A two-out, bases-empty homer in the sixth by Bobby Grich was all the margin needed by Mike Cuellar, who won his ninth straight game by blanking the Twins, 1-0. Cuellar tossed a five-hitter for Baltimore. Two of Minnesota's hits were by Rod Carew, who raised his average to .398. Cuellar, who got away to an 0-3 start, had not been beaten since May 6. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Monday, June      17, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .398      Grich 2b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Hisle rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Davis dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Fuller rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Braun lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Kusick 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Robinson 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .327
Brye cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Gomez ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   5   0     1   2             Totals               28   1   5   1     0   3

Time of Game: 1:43   Attendance:  7,157
Left on Base: Twins 4, Orioles 3
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Robinson (14)
Home Runs: Grich (8)
Stolen Bases: Carew (17)
Caught Stealing: Carew (10), Belanger (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (6)
GIDP: Brye (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury L(2-6)           8     5   1   1   0   3   1  28   4.22
Totals                  8     5   1   1   0   3   1  28

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(9-3)          9     5   0   0   1   2   0  31   2.99
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   2   0  31

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell singled to center; Carew forced Terrell
(shortstop to second); Carew stole second; Hisle flied out to
center; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair flied out to right; Grich flied out to left;
Davis popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles
0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun flied out to right; Kusick grounded out (third
to first); Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Fuller flied out to left; Baylor struck out;
Robinson singled to left; Williams popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to right; Gomez grounded out
(first unassisted); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren flied out to center; Belanger made an
out to first; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to center; Carew was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Hisle grounded out (third to first);
Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Davis struck
out; Fuller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Kusick grounded
out (third to first); Brye struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor flied out to center; Robinson doubled to
left; Williams lined to shortstop; Etchebarren grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann singled to left; Gomez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Borgmann to second]; Terrell grounded
out (second to first); Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger singled; Belanger was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Blair flied out to left;
Grich homered; Davis popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
flied out to center; Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Fuller popped to third; Baylor flied out to center;
Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick walked; Brye grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kusick out at second]; Borgmann
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Williams flied out to center; Etchebarren singled
to left; Belanger made an out to second; Blair flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 9TH: OLIVA BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Oliva grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to left; Hisle singled to left [Carew to second];
Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.