Jorge Orta was the batting leader for the White Sox in the first game and Eric Soderholm filled that role for the Twins in the second game as the clubs split a doubleheader. Orta hit two singles, two doubles and a triple in five trips as the White Sox won the opener, 8-3, while Soderholm drove in three runs with a homer and single to feature the Twins' 6-3 victory in the nightcap. Ray Corbin, who had won 10 straight decisions for the Twins -- his last five in 1973 and first five this year -- was kayoed without retiring a batter in the first inning of the lidlifter. Bill Sharp tripled, Orta doubled and Dick Allen and Carlos May singled before Corbin gave way to Tom Burgmeier. Ken Henderson then doubled and Tony Muser singled to complete the five-run outburst.

In the nightcap, after Tony Oliva drove in a run with a single and Soderholm hit a homer for a 2-0 lead, the Twins iced the decision with four runs in the fifth inning. Soderholm capped that inning with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      30, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  1
White Sox    5  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   8 14  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .285      Sharp rf              4   2   1   0     0   2   .360
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .394      Orta 2b               5   2   5   2     0   0   .333
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      D. Allen 1b           3   1   2   2     0   0   .304
Killebrew dh          4   1   0   0     0   0   .212        Kaat p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      May lf                5   1   2   1     0   0   .285
Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .264        Downing pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .306      K. Henderson cf       4   1   2   1     1   0   .285
Kusick 1b             3   1   2   2     0   1   .214      Muser dh,1b           2   0   1   1     1   0   .358
Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .199
  Terrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .257
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   3     1   5             Totals               36   8  14   7     2   4

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Twins 8, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Darwin, Dent
Doubles: Soderholm 2 (5), Brye (10), Orta 2 (15), K. Henderson (11)
Triples: Sharp (1), Orta (1)
Home Runs: Kusick (1)
Stolen Bases: Dent (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Kusick (1), D. Allen (3)
GIDP: May (6)
Hit by Pitch: Sharp (1,by Burgmeier), Muser (1,by Burgmeier)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(5-1)           0     4   4   4   0   0   0   4   3.93
Burgmeier               1.2   4   2   2   0   0   0  11   6.15
Goltz                   6     6   2   2   2   4   0  25   3.90
Campbell                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.75
Totals                  8    14   8   8   2   4   0  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(8-6)             9     9   3   1   1   5   1  38   3.81
Totals                  9     9   3   1   1   5   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Burgmeier 2 (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye flied out to right; Carew was called out on
strikes; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Sharp tripled to center; Orta doubled to right
[Sharp scored]; D. Allen singled to center [Orta to third]; May
singled to right [Orta scored, D. Allen scored (error by Darwin)
(no RBI)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); K. Henderson
doubled to left [May scored]; Muser singled to right [K.
Henderson scored]; Melton flied out to left; Herrmann popped to
third in foul territory; Dent flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 5.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew reached on an error by Dent; Darwin flied
out to right; Soderholm doubled to left [Killebrew to third];
Thompson singled to right [Soderholm to third, Killebrew scored
(unearned)]; Kusick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Soderholm
scored (unearned)]; Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Sharp was hit by a pitch; Orta singled to right
[Sharp to third]; D. Allen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sharp
scored]; May forced Orta (second to shortstop); K. Henderson
singled to right [May to second]; Muser was hit by a pitch [May
to third, K. Henderson to second]; GOLTZ REPLACED BURGMEIER
(PITCHING); Melton flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 6.

TWINS 3RD: Brye doubled to left; Carew grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Brye to third]; Hisle struck out; Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann flied out to center; Dent made an out to
shortstop; Sharp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 6.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin flied out to center; Soderholm doubled to
left; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Soderholm to
third]; Kusick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta doubled to left; D. Allen flied out to
right; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Orta to third]; K.
Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 2, White Sox 6.

TWINS 5TH: Roof struck out; Brye flied out to center; Carew
walked; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Muser walked; Melton was called out on strikes;
Herrmann forced Muser (shortstop to second); Dent struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 6.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
flied out to left; Soderholm flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Orta
tripled to center; D. Allen singled to center [Orta scored]; May
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [D.
Allen out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox
7.

TWINS 7TH: KAAT REPLACED D. ALLEN (PITCHING); MUSER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Thompson grounded out (second to first);
Kusick homered; Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
singled to right; Carew singled to left [Brye to second]; Hisle
forced Carew (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: K. Henderson walked; Muser flied out to center;
Melton flied out to right; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 7.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Darwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent singled to left; Sharp struck out while Dent
stole second; Orta singled to center [Dent scored]; Kaat popped
to third in foul territory; May singled to right [Orta to
second]; DOWNING RAN FOR MAY; CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); K. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 8.

TWINS 9TH: DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick singled to left;
TERRELL BATTED FOR ROOF; Terrell forced Kusick (shortstop to
second); Brye singled to right [Terrell to second]; Carew flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 8.