Ken Holtzman allowed only three hits, but an unearned run in the fourth tagged him and the A's with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Twins. Rod Carew, aboard with a single and stolen base, scored on Dan Ford's single. A bad throw by outfielder Bill North advanced Ford to third. He scored the deciding run on Larry Hisle's sacrifice fly. Sal Bando singled home Oakland's only run off winner Eddie Bane in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Monday, September 22, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      North cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Brye lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      C. Washington lf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .361      Bando 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .226
Ford cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .278      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Hisle dh              2   0   0   1     0   0   .316      Tenace c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .258
McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Rudi 1b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .274
Poepping rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   3   1     0   2             Totals               31   1   7   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 20,497
Left on Base: Twins 2, A's 6
DP: Twins 2, A's 0
Errors: North, Rudi
Doubles: North (17)
Triples: Campaneris (3)
Stolen Bases: Carew (35), Hopkins (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Hisle (4)
GIDP: Rudi (11), Jackson (10)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane W(2-1)             8     7   1   1   3   3   0  32   3.32
Campbell                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.87
Burgmeier SV(11)        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.08
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   5   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(17-14)       9     3   2   1   0   2   0  31   3.17
Totals                  9     3   2   1   0   2   0  31

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell struck out; Brye grounded out (second to
first); Carew reached on an error by Rudi; Ford was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to center; C. Washington forced
North (second to shortstop); Bando flied out to center; Jackson
forced C. Washington (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle flied out to left; McKay popped to second;
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled to left; Rudi grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tenace out at
second]; Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Poepping grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); North grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Brye flied out to right; Carew singled; Carew stole
second; Ford singled to center [Carew scored (error by North),
Ford to third]; Hisle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored
(unearned)]; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington flied out to center; Bando walked;
Jackson struck out; Tenace grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson flied out to right; Poepping flied out to
right; Borgmann popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi struck out; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); Campaneris tripled; Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye flied
out to right; Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North doubled to left; C. Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first) [North to third]; Bando singled to center
[North scored]; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Hisle
grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace flied out to left; Rudi walked; Williams
popped to shortstop; Campaneris lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson singled to center; Poepping popped to third;
Borgmann popped to second; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Garner flied out to center; North flied out to
center; C. Washington singled to left; Bando singled to left [C.
Washington to second]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 9TH: Brye flied out to center; Carew flied out to center;
Ford popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED BANE (PITCHING);
HOPKINS RAN FOR TENACE; Hopkins stole second; Hopkins was picked
off second (catcher to shortstop to third to first); Rudi struck
out; BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Williams was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.