5   2   2   5     0   1   .274      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .271
Tenace c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .292      Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Williams dh           2   1   0   0     2   0   .229        Gomez pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .143
Bando 3b              4   0   1   2     1   1   .191      Briggs lf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .284
Garner 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Brye rf,cf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .283
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kelly 1b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .176
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            3   2   2   1     1   1   .190
                                                          Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7   9   7     7  10             Totals               38   6  12   6     2   5

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 14,706
Left on Base: A's 13, Twins 10
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Kelly, Thompson, Albury
Doubles: Bando (7), Garner (7)
Home Runs: Rudi 2 (8), Brye (4), Briggs (4)
Stolen Bases: North (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Soderholm (2)
GIDP: Williams (5)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Albury), Tenace (7,by Albury), Williams (1,by Burgmeier), Ford (1,by Perry), Oliva (8,by Perry)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   5     6   3   3   2   0   1  25   5.46
Todd W(2-2)             1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   2.51
Fingers SV(8)           3     3   2   2   0   4   1  12   3.00
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   5   2  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury L(4-3)           6.1   6   6   5   6   8   2  33   4.00
Burgmeier               2.2   3   1   1   1   2   0  14   2.86
Totals                  9     9   7   6   7  10   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Perry 2 (3), Albury 2 (3), Burgmeier (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt Campaneris singled to pitcher
[Campaneris to third (error by Albury)]; North struck out; C.
Washington struck out; Jackson was hit by a pitch; Rudi was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins
0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Williams grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at second]; Bando
walked; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Briggs popped to catcher in foul territory; Brye
grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: On a bunt Campaneris singled; North flied out to
center; C. Washington singled to right [Campaneris to third];
Jackson struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson flied out to right; Borgmann singled to
center; Ford was hit by a pitch [Borgmann to second]; Carew
singled [Borgmann to third, Ford to second]; Soderholm hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Borgmann scored]; Oliva popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace struck out; Williams walked; Bando struck
out; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Briggs flied out to right; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelly singled; Thompson forced Kelly
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins
1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); North
singled to left; North stole second; C. Washington struck out;
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann walked; Ford singled to right [Borgmann to
third]; Carew grounded out (first unassisted) [Ford to second];
Soderholm popped to second; Oliva was hit by a pitch; Briggs
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi homered; Tenace grounded out (pitcher to
first); Williams walked; Bando popped to shortstop; Garner flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Brye homered; Kelly walked; TODD REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kelly to
second]; Borgmann singled to left [Kelly scored]; Ford struck
out; Carew singled [Borgmann to third]; Soderholm singled to
left [Borgmann scored, Carew to second]; Oliva grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris walked; North popped to first in foul
territory; C. Washington reached on an error by Thompson
[Campaneris to second]; Jackson walked [Campaneris to third, C.
Washington to second]; Rudi homered [Campaneris scored, C.
Washington scored (unearned), Jackson scored]; Tenace was hit by
a pitch; BURGMEIER REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Williams was hit
by a pitch [Tenace to second]; Bando doubled to right [Tenace
scored, Williams scored]; Garner flied out to right; Campaneris
walked; North popped to third; 6 R (5 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Briggs popped to
catcher in foul territory; Brye struck out; Kelly singled to
left; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: C. Washington was called out on strikes; Jackson
reached on an error by Kelly; Rudi lined to center; Tenace
singled to left [Jackson to second]; Williams grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann struck out; BRAUN BATTED FOR FORD; Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING RF); BRYE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Bando lined to right; Garner doubled to
right; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); North struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; Oliva
singled to center; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Briggs homered [Gomez
scored]; Brye flied out to center; Kelly was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 6.