Sal Bando rapped his third game-deciding hit in two days, a seventh-inning solo homer which snapped a 2-2 tie, as Oakland rolled past Minnesota, 5-2. Bando also drove in a run with a single in the eighth as the Athletics added two insurance runs for Paul Lindblad, who won in relief. The A's led, 1-0, in the opening frame on Bill North's single and stolen base and a single by Reggie Jackson.

The Twins tied it in the fourth on a single by Steve Brye, two errors by Phil Garner and Tom Kelly's sacrifice fly. A double by Tony Oliva, single by Brye and Johnny Briggs' sacrifice fly moved Minnesota ahead again in the sixth, but Oakland tied the game again in the home half of the inning on a walk and singles by Claudell Washington and Jackson. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, June      23, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  x  -   5  6  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Carew 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .373      North cf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .262
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      C. Washington lf      4   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Oliva dh              2   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Jackson rf            3   0   2   2     1   0   .257
Brye rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .284      Rudi 1b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Briggs lf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .267        Hopkins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .047
  Hisle pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Tenace c,1b           1   0   0   1     3   0   .282
Kelly 1b              2   0   1   1     0   1   .192      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Terrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .302        Mangual pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .203      Bando 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .203
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Wiley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   6             Totals               28   5   6   5     6   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 29,410
Left on Base: Twins 8, A's 7
DP: Twins 1, A's 0
Errors: Tenace, Garner 2
Doubles: Oliva (5)
Home Runs: Bando (6)
Stolen Bases: North (19), C. Washington 2 (25), Jackson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (3), Briggs (1)
GIDP: Williams (6)
Hit by Pitch: Oliva (9,by Perry), Garner (2,by Hughes)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(6-6)           7     6   5   5   6   1   1  33   3.96
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.93
Wiley                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.06
Totals                  8     6   5   5   6   1   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   5     4   2   2   3   2   0  23   5.32
Lindblad W(6-0)         4     2   0   0   0   4   0  14   2.72
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Hughes (5), Perry (4)
Wild Pitches: Perry (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; North singled;
North stole second; C. Washington grounded out (first
unassisted) [North to third]; Jackson singled [North scored];
Rudi forced Jackson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva was hit by a pitch; Brye forced Oliva (second
to shortstop); Briggs popped to second; Thompson popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Williams forced Tenace (second to
shortstop); Bando popped to first; Garner was hit by a pitch
[Williams to second]; Campaneris forced Garner (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Kelly singled to right; Kelly was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Tenace [Kelly to second]; Borgmann
popped to catcher; Ford struck out; Carew was walked
intentionally; Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (second to first); C.
Washington popped to third in foul territory; Jackson flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva walked; Perry threw a wild pitch [Oliva to
second]; Brye singled to second [Oliva out at home (catcher to
pitcher), Brye to second (error by Garner)]; Briggs walked;
Thompson reached on an error by Garner [Brye to third, Briggs to
second]; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brye scored,
Briggs to third]; Borgmann lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied to left in foul territory; Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Williams popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded
out (third to first); Soderholm popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Garner flied
out to center; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva doubled; Brye singled [Oliva to third];
LINDBLAD REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Briggs hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Oliva scored]; Thompson flied out to center; Kelly
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North walked; C. Washington singled [North to
third]; Jackson singled to center [North scored, C. Washington
to second]; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [C.
Washington to third, Jackson to second]; Tenace walked; Williams
grounded into a double play (first to catcher to first) [C.
Washington out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Athletics 2.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann struck out; Ford grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando homered; Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); North
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 3.

TWINS 8TH: Soderholm singled; Oliva popped to third in foul
territory; Brye forced Soderholm (shortstop to second); Briggs
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: C. Washington singled; C. Washington stole
second; Jackson walked; C. Washington stole third and Jackson
stole second; Rudi walked; HOPKINS RAN FOR RUDI; Tenace walked
[C. Washington scored, Jackson to third, Hopkins to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Williams forced Jackson
(second to catcher) [Hopkins to third, Tenace to second]; WILEY
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); MANGUAL RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Bando
forced Mangual (shortstop to second) [Hopkins scored, Tenace to
third]; HOLT BATTED FOR GARNER; Holt forced Bando (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOSSE REPLACED
HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
MARTINEZ REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 2B); Thompson singled to center;
HISLE RAN FOR THOMPSON; TERRELL BATTED FOR KELLY; Terrell struck
out; Borgmann struck out; Ford forced Hisle (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 5.