The Twins capped a 15-hit attack with a three-run homer by Larry Hisle in the eighth inning and defeated the Rangers, 8-2. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     21, 1974 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  3    0  3  0  -   8 15  3
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ferrer ss             3   1   1   0     2   0   .275      Nelson 2b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .268
Carew 2b              5   2   2   1     1   0   .397      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Braun lf              5   1   1   1     1   0   .267      Johnson lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .263
Oliva dh              4   0   2   0     1   0   .353      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Terrell pr,dh       1   1   0   0     0   0   .233        Randle rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .571
Killebrew 1b          3   0   2   1     0   1   .250      Grieve dh             3   0   1   2     1   0   .340
  Holt pr,1b          0   1   0   1     1   0   .095      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Brye cf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .200      Lovitto cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Hisle rf              4   1   2   3     1   1   .289      Fregosi 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .317
Borgmann c            5   0   1   0     0   2   .133      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Soderholm 3b          5   1   3   0     0   2   .417      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  15   7     7   8             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 14,494
Left on Base: Twins 14, Rangers 6
DP: Twins 3, Rangers 2
Errors: Ferrer 3, Lovitto, Merritt
Doubles: Oliva (2), Grieve (5)
Home Runs: Hisle (3)
Stolen Bases: Carew (5), Hisle (1)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Holt (1)
GIDP: Terrell (1), Lovitto (3), Fregosi (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ferrer (1,by Foucault)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(2-0)           6     6   2   0   2   4   0  24   1.96
Campbell SV(5)          3     1   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   0   2   5   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(3-2)            4     9   2   2   3   4   0  24   3.82
Foucault                2.2   3   3   2   3   4   0  14   2.25
Merritt                 2.1   3   3   3   1   0   1  11  10.80
Totals                  9    15   8   7   7   8   1  49

Hit by Pitch: Foucault (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Art Frantz


TWINS 1ST: 56 minute rain delay before start of game;
Ferrer walked; Carew forced Ferrer (second to shortstop); Carew
stole second; Braun singled to right [Carew scored]; Oliva
singled to center [Braun to second]; Killebrew singled to right
[Braun scored, Oliva to third]; Brye flied out to center; Hisle
walked [Killebrew to second]; Borgmann struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson singled to center;
Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm singled to left; Ferrer forced Soderholm
(first to shortstop); Carew singled to center [Ferrer to
second]; Braun flied out to left; Oliva forced Carew (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs lined to center; Grieve walked; Spencer
struck out; Lovitto forced Grieve (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew struck out; Brye was called out on strikes;
Hisle singled to center; Hisle stole second; Borgmann lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Fregosi was called out on strikes; Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Ferrer singled
to right; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ferrer to
second]; Braun walked; Oliva forced Braun (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to center; Johnson struck out;
Burroughs singled to center; Grieve grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew singled to left; HOLT RAN FOR KILLEBREW;
Brye singled to left [Holt to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); Hisle hit into a double play (catcher to shortstop)
[Holt out at third]; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Spencer walked;
Lovitto grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Spencer out at second]; Fregosi singled to right;
Sundberg popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm singled to left; Ferrer walked [Soderholm
to second]; Carew singled to center [Soderholm scored, Ferrer
scored (error by Lovitto), Carew to third]; Braun popped to
shortstop; Oliva was walked intentionally; Holt hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Carew scored (unearned)]; Brye struck out; 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson reached on an error by Ferrer [Nelson to
first]; Harrah singled to right [Nelson to second]; Johnson
singled to right [Nelson to third, Harrah to second]; Burroughs
hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Nelson stayed at
third, Johnson stayed at first, Harrah out at third]; the
ground ball struck Toby Harrah; 2B umpire Ron Luciano called
Harrah out and then called batter Jeff Burroughs out, returning
the other two runners to their original bases; Luciano ruled
that Harrah intentionally let the ball strike him to prevent a
double play; Burroughs ejected by 1B umpire Jerry Neudecker;
Rangers manager Billy Martin protested the game; Grieve
doubled to right [Nelson scored (unearned), Johnson scored
(unearned)]; Spencer flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 5, Rangers 2.

TWINS 7TH: RANDLE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Hisle struck
out; Borgmann singled to right; Soderholm was called out on
strikes; Ferrer was hit by a pitch [Borgmann to second]; Carew
walked [Borgmann to third, Ferrer to second]; MERRITT REPLACED
FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); On a bunt
Lovitto made an out to pitcher; Fregosi was called out on
strikes; Sundberg reached on an error by Ferrer [Sundberg to
second]; Nelson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Rangers 2.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva doubled to center; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; Holt
walked; Brye popped to first; Hisle homered [Terrell scored,
Holt scored]; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Soderholm
singled to left; Ferrer lined to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 8, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harrah lined
to third; Johnson grounded out (second to first); Randle
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Rangers 2.

TWINS 9TH: Carew reached on an error by Merritt [Carew to
first]; Braun forced Carew (third to second); Terrell grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Braun out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve reached on an error by Ferrer [Grieve to
first]; Spencer singled to left [Grieve to second]; Lovitto
forced Spencer (third to second) [Grieve to third]; Fregosi
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lovitto
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Rangers 2.