A perfectly-executed squeeze bunt by Bill Sharp capped a two-run rally in the eighth inning and enabled the White Sox to defeat the Twins, 4-3. The Twins jumped off to a two-run lead in the third on a single by Steve Brye and doubles by Rod Carew and Bobby Darwin, but the White Sox got one back in their half with a single by Bucky Dent and double by Jorge Orta. Danny Thompson homered for the Twins in the sixth and Carlos May countered with a round-tripper for the White Sox.

In the eighth, Orta singled and Tony Muser sacrificed. After a pass to May, Ken Henderson singled to score Orta with the tying run. May took third and counted the winning run when Sharp placed a safe bunt past the pitcher's mound between first and second. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      29, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   4 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Kelly dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Carew 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .396      Orta 2b               4   1   3   1     0   1   .316
Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Muser 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .354
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      May lf                2   2   1   1     2   1   .283
  Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      K. Henderson cf       4   0   1   1     0   1   .282
Darwin rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Sharp rf              4   0   3   1     0   0   .366
Braun 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .314      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .231
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Thompson ss           3   1   2   1     1   1   .309        D. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Soderholm ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Dent ss               2   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moran p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   3     3   5             Totals               31   4  11   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 26,582
Left on Base: Twins 6, White Sox 7
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Orta
Doubles: Carew (17), Darwin (7), Orta (13)
Home Runs: Thompson (3), May (3)
Stolen Bases: Thompson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Roof (2), Dent (9), Muser (1)
GIDP: Santo (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(6-10)        7.1  10   4   4   2   7   1  32   3.28
Hands                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.98
Totals                  8    11   4   4   2   8   1  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moran                   6.1   5   3   3   3   2   1  28   3.60
Forster W(5-5)          2.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.97
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


TWINS 1ST: Twins Manager Frank Quilici ejected by HP umpire
Jim Evans sometime in game; Brye grounded out (third to
first); Carew reached on an error by Orta; Oliva flied out to
center; Killebrew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to right; Orta struck out; Muser
singled to right; May walked [Muser to second]; K. Henderson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox
0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin popped to first in foul territory; Braun
walked; Hisle was called out on strikes; Thompson singled to
left [Braun to second]; Roof flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Sharp singled to center; Santo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sharp out at
second]; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye singled to center; Carew doubled to left [Brye
scored]; Oliva made an out to shortstop; Killebrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Darwin doubled to left [Carew scored];
Braun walked; Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent singled to center; Kelly struck out; Orta
doubled to left [Dent scored]; Muser was called out on strikes;
May was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson walked; Thompson stole second; Roof out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Thompson to third]; Brye
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson flied out to center; Sharp flied out
to center; Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva made an out to third; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann singled to center; Dent out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Herrmann to second]; Kelly
struck out; Orta singled to second [Herrmann to third]; Herrmann
was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to left; Hisle flied out to left;
Thompson homered; Roof struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Muser lined to second; May homered; K. Henderson
flied out to left; Sharp singled to center; Santo struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Brye grounded out (third to first); FORSTER REPLACED
MORAN (PITCHING); Carew was called out on strikes; Oliva
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Dent
made an out to first; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew flied out to right; Darwin struck out;
Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HOLT REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Orta
singled to center; Muser out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Orta to second]; May walked; K. Henderson singled to
right [May to third, Orta scored]; HANDS REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Sharp singled to center [K. Henderson to second, May
scored]; Santo was called out on strikes; D. ALLEN BATTED FOR
HERRMANN; D. Allen flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 4.

TWINS 9TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING C ); Hisle
grounded out (third to first); Thompson struck out; SODERHOLM
BATTED FOR ROOF; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 4.