The Athletics' drive for their fifth consecutive West Division title was stalled by a 4-3 loss to the Twins. The A's needed one victory or one defeat for the second-place Royals to decide the race. Dan Ford drove in two runs with a double in the ninth inning for a 4-1 lead to enable the Twins to shrug off a homer by Joe Rudi with a man on base in the A's half of the final frame. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   4  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Braun lf              2   1   0   1     1   0   .303      C. Washington lf      3   0   2   0     1   0   .310
  Brye lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Carew 1b,2b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .361      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .251
Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Briggs rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .243
McKay 3b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .295        Hopkins pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
Terrell 2b,ss         3   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Rudi 1b               4   1   1   2     0   2   .274
Gomez ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .143      North cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .271
  Kusick ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Ford ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .280      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   6   4     4   2             Totals               35   3   9   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  3,979
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 6
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Errors: Carew, Bando
Doubles: Carew (24), Terrell (15), Ford (21), Jackson (39), C. Washington (24)
Home Runs: Rudi (20)
Stolen Bases: North (30)
Caught Stealing: C. Washington (15), Garner (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (9), Borgmann (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Braun (3)
GIDP: Brye (6)
Hit by Pitch: McKay (1,by Bahnsen)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(15-9)        9     9   3   2   1   7   1  36   3.07
Totals                  9     9   3   2   1   7   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(10-13)        8.1   5   4   3   2   2   0  34   4.41
Fingers                 0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.11
Totals                  9     6   4   3   4   2   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (6)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (10)

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock flied out to left; Braun walked; Carew
doubled to center [Braun scored]; Oliva grounded out (second to
first) [Carew to third]; Briggs struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to second in foul territory; C.
Washington walked; C. Washington was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: McKay was hit by a pitch; Terrell out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [McKay to second]; Bahnsen threw a wild
pitch [McKay to third]; Gomez grounded out (third to first);
Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson doubled; Tenace struck out; Williams
struck out; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock flied out to left; Braun grounded out (first
to pitcher); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North popped to third in foul territory; Garner
singled to center; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Briggs grounded
out (second to first); McKay singled to left; Terrell forced
McKay (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington doubled to left; Bando grounded out
(pitcher to first); Jackson was called out on strikes; Tenace
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez singled to center; Borgmann reached on an error
by Bando on a sacrifice bunt [Gomez to second]; Bostock grounded
out (second to first) [Gomez to third, Borgmann to second];
Braun hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gomez scored (unearned)];
Carew was walked intentionally; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); North grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Briggs popped to first; McKay grounded out (third to
first); Terrell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
flied out to right; C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 7TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Tenace singled to left; Williams
forced Tenace (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 8TH: Braun lined to first; Carew grounded out (third to
first); Oliva popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Rudi struck
out; North reached on an error by Carew; Garner grounded out
(third to first) [North to second]; Campaneris singled to left
[North scored (unearned)]; C. Washington singled to left
[Campaneris to second]; Bando forced C. Washington (second
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 9TH: Briggs popped to shortstop; McKay singled to right;
Terrell doubled to left [McKay to third]; FINGERS REPLACED
BAHNSEN (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Kusick walked; FORD
BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Ford doubled to right [McKay scored,
Terrell scored, Kusick to third]; Bostock walked; Brye grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bostock out
at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ROOF REPLACED FORD (PLAYING C ); KUSICK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); CAREW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Jackson struck out; Tenace
popped to first in foul territory; Williams singled; HOPKINS RAN
FOR WILLIAMS; Rudi homered [Hopkins scored]; North singled; HOLT
BATTED FOR GARNER; North stole second; Holt grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 3.