Taking advantage of two errors by Steve Braun on one play, the Brewers won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-3, but the Twins fielded flawlessly in the nightcap and posted a 6-4 victory. In the first game, the Twins scored all their runs in the fourth inning on three walks, a double by Danny Thompson and sacrifice fly by Glenn Borgmann. The Brewers came back with the tying trio in their half on a homer by Deron Johnson, single by Bobby Mitchell and another homer by John Vukovich.

Ken Berry led off the Brewers' fifth with a single. Braun booted a grounder by Charlie Moore and then threw wildly to first, Berry scoring to break the tie and Moore reaching third. George Scott followed with a single, driving in Moore with an insurance run. Bill Travers, in relief, received credit for his first major league victory.

In the second game, Larry Hisle led off with a homer for the first of his four hits for the Twins. Hisle singled and scored in the third and set up another run with a single in the fourth before the Twins pulled out to a 6-0 lead with three runs in the fifth on a wild pitch by Kevin Kobel and singles by Phil Roof and Luis Gomez. The Brewers picked up two runs on a homer by Robin Yount in the eighth and rallied but fell short with two more tallies in the ninth on doubles by Deron Johnson and Dave May and a triple by Tim Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      5, 1974 (Night game) at County Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Brewers      0  0  0    3  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Carew 2b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .389      Berry cf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .212
Oliva dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Moore c               4   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Killebrew 1b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Scott 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .286
  Kusick pr,1b        2   1   0   0     0   2   .207      D. Johnson dh         4   1   1   1     0   1   .207
Darwin rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .269      Mitchell lf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .217
Hisle lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .285        Briggs lf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Braun 3b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .311      Coluccio rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  Soderholm ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Thompson ss           2   0   1   2     2   0   .303      Vukovich ss           2   1   1   2     0   0   .184
  Gomez pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Hansen ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Borgmann c            2   0   0   1     1   0   .229        Yount pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Travers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               32   3   8   3     6   2             Totals               32   5   9   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Twins 9, Brewers 5
DP: Twins 2, Brewers 2
Errors: Braun 2, Vukovich
Doubles: Darwin (8), Carew (19)
Home Runs: D. Johnson (11), Vukovich (3)
Stolen Bases: Mitchell (4), Yount (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Borgmann (3)
GIDP: Oliva (6), Thompson (4), D. Johnson (9), Coluccio (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury L(4-8)           4     8   5   3   1   2   2  22   4.21
Hands                   4     1   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.61
Totals                  8     9   5   3   2   3   2  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                  4     4   3   3   4   0   0  19   3.83
Travers W(1-0)          3.2   4   0   0   2   2   0  16   5.40
Murphy SV(8)            1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.93
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   2   0  39

Wild Pitches: Wright (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew singled
to center; Oliva flied out to left; Killebrew reached on an
error by Vukovich [Carew out at third (first to third to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Money grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry
singled to right; Moore forced Berry (third to second); Scott
singled to left [Moore to third]; D. Johnson made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin doubled to right; Hisle flied out to center;
Braun grounded out (second to first) [Darwin to third]; Thompson
walked; Borgmann forced Thompson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Mitchell singled to center; Coluccio made an out to
shortstop; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mitchell to
second]; Vukovich made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to
left; Oliva grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Money flied out to right; Berry walked; Moore flied
out to left; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Brewers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew walked; KUSICK RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin
walked [Kusick to second]; Wright threw a wild pitch [Kusick to
third, Darwin to second]; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Braun walked; Thompson singled to right [Kusick scored,
Darwin scored, Braun to third]; Borgmann hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Braun scored]; Brye flied out to right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); D. Johnson
homered; Mitchell singled to center; Mitchell stole second;
Coluccio struck out; Garcia popped to third in foul territory;
Vukovich homered [Mitchell scored]; Money flied out to center; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 3.

TWINS 5TH: TRAVERS REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Carew doubled to
left; Oliva reached on a fielder's choice [Carew out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Kusick struck out; Darwin flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Berry singled to left; Moore reached on an error by
Braun [Berry scored (error by Braun) (unearned), Moore to
third]; Scott singled to right [Moore scored (unearned)]; HANDS
REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); D. Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Scott out at second];
Mitchell flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Brewers 5.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle singled to center; Braun singled to shortstop
[Hisle to second]; Thompson grounded into a double play (third
to second) [Hisle out at third, Braun out at second]; Borgmann
walked [Thompson to second]; Brye forced Borgmann (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Coluccio grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia
popped to catcher in foul territory; HANSEN BATTED FOR VUKOVICH;
Hansen singled to center; YOUNT RAN FOR HANSEN; Yount stole
second; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 5.

TWINS 7TH: YOUNT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BRIGGS REPLACED
MITCHELL (PLAYING LF); Carew grounded out (second to first);
Oliva popped to first in foul territory; Kusick struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Berry flied out to right; Moore made an out to
second; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Brewers 5.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin flied out to right; Hisle singled to left;
SODERHOLM BATTED FOR BRAUN; Soderholm flied out to center;
Thompson walked [Hisle to second]; GOMEZ RAN FOR THOMPSON;
MURPHY REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Borgmann flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SODERHOLM STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); D. Johnson struck out; Briggs walked;
Coluccio grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers
5.

TWINS 9TH: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (second to first); Oliva flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 5.