Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
April 6, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 5 3 4 1
Carew 2b 5 2 2 0
Darwin rf 3 1 1 1
Oliva dh 4 1 2 3
Braun 3b 5 0 1 1
Lis 1b 4 0 2 0
Thompson ss 5 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Holt lf 4 1 1 1
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North dh 5 0 2 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
  Marquez ph 1 0 1 0
  Kubiak ss 1 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 1
Tenace 1b 4 0 2 0
Conigliaro cf 4 1 1 1
Fosse c 4 0 2 1
Green 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 1 0 0 0
  McKinney 2b 0 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 3
Minnesota 320 101 0018132
Oakland 000 300 0003103
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (1-0) 9.0 10 3 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (0-1) 3.0 9 6 5 1 2
  Gardner   3.0 3 1 1 2 1
  Fingers   3.0 1 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
4
6

  E–Darwin (1), Thompson (1), Bando (1), Fosse (1), Green (1).  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Minnesota Hisle (1,off Hunter); Carew (1,off Gardner), Oakland Bando (1,off Blyleven); Marquez (1,off Blyleven).  HR–Minnesota Oliva (1,1st inning off Hunter 1 on, 1 out); Holt (1,2nd inning off Hunter 0 on, 1 out); Hisle (1,6th inning off Gardner 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Darwin (1,by Fingers).  SB–Hisle (1,3rd base off Hunter/Fosse); Carew (1,2nd base off Hunter/Fosse).  CS–Lis (1,2nd base by Fingers/Fosse).  HBP–Fingers (1,Darwin).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:45.  A–38,207.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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